SUBMITTED BY Fred Hill

October 27, 2005 —

There will be new Revenge of the Sith toys and games this holiday season from Hasbro.

PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2005--This holiday season, Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) is transporting kids and Star Wars fans of all ages back to "a galaxy far, far away" with its expanded line-up of Star Wars: Episode III toys and games, including many new items for the fall.

New for the Star Wars 2005 holiday line is the Star Wars ULTIMATE LIGHTSABER, where kids can build their very own lightsaber to fight as a Jedi Knight or an evil Sith Lord. The new M-PIRE plush and collectible figures combine a kids' candy favorite, M&Ms, with well-known Star Wars movie characters, featuring plush offerings like "Yellow" as Darth Vader and "Red" as Anakin Skywalker. SPUDTROOPER, a great stocking stuffer and the newest in Star Wars-themed MR. POTATO HEAD, will also be introduced as a follow-up to DARTH TATER, giving kids another potato body to adorn with trooper helmets, masks and arms. Also new for holiday 2005 is the unique Star Wars ULTIMATE DARTH VADER KIT that will let kids become the infamous evil villain. The kit includes the wildly popular DARTH VADER VOICE CHANGER (named one of the top ten toys in the 2005 Family Fun Magazine Toy of the Year awards), a Darth Vader electronic lightsaber, and a cape so that kids can have Star Wars fun long after Halloween.

Highlights of new toys and games from Hasbro's Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith line include:

Star Wars ULTIMATE LIGHTSABER

(Approximate Retail Price: $34.99, Recommended Age: 6 & up)

The final step in becoming a Jedi Knight is for a Jedi to build their very own electronic lightsaber. Now kids can choose their destiny by building their own ULTIMATE LIGHTSABER, as they decide whether to fight as a Jedi Knight or to join the Dark Lords of the Sith. Kids can customize their lightsabers with different blades, colors, and crystals to create their own unique lightsaber. The kit includes a hilt, two blades, two emitters, one light bulb, three power crystals, filters, hilt sleeves and caps, adapters and sleeve rings which allow kids to build over 1000 combinations.

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