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Nothin' but Net: 'Star Wars' sites
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May 17, 2002 Posted: 12:29 PM EDT (1629 GMT) By Paulo Nogueira CNN Sci-Tech (CNN) -- Much of the world is in the grip of "Star Wars" mania and, as one might expect, The Force is alive and well in cyberspace. In fact, there are more than 3 million "Star Wars" Web sites on the Internet. Here are a few interesting ones.
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The official 'Star Wars' site
StarWars.com is not only a great place to start
Millions of "Star Wars" fans turn to the Internet to get their information.
for "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" but all the movies in the saga. The site has more than 5,000 pages of content, so the search engine may be a good place to start. Whether you're a collector or someone searching for official merchandise, this is where you'll find it. You can also find "Star Wars" comics, books, games, news and a databank of movie trailers that you can download. An interesting feature about StarWars.com is that every time you visit the Web site, a different image appears on its main page.
The not-so official site
TheForce.net is the largest unofficial "Star Wars" Web site.
About 50 people work and maintain this site, which features a vibrant community of fans who post everything from news, reviews and the latest rumor or gossip on a daily basis. So you can find information about all the different episodes, characters, storylines and more. Also, you can transform your windows desktop into something out of the movie by downloading desktop wallpaper and icons as well as video and sound clips.
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For the serious collector
RebelScum.com is truly the place to go if you're a serious
collector. This site can be best described as an interactive garage sale where you will find some extremely rare "Star Wars" collectibles. You can keep up with the latest news as well as post your own news and comments.
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Got game?
Lucasarts.com is the interactive gaming side of George
Lucas's empire. It is a great place to go to check out all of the video games and computer games that are available in the "Star Wars" universe. You can even download numerous demos for free and get a taste of what the game is like before you dish out the cash for the full version.
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