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Let's face it, most of us will never be a Jedi or a professional tennis player. However, thanks to Xbox Live Games on Demand, you can now pretend to be either one. Up for grabs this week are Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Top Spin 3. We'll let you sort out which one is about Jedi. As always, availability and pricing will vary by region.


Xbox.com: Add Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to your Xbox 360 download queue ($29.99)
Xbox.com: Add Top Spin 3 to your Xbox 360 download queue ($19.99)

Comm scan has detected that new Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Avatar items are now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. Yes, even more Star Wars stuff for your digital self. Normally, we would scoff at things like this, but hey ... there's a Stormtrooper outfit. Oh sure, you could get a clone trooper outfit before, but why waste money on that when the obviously superior Stormtrooper armor is available?

Check out the full collection of gear, including the Starkiller lightsaber, on Xbox Live Marketplace.

With Xbox Live Avatars all the same height, you never have to worry about being called a little short for a Stormtrooper while wearing your Star Wars: The Force Unleashed clothes and accessories, now...

Looking to get a little more mileage out of your copy of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed before the sequel arrives? As we knew from yesterday's PSN update, PS3 owners can now download the Hoth mission which came bundled with the "Ultimate Sith Edition" re-release of the game -- however, 360 owners will be able to follow suit on Tuesday, February 23. The DLC is going for $9.99 on the PSN, leading us to assume it'll cost Xbox Live Marketplace browsers a cool 800.

The mission on Hoth follows the events of the Tatooine sidequest, and tasks the Secret Apprentice with shutting down the Rebellion and squaring off against Luke Skywalker. Remember, these extra missions are non-canonical -- meaning the fate of the aforementioned frostbitten Force-wielder is up in the air.

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LucasArts is set to invade PlayStation Home with a bunch of new virtual goods and a space to hang out in. Without all of the crime and sudden de-limbing that goes on in the Mos Eisley Cantina, the LucasArts storefront will offer patrons a safe environment to purchase virtual goods -- sorry, no power converters available.

Here's the list of goodies:

• Yoda shirt (for male avatars)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi shirt (for male and female avatars)
• Jedi Order shirt (for male and female avatars)
• Indiana Jones costume - torso, pants, shoes
• Indiana Jones costume - hat, hair
• Stormtrooper costume (for male and female avatars)
• Imperial Officer costume (for male and female avatars)
• Blue Lightsaber (for male and female avatars)
• Jedi banner (for avatar personal space)
• Sith banner (for avatar personal space)
• Star Wars The Force Unleashed poster (for avatar personal space)

LucasArts promises more updates to come. In the meanwhile, feel free to peruse select avatar items in our gallery below, but there may be a slight chance these aren't the images you're looking for.
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As luck would have it, that one missing piece of content for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed that was "exclusive" to the "Ultimate Sith Edition" of the game -- the obligatory Hoth level -- seems to be heading to Xbox Live Marketplace. Spotted by Joystiq reader Andy in the "Coming Soon" section of the XBLM (and seen above), the "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Hoth Bonus Level" certainly appears to be heading to, at very least, Xbox 360 users. We've contacted LucasArts to find out how much the content will cost, when we can expect to see it arrive on Xbox Live for download, and if it will be coming to PlayStation 3 and PC users as well. [Thanks Andy!]

The world's coolest Jedi, Samuel L. Jackson (suck it, Yoda) has just taken the stage at the 2009 Video Game Awards to reveal Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. In the announcement trailer -- Darth Vader's once apprentice -- codenamed "Starkiller" steps into a dark arena only to be faced with a creature hellbent on his destruction. Thankfully, Starkiller -- armed with two light sabers -- pounces to attack the gargantuan foe. Sadly, it was all CG, but we'll take any new Force Unleashed we can get.