This week we’re celebrating Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with you!) with special guest Aaron Goins. We’re talking Disney’s purchase of LucasFilm and what that means for the franchise. We’re also looking forward to Microsoft’s big Xbox announcement and we’ll chat about the rumors we’ve heard and the features we’d like to see. And don’t forget about this week’s Fresh Picks. It’s all there and more in this weeks episode of The Freshcast!

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• Many thanks to Aaron Goins for joining us on The Freshcast this week. Aaron has written for starwars.com, starwarsreport.com, and hosts the Star Wars Bookworms podcast. Check it out and follow him on Twitter.
  
• Xbox Announcement: We’ve got high hopes for Microsoft’s next big update to their gaming & multimedia console.
  
• Instacast for Mac (Beta): Casey’s pick of the week let’s you listen to and sync your podcasts between your iPhone, iPad, and now your Mac! Download the beta.
  
• Call of Duty: Ghosts: Jon’s pick of the week stems from the first teaser trailer for the next game in the Call of Duty family.
  
• Samsung Galaxy Note 2: Learn more about Big Jon “phablet” pick this week.
  
• The Clone Wars: Even though it has been cancelled by Disney, Aarong highly suggests watch The Clone Wars television series.
  

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