With August just a couple of days away, Lego has released the August 2010 Lego Star Wars sets on Lego Shop at Home! You can check them out in the Clone Wars and Classic section of their site. Links to all the sets released, as well as their prices, have also been posted here for your convenience:

8089 Hoth Wampa Cave – $39.99

8093 Plo Koon’s Jedi Starfighter – $24.99

8095 General Grievous’ Starfighter - $49.99

8096 Emperor Palpatine’s Shuttle – $59.99

8097 Slave I – $79.99

8098 Clone Turbo Tank – $119.99

8099 Midi-Scale Imperial Star Destroyer – $39.99

8128 Cad Bane’s Speeder – $49.99

8129 AT-AT Walker – $109.99

Additionally, check them all out in the New Releases section of theBrickWars-Sets site for more info and images!

Several new High-Quality images have been added to some of the Lego Star Wars 2010 sets. A few of the HQ images are of the box art; others display the sets in their entirety. Check them out here. In addition are other smaller images that display the set’s play functions as well as different views of that set. Sets recently updated with new images include the 8129 AT-AT Walker.

Stay tuned for more images as they are released!

Recently, word has been buzzing around about the new Lego Star Wars video game, Lego Star Wars III – The Clone Wars. A new trailer for the game has been released. For more info, and to view the new trailer, check out the official site at LucasArts.com here: http://www.lucasarts.com/games/legostarwarsiii/

 It will be available for the following platforms: the Wii, the Nintendo DS, the Playstation 3, the PSP, and the Xbox 360. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will combine the elements from previous games, along with some newly added features. The game is due around Spring – Summer 2011.

Lego announced a promotion today, running from May 3rd to May 4th! You will receive a free Lego Star Wars minifigure sticker sheet with any Lego Star Wars purchase at Lego Shop @ Home! In addition, you will also be entered into a contest automatically after a Lego Star Wars purchase for a chance to win a Bronze Boba Fett minifigure, 1 of 2 in existence!

Minifigure Sticker Sheet:

Bronze Boba Fett Minifigure:

You can also qualify for free shipping on orders $75 or more in the US and Canada, £50 or more in the United Kingdom, and €55 or more in Europe.

To help in this part of the promotion, Lego has made several discounts on large sets, including the 7754 Home One Mon Calamari Cruiser discounted 30% (was $109.99, now $76.98), 10195 Republic Dropship with AT-OT Walker discounted 25% (was $249.99, now $187.48), as well as 50% off various Lego Star Wars minifigure keychains and 33% off various Lego Star Wars minifigure magnets. In only the US and Canada, the 10179 Ultimate Collectors Series Millennium Falcon has been discounted 25% (was $499.99, now $374.98).

For more information, visit: http://shop.lego.com/Promotion/Default.aspx?SW2010

With summer just around the corner, information on most Lego 2010 Star Wars sets are now available. From the small sets, such as 8084 Snowtrooper Battle Pack, to the large sets, such as 8098 Clone Turbo Tank, we’d like to know your thoughts on the 2010 sets. Some questions to consider: Are they cool? Are they repetitive? Are they too expensive? Are you excited for some of them? Which ones are your favorites? Post any thoughts you have here!

In other news, every single one of the ideas and suggestions you all contributed have been read over. They were all very creative and interesting, and several are already in development. Stay tuned for updates and new blog additions, coming soon!

The official BrickWars-Sets Blog, Galactic Archives, is now online! Here you will find updates on various Lego Star Wars related news, as well as BrickWars-Sets news. Check back here for updates on to-be-released sets and events!

With the start of this new blog, we’d like you, our viewers, to  contribute ideas. We’d like to know what you want to see on this blog; not only the types of updates, but also what kind of information and pages you’d like to see here. Pages such as a gallery, showcasing Lego Star Wars creations, or even a page for reviewing Lego Star Wars sets. Maybe even a video gallery! There are many ideas out there, and we’d like to hear them all! Feel free to leave comments! Thank you!