<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Saber Forge Forum: News</title><description>Releases, recalls and changes in the saber world, each with its source.</description><link>https://saberforgeforum.com/news/</link><item><title>Lightspeed Saber League lists November and December tournaments</title><link>https://saberforgeforum.com/news/lightspeed-saber-league-fall-schedule/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saberforgeforum.com/news/lightspeed-saber-league-fall-schedule/</guid><description>The US Lightspeed Saber League lists a Virginia tournament on 8 November and California events on 14 November and 19 December. Dates are vendor-stated on the league&apos;s own page.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Darth Vader&apos;s Empire Strikes Back lightsaber heads to auction on 12 November</title><link>https://saberforgeforum.com/news/vader-lightsaber-heritage-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saberforgeforum.com/news/vader-lightsaber-heritage-auction/</guid><description>Heritage Auctions will sell a screen-used Vader lightsaber from the Cloud City duel, with an opening estimate of at least $1 million, alongside more than two dozen other lightsaber props.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Savi&apos;s Workshop lightsabers get new effects and a white and gold hilt theme</title><link>https://saberforgeforum.com/news/savis-workshop-lightsaber-upgrade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saberforgeforum.com/news/savis-workshop-lightsaber-upgrade/</guid><description>Disney&apos;s build-your-own lightsaber experience at Galaxy&apos;s Edge added a new Protection and Defense hilt design and new blade effects on 5 October 2026. Every saber built there now has the upgraded chassis.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Mandalorian and Grogu reaches Disney+ on 2 September, reportedly without a lightsaber</title><link>https://saberforgeforum.com/news/mandalorian-grogu-disney-plus-no-lightsaber/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saberforgeforum.com/news/mandalorian-grogu-disney-plus-no-lightsaber/</guid><description>The film streamed on Disney+ from 2 September, after a 25 August disc release. Entertainment press reports it is the first theatrical Star Wars film with no lightsaber on screen.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Users report .exe files on SD cards bundled with budget Proffie sabers</title><link>https://saberforgeforum.com/news/sd-cards-with-exe-files-in-saber-fonts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saberforgeforum.com/news/sd-cards-with-exe-files-in-saber-fonts/</guid><description>Community members on the ProffieOS forum report Windows executable files hidden in sound font folders on SD cards that shipped with some marketplace Proffieboards and preloaded sabers. These are user reports, not a vendor or security-firm finding.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Star Wars: Starfighter shown at D23, with a lightsaber duel already confirmed</title><link>https://saberforgeforum.com/news/starfighter-d23-first-look/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saberforgeforum.com/news/starfighter-d23-first-look/</guid><description>Disney showed first footage of Starfighter to D23 attendees on 14 August. The clip had no lightsaber, but the director has said the film contains a lightsaber duel.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>