HoloNet News (original website)

HoloNet News was an official Star Wars website that was created as part of the marketing campaign for the 2002 theatrical release of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. The site consisted of various in-universe news articles detailing galactic events leading up to the beginning of the film.

In addition to coverage of major events with a clear bearing on what occurs in Attack of the Clones, the site includes a number of articles that tie into other elements of the Expanded Universe. Many of the articles also contain numerous in-jokes and other obscure references. In addition to being available as a website on the internet, the contents of the site was was said to have been archived and released as DVD-ROM content on disc one of the 2002 DVD release of Attack of the Clones. No such feature was ever included however.

The site and its articles were authored by Pablo Hidalgo and Paul Ens, with illustrations by Joe Corroney.

In October 2013, the HoloNet News website was shut down and its contents were redirected to StarWars.com.

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