Here’s the latest news about the ‘Star Wars’ universe

A new poster for The Force Awakens, the cast for Rogue One, the director for Episode IX, and theme park rides. It’s been a pretty busy presentation from Disney and Lucasfilm at the semi-annual D-23 fan event.

The new painted poster released for The Force Awakens shows some new information about the upcoming film. Created by Drew Struzan, who’s worked on the posters of the other Star Wars films and the Indiana Jones films, it shows us things like Finn (John Boyega) is possibly a Jedi as he wields a lightsaber. Also on the poster, you see Kylo Ren, Rey (Daisy Ridley), and Han Solo (Harrison Ford).

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Disney unveils official ‘Star Wars’ app

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is almost upon us. And Disney isn’t wasting any time for ramping up promotions of the movie. This time a new official Star Wars app (which is also the name of the app) has been launched for iOS and Android devices. It shows breaking news about the film, rich media, social updates, interactive features, and special events. Also, you get features like a countdown timer to big releases, Augmented Reality experiences, lightsaber training, and soundboard and GIF features that show off clips from the film. You can even take Star War selfies with some of the famous characters of the series, and you shall be dressed appropriately by the app. The Star Wars app is already available for download.

Source: The Next Web + 9to5 Mac | Download: Apple App Store (Free) + Google Play Store (Free)

Disney brings MMO for kids to the iPad

Disney has revealed that its massively multiplayer online game for kids called Club Penguin is coming to the iPad and is one of the first that Apple has allowed to use recurring subscription payments. AllThingsD reports that the game for 8- to 12-year-old users took its time to arrive on the iPad as the game used to only run on Adobe Flash. Now, it works on a cross-platform client called CPNext that works on both mobile and Flash. Monthly subscription for the game costs $7.95 per month and you get discounts if you buy three- or six-month plans.