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   We kept on waiting for some official press release about Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, but since LucasArts didn't issue one last week, we now return to their game with what details we managed to find, after it was exclusively revealed by the Game Informer magazine (story). As we said then, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed takes place between the Star Wars: Episode III (Revenge of the Sith) and Episode IV (A New Hope) movies, a period of time that hasn't been properly explored / exploited until now, making it a great fit for such an ambitious next-gen game. As Darth Vader's "secret apprentice", you'll set out to hunt Jedis throughout the galaxy and face decisions that, according to the devs, could change your destiny, the story, and even its ending:
"Decisions made by players throughout the game will determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it."    Although we said that LucasArts didn't announce the game through the usual PR channels, they did however open a Star Wars: The Force Unleashed page on their official website, where they began to point out some of the game's features and the exotic technologies behind it. We won't be listing here all of the Force powers, enemies and locations revealed so far, but you should certainly check them out on this page.

   Much more remarkable are the two new technologies employed by LucasArts for this game - namely "Digital Molecular Matter" (DMM) and "euphoria". These have also received a more detailed description on the game's website, once again worth reading. But, since a picture is worth a thousand words, and a trailer is worth a thousand pictures, you'll get a lot better idea about each of these technologies by watching them in action, in a couple of new Star Wars: The Force Unleashed trailers. They are available for download locally - DMM tech trailer and Euphoria tech trailer - or you can also watch them online on the official website.

   Shortly put, DMM will allow objects in the game to break / shatter / crack in a highly realistic way, based on their physical properties and the forces / Forces acting upon them. At the same time, euphoria will give characters a more complex intelligence which, combined with the DMM technology (and the Havok physics system), will radically change the gameplay. Here's a written example offered by Lucas, while you download the trailers:
"With DMM in action, a Jedi unleashes the Force like never before. His violent Force push hurtles a helpless stormtrooper through a stone column, blasting it apart. Moments later, the sudden lack of support causes the building to smash to the ground, piece by piece. Meanwhile, a virtual Jabba the Hutt presides over his court, as rolls of gelatinous fat bounce and jiggle thanks to a body composed of DMM."    Starting with this week, the developers will also publish a series of diaries on the official website. And meanwhile, all that's left to say is that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is set for release in November 2007, on "next-generation platforms" (at least PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360), PlayStation 2, PSP and Nintendo DS. The PC version remains unconfirmed, and so does the Wii version.