R2-D2 IN STAR WARS: GALAXY OF HEROES –INTERVIEW

Via Starwars.com:

STARWARS.COM TALKS WITH GENERAL MANAGER JOHN SALERA ABOUT BRINGING THE ICONIC ASTROMECH INTO THE HIT GAME.

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, which launched November 2015 and is available on the App Store and Google Play, has been one of the great successes in modern Star Wars gaming. A collectible-card RPG for mobile, it has connected with fans thanks to its rewarding level-up and combat system, authenticity (in just one of many examples, see how Count Dooku holds his lightsaber in one hand at his side, and slices upward — just like in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the movies), and its truly incredible lineup of characters from across the saga.

But someone has been missing from that lineup. A blue-and-white astromech droid who flew with Anakin Skywalker in the Battle of Naboo, delivered the Death Star plans to the Rebellion, and completed the map to find Luke Skywalker.

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