Google gets a Star Wars makeover

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

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'.

Hint: Search the beginning. #ChooseYourSide https://t.co/W9sjR80Q05

— Google (@Google) November 23, 2015

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.