Eight months after its December 2011 release, Bioware announced today that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be going free-to-play in the fall. The Old Republic joins a growing trend in the MMO genre by moving to free-to-play. Alongside this announcement was a promise of more frequent game updates, including group content, a new Legendary
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! An even longer time ago, in a galaxy far far away…. With The Old Republic MMO in full swing, BioWare takes a lightsaber swing at Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. Our heroes venture into the unknown as they discuss the pros and cons
Finally, after months of waiting with baited breath, BioWare and LucasArts have decided to keep us is the dark no longer. According to the official Star Wars: The Old Republic news site, this highly-anticipated MMORPG (not to mention potential WoW-killer) will be released on December 20 in North America, and the 22nd in Europe. I’m
If you’ve been following the site for the past few days, you have probably noticed all of the SW: TOR content that we discovered at PAX East. I wanted to give you some quick first impressions of the game. In short, the game has resurrected my interest in MMOs. I know for sure I will purchase
Saturday morning at PAX East, those involved with the media (and cleared for access) were allowed a one-hour preview of the show floor before opening to all others at 11 AM. I had two objectives: 1) get in line for SW: TOR and 2) play SW: TOR. After waiting in line for nearly an hour
Hello faithful readers. Earlier today, we tried to livestream our team’s play footage of Star Wars: The Old Republic from BioWare. We had lined up at 9 AM with the rest of the media. We were allowed over-the-shoulder footage of the live demo (which I played, which was PHEnomenal). While in line — and this
Just released is the Star Wars: The Old Republic (MMO) trailer that categorizes the Bounty Hunter class. Furthermore, there is a great report on the status of the Bounty Hunter class. Some things you might want to be aware of: There’s much more to the Bounty Hunter, and we’ve compiled all the details for you:
A while ago, I tried to opt into the Beta for Bioware’s highly anticipated Star Wars MMO. Alas, I did not get in, as I’m sure every person on the planet tried to be a part of this. However, after joining on swtor.com, I am privy to sweet video and information releases along the way.