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After more than four years in the making, French video game designer Ubisoft on Aug. 30 released its much-anticipated "Star Wars Outlaws," an immersive spinoff from the famed saga.

A park on the south side of Mexico's capital lights up with the multicolored glow of lightsabers, as a man slashing a white luminescent sword through the air shouts: "Check the defense!"

Onlookers watch curiously and a dog-walker asks about the duel, which breaks out four nights a week.

Hollywood stars jetted into Cannes on Tuesday as the world's most famous film festival gets under way in dramatic circumstances, including a fugitive director's daring escape from Iran, and a looming cloud of fresh #MeToo allegations.

Meryl Streep will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, organizers said on May 2.

Streep, 74, is one of the most feted actors in Hollywood history, with a record 21 Oscar nominations and three wins.

Fan favorite Baby Yoda will co-star in a new Star Wars movie entitled "The Mandalorian & Grogu," Lucasfilm announced on Jan. 9.

The film will be directed by Jon Favreau, who created the hit Disney+ streaming show "The Mandalorian," in which the character was first introduced.

On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their "The End of the Road" farewell tour at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden.

But as dedicated fans surely know — they were never going to call it quits. Not really.

Long relegated to an obscure corner of the collectibles market, VHS tapes have been fetching eye-popping prices at auctions in recent months, thanks to nostalgia and an appetite for new investment opportunities.

Glammed up in satin knickerbockers, sequins and platform boots, ABBA fans streamed into a concert hall in east London on May 27 for the opening night of "ABBA Voyage," the Swedish supergroup's digital avatar show.

Many had crossed continents and had bought tickets for multiple nights.

"Obi-Wan Kenobi" is a name casual "Star Wars" fans haven't heard in a long time. The Jedi master gets his own moment in the suns with a new six-part Disney+ series starring Ewan McGregor.

Swedish pop sensation ABBA made a comeback on Nov. 5 with their new album "Voyage", nearly 40 years after they split up, with a digital avatar concert planned in London.

Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid - forming the acronym ABBA - have not released any new music since their split in 1982, a year after their last album "The Visitors".