Clone Wars Celebrates New Season with Fan Sweepstakes

files/pictures/picture-35.jpgPress Release from Cartoon Network

In anticipation of the upcoming fourth season premiere of the hit series Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network, Hasbro and the network are joining forces for an exciting fan promotion.  Starting today, Cartoon Network viewers will have the opportunity to check out CartoonNetwork.com/toys to enter for a chance to win one of 500 Hasbro STAR WARS ULTIMATE FX LIGHTSABERS to be given away over a two-week period. The all-new ULTIMATE FX LIGHTSABER features a progressive light-up “blade” with vibrant LED lighting, allowing kids to experience the Force in a whole new way.  The sweepstakes page will expand the week of September 5 to offer fans a sneak peek of Season Four of the series premiering on Friday, September 16 at 8 p.m. (et/pt) and the opportunity to enter for a chance to win a $1,000 grand prize. Full details and rules for the sweepstakes will be available at CartoonNetwork.com/toys.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a thrilling, weekly 30-minute “mini-movie” created by the talented artists at Lucasfilm Animation. Season Four: Battle Lines promises to continue the saga that Star Wars fans of all ages have grown to love, with the most fearless heroes and evilest bad guys returning for an action-packed season of fun and adventure.

As the heroic Jedi Knights and their clone army fight to preserve order, their efforts continue to be met with strong resistance from the massive Separatist Droid army. Escalating and expanding into uncharted corners of the galaxy, the scope and scale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars continues to grow - with exotic adventures and enhanced animation strengthening ties to the Star Wars saga. Within the galactic battle, fearsome foes from the past return to settle the score.  As unexpected alliances are formed on both sides of the conflict, the action explodes and the course of the war takes an unforeseen turn!

About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world class brand portfolio.  From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY.

About Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in more than 99 million U.S. homes and 207 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s ad-supported cable service now available in HD offering the best in original, acquired and classic entertainment for youth and families.  Nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT), Cartoon Network shares its channel space with Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animated and live-action programming for young adults 18-34.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.