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Star Wars: The Old Republic web comic to be collected in paperback

by John Callaham Nov 10th 2009 @ 4:00PM

Several months ago, BioWare and LucasArts teamed up with Dark Horse Comics to present a continuing online comic book series based on the upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. A few pages of the comic at a time have been released on the game's official web site ever since.

But sometimes you want to read a comic where a PC, even a laptop, should not go. So Dark Horse plans to collect the first 27 online "issues" of the series into one 96 page softcover collection. The series, written by Rob Chestney and drawn by Alex Sanchez, serves as a prequel to the events in the MMO and will be released to comic book stores on April 28.

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New Star Wars: The Old Republic player class revealed

by John Callaham Nov 6th 2009 @ 6:00PM

While the game's official web site has not posted this news year, Eurogamer is reporting that BioWare has revealed the latest player class for their long awaited MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. During a press event for the game, it was revealed that the Imperial Agent will be one of the eight player classed in the game.

The Imperial Agent, who obviously is with the Empire faction, sounds like the game's version of a super-spy as they have access to lots of high technology and do their work behind the scenes. The Imperial Agent joins the previously revealed classes of Jedi Knights, Smugglers and Troopers on the Republic side and the Sith Warriors and Bounty Hunters working for the Empire. Two more classes are unrevealed.

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Jedi Knights revealed as latest class in Star Wars: The Old Republic

by John Callaham Oct 30th 2009 @ 5:00PM

Well here's a shocker. Star Wars: The Old Republic, the upcoming MMO from BioWare, EA and LucasArts will have . . . Jedi Knights as a playable class. We have to admit that we didn't see that development coming a mile away. Ok, we did. In fact we think there would be an uproar if Jedi Knights were not in the game that would make the current Modern Warfare 2 debates look pale by comparison.

In any case the game's official web site now has the Jedi Knight listed as a playable class in the upcoming MMO and we suspect there will be lots of battles between that class and the previously announced Sith Warrior faction. There's still no release date for the game but many expect it might launch in late 2010.

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New planet revealed for Star Wars: The Old Republic

by John Callaham Oct 16th 2009 @ 3:00PM

BioWare Austin's work on Star Wars: The Old Republic is looking better every time they reveal some new screenshot or piece of into. Today the upcoming MMO's web site has revealed yet another planet players will get to check out in the full game. This time it's Balmorra, a planet from the Expanded Universe side of Star Wars (in fact it was first mentioned in the Dark Horse Comics series Star Wars: Dark Empire II).

In Star Wars: The Old Republic, Balmorra is a prime location for droid and weapons manufactoring (as you can tell from the above screenshot with the massive ion cannons show). As such the Republic and the Sith Empire would love to control it. We are betting there will be lots of blood spilled in the game over this location.

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Feature: Black Ops Games Redux Part 1

by John Callaham Oct 12th 2009 @ 5:00PM

Over a year ago we did a feature article about all those games that were currently known to be in development but were unannounced (and did a sequel adding even more of those games a few months later). We referred to them as "Black Ops Games".

Since those two articles have been released there have been lots of developments. So it seems appropriate to look back now on our previous two articles to find out which games on the list have been revealed, which ones are still secret and which ones we can now add to the "Black Ops" list. First, we will take a look back at the games on our first two Black Ops game lists that have since been officially announced or now known to have been canceled.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic developer video gives viewers an in-depth gameplay tour

by Steven Wong Oct 5th 2009 @ 5:35PM

You might want to get some soda and popcorn before sitting down to watch this developer walkthrough for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Senior Content Producer Dallas Dickinson takes viewers through a 20 minute preview of the upcoming MMO, highlighting the fact that the game is completely voiced. The Old Republic will be the first MMO to feature completely voiced characters, and you'll also get to see how your characters will be able to make light/dark side choices while interacting with the NPC's.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic web site recovering from beta sign-up traffic

by John Callaham Oct 1st 2009 @ 11:00AM

BioWare must have known that announcing beta test sign-ups for Star Wars: The Old Republic would likely generate a huge response. But apparently the appeal of trying out the upcoming MMO was so big for so many people that the game's official web site went crashing down after the beta sign-up reveal was made earlier this week.

In an update on the game's official blog, BioWare states, "While we are still experiencing a high degree of traffic, we have brought the service back up and are accepting new accounts and Game Tester applications." If you are still having issues with the sign-up form, this forum thread on BioWare's message board has some answers to some of the bigger problems. So far BioWare has not yet revealed exactly how many people have signed up to beta test the game.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic now taking sign-ups for beta testing [Update]

by John Callaham Sep 29th 2009 @ 12:00PM

It's one of the most anticipated, if not the most anticipated, announced future MMOs and now it appears it has move one step further to its release. Today BioWare's official web site for Star Wars: The Old Republic has announced that it has begun taking sign-ups from folks who are interested in beta testing the long awaited game.

Of course, there's no word yet on when beta testing will actually begin but the fact that BioWare is now accepting applications for the test is a sure sign that they are getting closer to giving folks a chance to play the game for themselves. Community members for the game are apparently getting first crack at the beta test so you might want to sign up to become a member before you put in your application.

Update: Looks like the site is getting slammed with all the folks trying to sign up for the beta. We suggest coming back in a few hours; that beta test page isn't going anywhere.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic video visits Coruscant

by Steven Wong Sep 14th 2009 @ 1:30PM

One of the most important planets to be include in the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic is Coruscant, the planet that's one giant mega city and the capitol of the Republic. It is generally regarded in tge Star Wars universe as the most important planet in the galaxy, so it's very important for the developers at BioWare to properly capture its look at feel. This in-game footage, shown at PAX 2009, should put any doubts to rest.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic reveals more of Coruscant

by John Callaham Sep 13th 2009 @ 3:00PM

Last week, the folks at BioWare revealed during their PAX 2009 Star Wars: The Old Republic presentation that one of the planets in their upcoming MMO will be (no surprise) the city-planet of Coruscant. Now the game's official web page has posted up more info on the game's version of the center of the Republic government along with some new in-game screenshots.

Even though the game is set 3,000 years before the start of the Star Wars movies, Coruscant looks pretty much the same in the Old Republic's timeline. We are betting that the setting will be a popular one when the MMO launches . . . someday.

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