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Posted in: Incredible new Star Wars: The Old Repbulic Cinematic
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06-01-2009, 6:50 PM
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Happy E3 everyone! Bioware and Lucasarts have released an amazing new cinematic teasing us with some story details for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Check it out! http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-star-wars/49936 -Rox Read the full story at st...  [Read More]
Posted in: Edge Magazine Bioware Interview
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05-30-2009, 2:40 PM
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My Edge magazine arrived through the door today, and in it is a very interesting interview with James Ohlem, The Old Republic’s game director, about how the game is shaping up. I’ve scanned the pages for your perusal. Enjoy! Read the fu...  [Read More]
Posted in: Threat of Peace, Issue #7 and Fan Friday
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05-22-2009, 6:00 PM
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Threat of Peace #7The seventh issue of Threat of Peace carries us to Korriban where Sith Lords Baras and Angral have returned from their respective endeavors. There is always discord among the Sith, and the tension between Baras and Angral promises t...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Mandalorian Blockade Is Broken
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05-15-2009, 4:20 PM
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The official site have today released video #2 in the timeline.As part of his accounting of recent events in the galaxy’s timeline, Master Gnost-Dural, Keeper of the Jedi Archives, has entered a new holorecord on the subject of the Mandalorian...  [Read More]
Posted in: Threat of Peace, Issue #6
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05-08-2009, 12:20 PM
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The sixth issue of Threat of Peace brings us back to Coruscant where the heroic defenders of the Republic’s capital planet, Lieutenant Tavus and Jedi Master Orgus Din, have been holed up in the lower levels since just after the Sith Empire̵...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Diverse Worlds of The Old Republic
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05-01-2009, 6:30 PM
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The official site has today posted an article and video about some of the worlds we will be visiting in TOR. Majestic forests, toxic swamplands, desert landscapes, and hazardous war zones - the worlds that make up the Star Wars universe are unique an...  [Read More]
Posted in: This Week in the Forums (4/30/2009)
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04-30-2009, 11:00 PM
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Join me as we look at some of the highlights over in the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums at Lucasforums.com. If you haven’t registered yet, please do!MechanicsPastrimix wonders what the mechanics behind Star Wars: The Old Republic will be. W...  [Read More]
Posted in: New Developer Blog Focuses on Ord Mantell
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04-25-2009, 3:40 AM
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After a week with no updates last week we get two this week, the first of which can be found in the previous post. The second update we are treated to this week is a new developer blog entry by Rebecca Harwick, a writer on the SWTOR team. She writes...  [Read More]
Posted in: This Week in the Forums (4/22/2009)
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04-23-2009, 12:00 AM
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Another week flies by! Today as usual we will be looking at some of the highlights over in the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums at Lucasforums.com. If you haven’t registered yet, please do! Will TOR have the Bioware punchline? DAWUSS wonders...  [Read More]
Posted in: Threat of Peace #4
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04-10-2009, 4:50 PM
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Another Friday and another set of updates from the official SWTOR website, the first of those being a new issue of Threat of Peace. In the issue, the Sith’s true intentions of invading Coruscant are revealed, and as the Jedi begin to realize th...  [Read More]
Posted in: Ord Mantell Revealed for The Old Republic!
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04-10-2009, 4:50 PM
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Ord Mantell is the latest planet that has been revealed to be present in The Old Republic. The planet is plagued with civil war between the Republic and separatist guerillas, and while not the most original idea for the Star Wars universe it should p...  [Read More]
Posted in: SWTOR NOT Coming to 360
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04-02-2009, 10:30 AM
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In case you hadn’t figured it out, yesterday’s announcement of SWTOR coming to Xbox 360 was intended as a joke and is definitely not happening. BioWare said they are committed to the PC only for this game. Hope you had a nice April Fools!...  [Read More]
Posted in: SWTOR Timeline #1 Released
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03-27-2009, 9:30 PM
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Star Wars: The Old Republic is set in a much unexplored period of the Star Wars universe and so to fill in some of those gaps, a new feature at the official site has been released which chronicles the events of the times surrounding the game in video...  [Read More]
Posted in: This week in the forums 3/26/09
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03-25-2009, 12:10 AM
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Hey TOR fans! I’m excited to announce our new weekly “What’s what” section focusing on our forums! If you haven’t already, please register! We already have a great community going and could use as many members as we can...  [Read More]
Posted in: Community Focus on The Old Republic
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03-17-2009, 10:20 PM
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PC.IGN has gotten Sean Dahlberg, Community Manager for Star Wars: The Old Republic to discuss the aspects of community management and how it has changed over the years and become a pivotal position in the development and continued support of an MMO....  [Read More]
Posted in: New BioWare Blog: Creating Hutta
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03-11-2009, 7:26 PM
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Alex Thomas, Senior Environment Artist for SWTOR, has written a new blog entry telling about the creation of Hutta. In it he discusses how they took inspiration from real-life locations to create the never before seen planet in the Star Wars universe...  [Read More]
Posted in: LucasCast Episode 1 Released
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02-23-2009, 2:10 PM
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Make sure to check out LFNetwork’s latest project, LucasCast. The cast comprises of LucasForums veterans including your favorite starwarsmmo.net staff member and one of the topics we discuss in the debut episode is The Old Republic so it’...  [Read More]
Posted in: BioWare Exec speaks about strength of PC market
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01-19-2009, 3:30 PM
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Contrary to what most may think, BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka has spoken out about the strength of the PC gaming market and feels it is in fine shape. The areas where it is doing well is different than the industry is used to however. “I think there...  [Read More]
Posted in: More new SWTOR concept art
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01-10-2009, 3:20 PM
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As promised every Friday there has been a new content update at the official site and this week is no different. New concept art for The Old Republic has been released, showing off various alien species common to the Star Wars universe. Make sure to...  [Read More]
Posted in: New SWTOR Dev Article and Blog
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01-03-2009, 2:30 AM
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The official SWTOR site has been updated with some new content. First, Sean Dahlberg has written an article on capturing the look and feel of The Old Republic. The article details taking concept art and turning it into in-game models and other proces...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Old Republic to save EA?
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12-23-2008, 6:00 PM
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While everyone is used to seeing the Star Wars galaxy saved on screen and in the games, could Star Wars be the one to save Electronic Arts? According to Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz, EA has “missed the boat” this time around. This is b...  [Read More]
Posted in: GameSpy interviews BioWare Execs
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12-15-2008, 6:10 PM
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The BioWare doctors, Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, recently sat down with GameSpy to answer some questions about The Old Republic. A lot of it was general questions such as why make an MMO, why Star Wars, and how the story will be implemented. You can...  [Read More]
Posted in: First Video Documentary Released
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12-12-2008, 2:20 PM
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The first video documentary for Star Wars: The Old Republic, including the first gameplay footage has been released and can be found at the official site. Look for the video to be available on our site later today! Read the full story at starwarsmmo...  [Read More]
Posted in: First in-game footage of The Old Republic coming tomorrow
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12-11-2008, 8:00 PM
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Look forward to the first in-game footage of Star Wars: The Old Republic to be released tomorrow in the form of a video documentary! LucasArts and BioWare today announced that the first video documentary for Star Wars: The Old Republic will be posted...  [Read More]
Posted in: EA could cut Jobs and Franchises
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12-09-2008, 4:30 AM
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Analyst Colin Sebastian suggests that Electronic Arts, which bought BioWare in 2007, may be cutting jobs and game franchises after disappointing sales of games such as Rock Band 2 and Mirror’s Edge. These games are under-performing and may lead...  [Read More]
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