February 22, 2008 11:27 AM PST

'Star Wars: The Force Unleashed' trailer showcases new game tech

by Daniel Terdiman
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SAN FRANCISCO--If you're a big Star Wars fan, you may find yourself salivating at the chance to play LucasArts' forthcoming game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

That's because the game will place players inside the films' narrative, in particular in between Episode III and the original film, now known as Episode IV.

LucasArts released a trailer for the film Thursday, and in it, you can see the benefits of two new technologies that should change video games forever: Euphoria, a bio-feedback artificial intelligence system, and digital molecular matter, which provides more realistic physics and physical reactions.

Check out the trailer and see for yourself.

Daniel Terdiman is a staff writer at CNET News covering games, Net culture, and everything in between. E-mail Daniel.
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"Now known as Episode IV"
by jimafrost February 22, 2008 2:17 PM PST
Umm, it was Episode IV when I watched it for the first time in 1976.
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no...
by blukens02 February 22, 2008 5:31 PM PST
it wasn't. First, Star Wars was not released in 1976, it was released
in 1977. Second, it did not have the "Episode IV: A New
Hope"subtitle during its initial release. It wasn't until its re-release
prior to the release if The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 that the
Episode IV tag was added to the top of the scroll at the beginning if
the movie.
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"trailer for the film"?
by mikebox February 25, 2008 6:05 AM PST
Did you mean to say game?
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