Connect with us

Gaming

May the 4th Be With You: 5 Essential Star Wars Day Details

Published

on

“May the 4th Be With You.” Odds are good that you’ll hear this multiple time today from Star Wars fans who cannot get enough of the annual Star Wars celebration that takes a funny pun on the May the Force Be With You quote said in every Star Wars movie at least once, in at least one variation.

Disney and Lucasfilms even get in on the fun with official May the Fourth be with you delivering deals and fun for fans across the globe.

Read: 9 Exciting Star Wars Battlefront 3 Details Arrive

The May the 4th be with you saying dates back as far as 1979 when a congratulatory ad for Margaret Thatcher read, “May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations.” Since this ad appeared in the London Evening News Star Wars Day grew in popularity and there are celebrations, parties, deals and all types of entertainment and fun.

What to do and where to save on Star Wars Day.

What to do and where to save on Star Wars Day. Image Lucasfilm.

Here are 5 things you need to know about Star Wars Day and how you can score deals on Star Wars merchandise, games and even how you can make a Star Wars StormTrooper mask out of milk jugs to celebrate.

This year Star Wars Day comes with stronger Force as we will see a new Star Wars Movie and a new Star Wars game in 2015. Star Ways VII: The Force Awakens arrives in December and the Star Wars Battlefront 3 release date is a few weeks earlier.

Star Wars Day Deals on Games

May the Fourth Be With you and also with your wallet. You can save on Star Wars games for PC, PS4, Xbox 360 and Ps3 now. You still cannot score a Star Wars Battlefront 3 deal, but you can save on a lot of games.

Save up to 77% on Star Wars games on Steam with the Star Wars Collection 2015 offering 14 games for just $23.00. other deals include Star Wars battlefront 2 for $3 and tones of other Star Wars games like Knights of the Old Republic, The Force Unleashed and The Force Unleashed 2.

On Xbox 360 gamers can pick up Star Wars games for $6.99 including LEGO Star Wars: TCS, LEGO Star Wars III and Star Wars The Force Unleashed.

For PlayStation there are a ton of Star Wars games deals. Most of the good ones are for the PS3 and PS Vita, but there is a Star Wars pinball game for the PS4. Check out all the Playstation Star Wars games deals.

Star Wars Day Deals

There are an insane number of Star Wars deals on toys, clothing and merchandise. The list is too long to include everything, but some of our favorites include;

  • 15% off Star Wars Costumes at ANOVOS – Coupon MAYTHE4TH
  • 30% off Star Wars FanWraps at FanWraps – Coupon MAYTHE4TH
  • 20% off Star Wars Flash Drives at Mimoco
  • Chewbacca from Build a Bear – Pre-Order today
  • Star Wars Deals at Amazon

You can check out more Star Wars Day Deals if you want to save a little cash.

Star Wars BattleFront 3 Pre-Orders

This is as good of a time as any to get your Star Wars Battlefront 3 pre-order in so that you lock in your early access to free DLC that bridges the gap between the game and the new Star Warts movie.

Here’s everything you need to know about Star Wars battlefront 3 right now. You can [easyazon_link identifier=”B00W8FYFBU” locale=”US” tag=”gbm-ea-20″]pre-order for $59.99 or the deluxe edition for $69.99[/easyazon_link].

Buy Digital Star Wars Movies

You cannot stream Star Wars on Netflix, but you can buy the first six Star Wars movies digitally. The bundle went on sale recently, but this is the first time you can buy them during a Star Wars Day celebration.

The movies are available on iTunes, Google Play, [easyazon_link identifier=”B00VJ04TH0″ locale=”US” tag=”gbm-ea-20″]Amazon[/easyazon_link] and on Xbox and Playstation.

Amazon is the only place you’ll find a deal. The [easyazon_link identifier=”B00VJ04TH0″ locale=”US” tag=”gbm-ea-20″]Star Wars digital movie bundle is $89.99[/easyazon_link], a savings of $10 over iTunes.

Make a Storm trooper Helmet Out of Milk Jugs

Fifth Wizardry shows how to make a Storm Trooper helmet out of milk jugs.

Fifth Wizardry shows how to make a Storm Trooper helmet out of milk jugs.

If you have two empty milk jugs, some white spray paint, electrical tape and a black magic marker you can make a Storm Trooper mask in a few minutes. You just need to cut, spray and draw your way into looking like a Storm Trooper

Use this detailed guide to make a Storm Trooper milk jug helmet. A hot glue gun is advised, but if you decide to make this in your office today you can probably get away with tape if you only need them to last through Star Wars Day.

1 Comment

1 Comment

  1. Glgbnaf

    05/04/2015 at 8:28 am

    And may all the geeks and nerds be with you

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.