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Posted in: Timeline: The Fall of Exar Kun
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10-15-2010, 5:30 PM
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This week’s Friday update is a new timeline video featuring the story of the fall of Exar Kun. Quote from AlysonBridge (Source) The stories of Exar Kun?s fall to the dark side and his campaign of destruction against the Republic have been told...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dev Blog: Designing the Advanced Classes System
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10-01-2010, 3:10 PM
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This week, Principal Lead Systems Designer Georg Zoeller discusses what went into designing the advanced classes, details about the game mechanics, and also answers some questions the community had about them. Quote from Georg Zoeller (Source) Why Ad...  [Read More]
Posted in: Blaine Christine Talks Endgame, Classes, and More
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09-12-2010, 4:40 PM
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MMO Blog Massively asked some questions of BioWare’s Blaine Christine on the topics of endgame, crafting, classes, and more. While as usual there wasn’t anything new really revealed, it did give some hints as to when we might be seeing up...  [Read More]
Posted in: Friday Update: Corellia
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09-11-2010, 3:00 PM
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This week’s update to the official Star Wars: The Old Republic website is another planet: Corellia. Quote from BioWare staff (Source) Home to some of the Republic?s most influential leaders, the notoriously independent world of Corellia is of c...  [Read More]
Posted in: PAX Interview with Daniel Erikson
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09-07-2010, 7:00 PM
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Star Wars: The Old Republic guild website Guildumbra got the chance to interview Daniel Erikson from BioWare at PAX this past weekend and has made the interview available as video online. You can view it at Jedi Archive Online. Read the full story a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Space Combat May Be On Rails
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08-08-2010, 2:10 PM
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For those of you excited by the prospect of space combat in The Old Republic, don’t get your hopes up yet. It is being rumored that the combat will be on rails, which means players will not be able to directly control their ship and it will be...  [Read More]
Posted in: Watch the Beyond Solo Panel at Comic-Con
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07-25-2010, 12:10 PM
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The Old Republic’s panel at Comic-con this year, “Beyond Solo”, has been put online, and you can view it below. Read the full story at starwarsmmo.net... (http://www.starwarsmmo.net/news/watch-the-beyond-solo-panel-at-comic-con/)...  [Read More]
Posted in: Space Combat Confirmed in The Old Republic
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07-23-2010, 5:20 PM
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Even though SW:TOR social networks did not reach the desired numbers, BioWare still had their special reveal today at Comic-con, and that reveal was space combat, something many people had been hoping for. Quote from SeanDahlberg (Source) First, than...  [Read More]
Posted in: Fan Friday: Community Creations, Developer Corner, Events, and More
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07-23-2010, 12:20 PM
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There is a lot of new media shared with us this week, both from fans and developers. Community Creations Community member Tanq is developing a new comic and has shared some of the initial art. Check it out below: Community member Vitellius has made a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Bevy of Updates to the Official Site Today
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07-16-2010, 11:00 AM
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This week’s main updates focus on the sound and music of the game. First, Audio Producer Orion Kellogg (that is an awesome first name) discusses the sound of the game in his first developer blog. He goes into detail about the voicing for both h...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Old Republic ?Hope? Cinematic Trailer
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06-14-2010, 11:40 PM
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Today LucasArts and BioWare unveiled the second cinematic trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, titled “Hope”. Check it out below: You can also download the trailer here. Read the full story at starwarsmmo.net... (http://www.starwars...  [Read More]
Posted in: Making Of SWTOR?s Cinematic Trailers
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06-12-2010, 4:30 PM
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Last night on a special episode of Gametrailers TV, we got to see the behind the scenes creation of both the first cinematic trailer, Deceived, as well as a new, upcoming cinematic trailer which will be revealed at E3. You can check out the making of...  [Read More]
Posted in: New Holorecord: The Jedi Civil War
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06-12-2010, 3:50 PM
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This week’s main Friday update is a new timeline holorecord, featuring backstory on Revan and Malak during the Jedi Civil War.Quote from SeanDahlberg (Source)One of the greatest threats to the Republic preceding the Great War arose approximatel...  [Read More]
Posted in: SW:TOR Definitely NOT Coming to Consoles
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03-30-2010, 1:30 AM
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Despite another rumor that Star Wars: The Old Republic would be coming to consoles as well as PC stemming from a Game.co.uk listing for the game, community manager Sean Dahlberg has made it perfectly clear what platform the game is being made for.Quo...  [Read More]
Posted in: Biography Pages Aurebesh Translated
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03-27-2010, 5:10 PM
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LucasForums member RogueJedi86 has translated the Aurebesh seen in the backgrounds of the three currently available biographies. They read as follows: Satele Shan “Jedi exiled her mother”, “A secret son”, and “Blood of R...  [Read More]
Posted in: SW:TOR Confirmed for E3, Plus Fan Friday
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03-19-2010, 6:50 PM
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This week’s update is a fan friday, spotlighting a few forum members’ artwork: Hazaz and Daennika, as well as a work of fan fiction by terminalpleasure. Forum member Danik Kreldin has also written a neat guide detailing the history of the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Old Republic Pricing to Have "Twists"
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03-18-2010, 2:50 PM
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Last week at Game Developer’s Conference, BioWare General Manager Dr. Ray Muzyka spoke to gaming blog Kotaku about the pricing plan for their upcoming MMO. While he clarified that they have not announced anything regarding their payment model,...  [Read More]
Posted in: GDC Week Roundup
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03-18-2010, 1:40 PM
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While Star Wars: The Old Republic was not shown at GDC, several BioWare developers were on panels discussing issues related to the game. There was also a event separate from GDC held at LucasArts that various publications were invited to where they g...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Old Republic is EA's Biggest Project Ever
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03-11-2010, 12:40 PM
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Speaking in New York today, EA Chief Banker Eric Brown described the development of Star Wars: The Old Republic as “largest ever development project, period, in the history of the company.” More cash is going into this game than any other...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Old Republic To Miss Spring 2011 Launch?
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02-17-2010, 4:00 PM
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An EA executive has confirmed that Star Wars: The Old Republic will not launch before March 31, 2011.Speaking during EA’s most recent earnings call, company CFO Eric Brown discussed the game’s future and noted that it would not ship durin...  [Read More]
Posted in: Timeline: Onslaught of the Sith Empire
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01-22-2010, 8:10 PM
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This week’s official site update is a new timeline, detailing the start of the Sith’s incursion nearly 30 years before the sacking of Coruscant:Quote by SeanDahlberg (Source)A new holorecord in the Jedi Archive tells the story of the Sith...  [Read More]
Posted in: Holiday Roundup: Developer Dispatch, Developer Blog
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01-01-2010, 8:00 PM
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Happy New Year and welcome to 2010 folks! We learned quite a bit about Star Wars: The Old Republic in 2009 but there is still a lot left to be unraveled in 2010. This site is going stronger than ever and I hope you continue to make it the best place...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tatooine Revealed, New Threat of Peace, and TOR Clichйs
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12-19-2009, 2:00 PM
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The latest planet has been revealed for play in The Old Republic and it is none other than Tatooine: Quote from SeanDahlberg (Source) Far in the Outer Rim, the sands of Tatooine bake beneath the glare of two bright suns. Small pockets of barely civil...  [Read More]
Posted in: Daniel Erickson Clears Up Darth Revan Backstory
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12-11-2009, 12:30 PM
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There has been much discussion on our forums as well as the official forums after Daniel Erickson, lead writer on SW:TOR, discussed Revan’s fate with GameInformer at a press event last month. Erickson has since made a post to clear up some misc...  [Read More]
Posted in: Preview Roundup: What We Learned
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12-03-2009, 6:00 PM
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We’ve seen previews all across the web today, revealing new information from hands-on play sessions with Star Wars: The Old Republic. Let us take a look at what we have learned from each of them.Jedi Consular: Officially announced after being r...  [Read More]