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Star Wars: The Old Republic News
Latest Headlines for Star Wars: The Old Republic
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Sign Up for Beta!
Sign ups for the beta test of Star Wars: The Old Republic are now being taken on the official The Old Republic website!
Reported on Sep 29, 2009 -
Full PAX Day 2 Demo Footage
The awesome guys over at the DarthHater blog have hooked us up with footage of the entire Day 2 demo of Star Wars: The Old Republic shown at this year's Penny Arcade Expo. The footage has been broken up into five parts which you can find links to below:
Reported on Sep 09, 2009 -
LA: All Business Models on the Table
LucasArts' Darrell Rodriguez spoke to the guys at GamesIndustry.biz recently about Star Wars: The Old Republic, and some interesting comments regarding possibilities for the game's business model surfaced during the conversation.
Reported on Sep 09, 2009 -
HoloRecord: The Empire Changes Strategy
Lance Henriksen reprises his role as Jedi Master Gnost-Dural in this latest HoloRecord entry entitled, "The Empire Changes Strategy". In this video, learn how Imperial Intelligence agents played a role in the resurgence of the Mandalorians.
Reported on Sep 08, 2009 -
Coruscant Unveiled!
One major reveal that occurred at this year's Penny Arcade Expo was the confirmation of another planet to be featured in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and not just any planet, either! The heart of the galaxy, Coruscant, will be playable in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Reported on Sep 08, 2009 -
PAX Reveal
MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh was at this past weekend's Penny Arcade Expo and submits this report on Bioware Austin's Star Wars: The Old Republic, which was on display at the event.
Reported on Sep 08, 2009 -
Sith Warrior Added to HoloNet
The Sith Warrior class that was revealed at GamesCom this year has now been officially added to the game's HoloNet section of the website, taking its place amongst other badasses like the Bounty Hunter, Smuggler, and Trooper.
Reported on Aug 28, 2009 -
Threat of Peace #14
The fourteenth issue of Threat of Peace™ is full of intrigue and excitement. Having just escaped from the Imperial transport, the Bounty Hunter Braden travels to Nar Shaddaa to make a deal with the crime lord Nok Drayen. After being rescued from her escape pod, Jedi Knight Satele Shan receives the news that Master Dar'Nala is dead. Meanwhile, the Imperial transport which carried both the Bounty Hunter and the Jedi Master arrives on Korriban only to be blown up by a mysterious bomb...
Reported on Aug 28, 2009 -
A Hint at Player Housing?
SWTOR-Station.com have a small preview of Star Wars: The Old Republic (in German) describing some of the things they heard at Star Wars: The Old Republic demo at GamesCom. One bit that stood out in particular was the mention of player housing, something I don't think any of us were expecting to be included in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Reported on Aug 26, 2009 -
GC '09: Demo Walkthrough Video Now Live!
The long awaited demo walkthrough video for Star Wars: The Old Republic is now live! The video can be seen over at IGN.
Reported on Aug 21, 2009 -
New Class Revealed: Sith Warrior!
We've seen glimpses of this guy already in the various videos that have shown up since E3, but now we can finally put a name to the ruthless badass: he is the Sith Warrior. According to a reveal interview with BioWare's James Ohlen over at GameSpot, the Sith Warrior will function as a frontline fighter, focusing purely on martial combat.
Reported on Aug 19, 2009 -
Even More Voice Acting!
In a brief update over at IGN, we've learned that Star Wars: The Old Republic's voice over project is even more massive than most of us initially thought. The game will feature full voice-over not only in English, but in French and German as well!
Reported on Aug 18, 2009 -
Fan Friday & Threat of Peace #13
This week's Friday Update for Star Wars: The Old Republic is both a Fan Friday and also an update to the on-going Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic, Threat of Peace. This update brings the Threat of Peace series to Chapter 2, Issue #13.
Reported on Aug 14, 2009 -
Report: Set for October 2010 Release?
According to French site StarWars-Universe.com a release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic has been announced. The target is set for an October 2010 release, according to this report.
Reported on Aug 10, 2009 -
Dev Blog: Creating the Smuggler
This week's Friday Update is a developer blog on creating the Smuggler class for Star Wars: The Old Republic. The blog describes the smuggler as someone who makes their own rules, is an excellent shot, and is a bit of a wisecrack.
Reported on Aug 07, 2009 -
Threat of Peace #12
Last week's Friday update brings the Threat of Issue series to #12. In this latest entry to the Threat of Peace web-comic, we witness Master Dar'Nala, realizing she will not survive Captain Sivill's interrogations, enlist the help of a bounty hunter to deliver a message for her.
Reported on Aug 03, 2009 -
IGN's Exhaustive Community Q&A
IGN wasn't kidding when they said they would be taking questions from the community straight to the folks at BioWare. The resulting Q&A numbers 4 pages in length, and contains an assortment of new information and hints.
Reported on Jul 27, 2009 -
Comic Con Interview
MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh recently attended the San Diego Comic Con. While there, she had the opportunity to speak with Alexander Freed and Dallas Dickinson of BioWare about the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Reported on Jul 27, 2009 -
First Public Demo to Debut at GamesCom
Today is "Fan Friday" for Star Wars: The Old Republic. As part of Fan Friday, a number of community contributions are highlighted, including an impressive series of art pieces done by fan RiaStarchild, as well as an excellent roleplay story written by fan ArikVandar. But nestled between all this community goodness was a little gem of new information.
Reported on Jul 24, 2009 -
Taris in The Old Republic?
Taris, the planet you begin your adventure on in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, may also be a location in The Old Republic. The Darth Hater blog has come upon a telling screen grab of dialogue from the recently released video documentary that reads: "Taris is a dangerous place. What are you doing here?"
Reported on Jul 21, 2009
