Google’s epic Star Wars easter eggs

Google’s really gotten into the “Star Wars” spirit with a few Easter eggs throughout its products. Bavor said Google is full of Star Wars fans, and on learning about the new installment of the sci-fi saga, they started working with the producers to develop google.com/starwars – a page that helps activate the personalization process. The company asked users to choose between the Light side and the Dark earlier this week, with the choice affecting the appearance of everything from YouTube to Gmail. Press enter. Then sit back and enjoy. That’s not all, you can even get a taste of John Williams’ infamous score by simply pressing the sound button.

The Easter egg is mimicking the opening credits of the seminal 1977 film – as pretty much everyone knows, since Googling that opening line generates 435 million search results. Google is going to have a mighty hard time topping this, but something tells me it’ll find a way. Just like the opening to the Star Wars movies.

“The Force Awakens”, the seventh episode in the nine-film series, is in theaters December 14. Google does say on its frequently-asked-questions page that “Star Wars events are automatically added to your calendar so you can keep up with the big events”. (NASDAQ:EA) and Lucasfilm Ltd. The game challenges players to collect iconic characters from every corner of the Star Wars universe, build powerful teams, and craft cunning strategies to battle through memorable locations.