By John Glenday

Google is giving its users the option to re-skin popular services such as Gmail, Maps & Search with a series of Star Wars flavoured visuals as hype builds ahead of the cinematic release of The Force Awakens.

To add an element of interactivity to proceedings Google has created a ‘Choose Your Side’ minigame that enables people to choose the light side or give into the dark side – giving their software the appearance of the Rebel Alliance or Empire.

As such Gmail users can ogle Star Wars background pictures whilst Google Maps locations are supplanted with chosen of Tie Fighters and Millenium Read full story ›

Source: The Drum