Titan Magazines, publisher of a number of fan magazines, including Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Smallville, Star Trek, as well as the official Star Wars Magazine in the U.K., will take over the publishing of the Star Wars Insider later this year; as of April 1, 2007, the Fan Club (Hyperspace) and the Star Wars Insider will become two separate products. Check out Starwars.com for more information.

Whilst Australians have been able to get the Titan's UK Star Wars magazine for some time, it is still not clear if we will now be able to order the Star Wars Insider (US Version) from Titan online. Stay tuned for more news as it comes to hand.

Part Saber, part Skype Phone but all 100%.collectible must have. From Nikko, the company that unveiled the R2-D2 Entertainment Unit comes the USB Saber Phone. Able to be used for IP-telephony connections the handset has a hidden keypad under a rotating hand grip. The lightsaber glows blue when on and red when a call is made. It also comes with an illuminated display stand.

Check out the IGN.com AU reports on the Saber-phone and the R2-D2 projector.

A perfect jumping-on point for new readers to the Knights of the Old Republic (KoToR) Series is about to start with KoToR Issue #13. the wildest space adventure in the Old Republic begins a new story arc featuring stolen starships, killer droids, and the debut of a dangerous villain. If you have every played the KoToR computer games then you will know how fun and deadly the HK droids can be.

Explosive action, white-hot lightsaber battles, evil schemes, and heroic sacrifices-it's all here in Clone Wars Adventures Volume 7. Four wickedly awesome tales set in the most exciting era of Star Wars! Don't miss the Jedi make history in their selfless fight for justice in this full-throttle collection of stories all told in the same stripped-down stylization as Cartoon Network's micro-series.

Despite accepting of the Sith ways, Darth Vader is shocked to find the Empire-and himself-complicit in an evil he thought he had put behind him. The dawn of the Empire plunges the galaxy into dark times, every direction leads to danger! If you always wished to jump into the world of Star Wars Comics the new Dark Times Series is a great entry point. Get Issue #2 at your local comic shop this week.

Yes, you read it right. Charles Ross and his "One Man Star Wars" Stage Show will be coming to Australia. A one-hour, high energy, nonstop blast through the first Classic Trilogy with only one cast member. Ross plays all the characters, recreates the effects, sings the music, flies the ships, and fights both sides of the battles. "This is a must see Comedy for Star Wars Fans Young & Old" -BBC (UK)

The "One Man Star Wars Trilogy " hits both Sydney 22 - 25 March 2007, Metro Theatre and then Melbourne 4 April 2007, The Forum. Set your hyperspace drives and head to Ticketek to secure your tickets before they sell out.

More news on the Charles Ross Experience, This great show will also land in Adelaide 27 - 31 March 2007, Royalty Theatre plus 3 extra shows for Melbourne on 5-7 April 2007 also at The Forum. Check back soon for more info.

If you are a big Battlefield 2142 fan like Mousedroid is, then here is an interesting site you just might want to check out, First Strike - BF2142. Based on the newly released Battlefield 2142 Engine, First Strike brings you a whole new exciting experience in Battlefield Teamplay. Now the real battle to see which FPS set in the Star Wars Universe is the best. Battlefront-II or First Strike -BF2142???

Unfortunately getting local release information on Lego is like pulling hens teeth, but we are starting to receive local store reports of the rare occurrence of some 2007 Lego sets being release down under. Check out that the first 6 months of 2007 has in store for us in terms of 30th Anniversary Lego Kits, and surf the New look Lego Lego Star Wars Site for all your 2007 info.

Grab some new Downloads&Wallpaper, hit the Fun&Games section and even Complete-a-Comic. Now you know why Lego Star Wars was awarded Best Activity Toy at the 2006 New York Toy Fair.

Our Forum members have been reporting a wide release of the New 2007 Lego Star Wars range. If you are trying to track down a particular kit then Join our forums for its friendly members are always happy to assist in your search.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #12 sees fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick and his crew of  con artist, refugees, and one grumpy droid run afoul of two bounty-hunting brothers as dangerous to the galaxy as they are to each other. It's going to take more than a lightsaber to get Zayne and his friends out of this one-such as deceits, disguises, and a bit of the good ol' fashioned Force!

Lightsaber clash in a battle between Jedi and Sith that marks a crucial turning point in the fate of the galaxy! The life of a central figure hangs in the balance, triggering Cade Skywalker to make a shocking choice that will challenge everything he's fought so hard to protect, and start him down a path from which he can never return. Experience a new  and more dangerous universe in Legacy #7.

Last month  we took you thru the basics of starting a new character on the Tansarii Space Station. As much fun as running around blowing apart everything from probe droid to black sun thugs it was time to jump into a cockpit and launch into space combat courtesy of the Star Wars Galaxies add-on pack, Jump to Hyperspace. Read part 2 in the Ongoing Adventure of Seeroo the Spy.

Last year we ran a Mousedroid reader survey asking for Fan Feedback on your collecting habits, as well as requests to put before Hasbro Australia. We took the data from the 400+ emails we received and feed it into our trusty protocol droid. After he chocked on some of the more colorful and vocal emails we finally have the first part of the results to share with you. So do you fit the profile?

As most Star Wars fans will know 2007 celebrates the 30th of Anniversary of Star Wars, so this year will be big for Star Wars fans all over. Star Walking Inc. will be hosting the usual social events and a Star Wars Expo in October; Melbourne Dates; 10 Feb , 12 May, 28 July, 13Oct (AGM), 8 Dec with Sydney Dates; 18Mar, 26 Aug, 18 Nov at a new venue. See our Events section for more information.

Plus on 19-21st October the SWI host JEDI-FORCE 2007. An expo celebrating 30 years of Star Wars in Australia. Check back soon for more information and how to register.

With the "s l o w" Christmas postal system readers have finally started reporting the appearance in their letter boxes of the Star Wars Insider Issue #91. This issue sees "Never-before-seen storyboards form A New Hope", an interview with David Prowse, focus on Marvel comics plus 20 Things You don't know about the Mos Eisley Cantina. 10 EU & 10 Behind the Scenes facts.

If you are note a Star Wars Insider/Hyperspace Subscriber ask at your local comic shop and start a 'standing order' for future issues of this great magazine.

Ever wondered where George Lucas drew some of his inspiration for Star Wars? One of our forum members 101¹ raised an interesting comparison theory between Star Wars and Frank Herbert's "Dune". So, hot on the trail we track it back to a site called, Star Wars Origins. The site also compares Star wars to Lord of the Rings, Ben-Hur, and even the Wizard of Oz.

This is a great read for Sci-Fi fans and shows you the interesting discussion forum members get up to. Share your passion with local fans, why not Join Today!!!

A new two-part story begins as fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick and the crew of the Last Resort devise a plan to nab some much needed cash. On the banking world of Telerath they set their plot into motion unaware the bounty on their heads is about to catch up to them. Yet it all blows sky-high an unexpected reunion will throw Zayne's life on the run into question in Knights of the Old Republic #11. Out Now.