Vader, Greedo Actors Recall Making Star Wars

Why did that stormtrooper hit his head in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope? Why wasn't David Prowse behind Darth Vader's mask in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi? Jon Spira is making a documentary called Elstree 1976 that is investigating these behind-the-scenes stories and other side stories about the original Star Wars trilogy.

Spira disclosed some of his favorite anecdotes from the Star Wars films to The Telegraph, starting with why a stormtrooper knocks his head against the top of a door in A New Hope. Actor Laurie Goode, who bounced his head off the doorway as a stormtrooper, chalked the infamous gaffe up to an upset stomach.

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Artwork Released for The Wolf Among Us Finale

Telltale Games revealed a title screen for The Wolf Among Us: Episode 5, Cry Wolf today, saying the episode is "coming soon."

Although Telltale didn't announce a specific release date, the developer revealed a similar teaser image for Episode 4, In Sheep's Clothing, which released a week after its initial screen was shown.

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Rise in food prices: Centre swings into action

The Centre has also called a meeting of state food and consumer affairs ministers to discuss measures to contain inflation, that rose to 6.01 per cent in May.

Girls visiting pubs in short dresses against culture: Goa minister

A senior minister in the Manohar Parrikar-led BJP government in Goa has echoed controversial Sriram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik saying that the practice of young girls visiting pubs in short dresses is against local culture and should be stopped.

TIL, In the novel I Am Legend, the vampires fear crosses, garlic and mirrors, only because they think they should.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_%28novel%29

First 3DS, Wii U Crossbuy Game Emerges in Europe

Independent game, Squids Odyssey, was confirmed as the first crossbuy game for 3DS, Wii U in Europe this week.

A weekly press release for upcoming eShop games mentioned the special offer, but it only works if you purchase Squids Odyssey for Nintendo 3DS first. Both devices must be linked with the same Nintendo Network ID in order to receive a free Wii U copy.

GoNintendo reached out to the developer The Game Bakers for comment regarding this unique deal. "We are very excited by this promotion as it's the first time this happens - as far as I know,” Emeric Thoa, creative content lead at the The Game Bakers said. “It's a proof that Nintendo is making efforts in giving more control to the developer on its pricing and promotions.”

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6tin temporarily pulled from Windows Phone due to Tinder complaint

On June 21, developer Rudy Huyn re-released his Windows Phone Tinder client, changing the name from 6tindr to just 6tin. The move follows a six-month gap between when Huyn began speaking with the Tinder team to make his app the official client for Windows Phone. Talks failed to materialize an app, so 6tin was released instead.

AlAhli, the largest bank in Saudi Arabia releases official app for Windows Phone

We love it when more official apps arrive the Windows Phone Store. AlAhli Bank (alahli.com), also known as The National Commercial Bank, has just released their official app for Windows Phone. They're the first Saudi Arabian bank and the largest bank by asset in the Arab world. There are currently 329 branches throughout the Kingdom with more than 3.5 million clients.

Arcus Motion Analyzer "smart ring" announced with Kickstarter campaign

Arcus Motion, a Hungary-based company, has launched a Kickstarter fund raising campaign for the Arcus Motion Analyzer, a "smart ring" that it claims can be used as both an activity tracker as well as a motion gesture controller for several platforms.

Spotify hits version 3.1 with bug fixes in tow for Windows Phone 8.1

Back in May, popular music streaming service Spotify finally released its massive 3.0 update, bringing a new UI redesign, Spotify radio and Discover. However, like all big updates this one brought with it some unforeseen stability issues and problems, especially with those running Windows Phone 8.1 Preview for Developers. Spotify 3.1 is now in the Store ready to be downloaded and with it a nice changelog of fixes and improvements.

TIL that because of 'the wagon-wheel effect,' under improper lighting, fast-spinning machinery can look like it's standing still, which is very dangerous

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagon-wheel_effect

TIL there is a Train station in Sweden that uses people's body heat to warm adjacent buildings

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12137680

Foreign ministry staff offer ‘shramdan’ to dump old files

Taking a leaf out of PM Narendra Modi's book perhaps, the foreign ministry has decided to weed out all its old files and even obsolete furniture in the name of “shramdan”.