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"Angry Birds Star Wars Toys\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAngry Birds Line\nRovio promised to unveil its Angry Birds/Star Wars mashup merchandise at the Times Square Toys R Us. This was the line to get in.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDie Hard\nA young fan was first in line.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChewie Bird\nPress and fans were greeted with an enormous stuffed Chewbacca bird.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAT-AT\nOne of the Angry Birds Star Wars play sets takes place on a modified piggie AT-AT. The pigs have been cast as Empire characters for the tie-in.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeath Star\nThere is also a Death Star play set.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoxes\nBox art for the upcoming toys, which are being released by Hasbro.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFigures\nSome of the tie-in figures, which represent Han Solo and Rebel pilots.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJenga\nHasbro is also releasing a Jenga set for the Battle of Hoth.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCostumes\nThere are also Angry Birds Star Wars Halloween costumes, available in the next couple of days on Toys R Us website and in the Times Square store.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRed Bird as Luke Skywalker\nThe iconic Red Bird has been recast as Luke Skywalker.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVader Piggie\nHere is the pig version of Darth Vader, as a plush.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTag\nThe tags all show the joint branding.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStorm Troopers\nThe pigs are also Storm Troopers, and the plush is available in two sizes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTiny Plush\nPrincess Leia and Han Solo also make plush bird appearances.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoster\nEach fan that came to Toys R' Us received a poster.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToys R Us Birds\nThe Times Square Toys R Us also now has its own Angry Birds section for all toys.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAngry Birds Space\nThere are also launchers for Angry Birds Space.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackpacks\nBackpacks featuring the Red Bird also populate the Toys R Us.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPig Pile\nThe whole section surrounds a stack of blocks with King Pig on top.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRovio announced Monday Angry Birds will have a Star Wars tie-in franchises that include a whole line of Angry Birds Star Wars merchandise.\nThe Angry Birds Tumblr invited fans to get a sneak preview of all the new toys at the Toys R Us in Times Square in New York Monday morning. There Rovio and toy manufacturers unveiled several different kinds of merchandise for the tie-in.\nHasbro is producing a line of Angry Birds Star Wars games that invite children to play on modified versions of famous Star Wars sets and vehicles, like the Death Star and an AT-AT. There is also an Angry Birds Star Wars version of the block stacking game Jenga, with ice blocks meant to represent the Battle of Hoth. There were other smaller toys as well, like a slingshot that shot soft, foam balls with the Angry Birds Star Wars characters on them.\nThere was also an extensive line of plush toys, featuring bird versions of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader and Storm Troopers. The Empire has been cast as pigs, and the Rebel Alliance as the birds, so there were modified versions of each's symbol on Toys R Us employees' clothing.\nThere will also be tie-in Halloween costumes featuring the birds in Rebel pilot helmets, or pigs in Darth Vader or Storm Trooper helmets. The costumes run from about neck to the top of the knee the kids modeling them.\nAll the merchandise will be available Oct. 28 before the game launches, except for the Halloween costumes, which will be available online and at the Times Square Toys R Us in the next couple of days, a rep said. \nCheck out our pictures from this morning's event in the gallery above, and let us know what you think in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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