Google gets a Star Wars makeover

Which side are you? Light or Dark? Jedi or Sith? Good or evil? Google is letting you choose


Entertainment Desk November 25, 2015
Which side are you? Light or Dark? Jedi or Sith? Good or evil? Google is letting you choose. PHOTO: STARWARS.COM

As the release date for Star Wars: The Force Awakens nears, Google decided to take fans into the Star Wars universe and give them a taste of what shooting through space is like.

A Google search for 'a long time ago in a galaxy far far away' results in a brilliant animated results screen. Try it out for yourself!

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This is the latest addition to Google's special searches known as 'Easter eggs' which includes various cheeky tricks the search engine performs, like this barrel roll trick:

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Google also introduced Star Wars themed skins and visuals to many apps like Android Wear Watches, Google Calendar, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Now, Waze and YouTube in a promotional campaign called 'Choose Your Side'.


Screengrab from Google's Star Wars page

Heading to google.com/starwars forces you to choose. Are you with the Resistance (formerly the Rebel Alliance) or the First Order (formerly the Empire)?

Animation from Google's Star Wars page

 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh instalment of the popular franchise is set to hit cinemas on Christmas this year.

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