Star Wars Force Unleased Coming on September 16

The first next-generation Star Wars game that isn't preceded by the word "Lego" finally has an official release date. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP and DS will be released on September 16th.

But before that, Spike TV has said they will be airing five mini-segments showcasing "exclusive announcements or new gameplay footage" during a broadcast of all six Star Wars movies over the next two weekends. The segments will air at the following times:

April 6 at 7:58 PM ET/PT – between the premiere of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith

April 11 at 10:52 PM ET/PT – At the end of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope

April 12 at 12:00 PM ET/PT – throughout an episode of GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley filmed at LucasArts' headquarters in San Francisco

April 12 at 5:06 PM ET/PT – before Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope

April 13 at 5:06 PM ET/PT – before Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back