Google Plants Star Wars Easter Egg

To change the entire interface all at the same time, simply click the link google.com/starwars and choose a side.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in cinemas on 17 December in the United Kingdom and 18 December in the US. To become a master at this particular pastime, you’ve got to collect and upgrade characters from the light and dark sides from the original and prequel trilogies.

Can you tell that the folks at Google are excited for Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Head on over to Google now and try it yourself.

In seizing on one of the hottest popular culture events of the year, Google is also trying to one-up Apple Inc.in their competition to win over users with an all-encompassing list of features.

“Google’s new mortgage comparison app” is categorized as “business”.

The set-up for Galaxy of Heroes is that it’s a game within a game, something played on Holotables around the Star Wars galaxy. And we have to say, we really don’t mind.

If nothing else, in the midst of all the fever surrounding the film, the new Easter Egg makes watching all the all the Star Wars related websites disappear into the abyss quite a soothing experience.

In order to activate the Easter egg, type the phrase “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” into the Google search bar.