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New Gameplay Footage for The Old Republic

Multi-player combat in Star Wars: The Old Republic The rumored gameplay trailer that was shown behind closed doors at E3 2010 has finally been released for public consumption by LucasArts.  Check out the video and you’ll see a clear picture of game play in this Star Wars based MMO, keep in mind...
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Star Wars: The Old republic is PC Only :(

Console gamers that were hoping for a port over of Bioware’s in development and highly anticipated MMO, Star War: The Old republic, are in for a sad bit of news.  In a recent interview with Bioware’s Daniel Erickson, he stated quite clearly that it may not even be possible to port this MMO...
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Player Ships in The Old Republic

Spaceships and starfighters have always been iconic to the Star Wars universe so it is no surprise that Bioware decided to show off some of the player spaceships that will be available in their upcoming MMO title, The Old Republic. It is promising to see that they made sure that spaceships were part...
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EA Owned Bioware says end game for TOR will differ

PC Gamer’s new ‘MMO issue’ brings us news from EA owned Bioware regarding end game content. They are aiming for a mix of new and old as it relates to the end game play. The pain of every mmo on the market right now really is end game content and what to do once maximum level is achieved. From...
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Star Wars – The Old Republic Pushed to Spring 2011

Apparently the force is not with the folks over at the recently EA purchased Bioware development studios.  The rumored 2010 release was either premature or completely blown due to recent developments.  BioWare has confirmed that Star Wars: The Old Republic will not be released in 2010 as hoped. According...
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New Planet revealed for The Old Republic

The devs over at Turbine released information on the latest planet for their upcoming MMO The Old Republic.  it is definitely not the planet to be investing in real estate if you recall the name “Alderaan” from the first movie, Star Wars: A New hope. hint.. BIG BOOM. “Ever wonder what...
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Final two classes revealed for The Old Republic

The final two playable classes within Star Wars: The Old Republic have been revealed to be the Jedi Consular and the Sith Inquisitor.  Perhaps these are the long awaited healer classes for this MMO, or at least I am so inclined to think based on the names they have chosen for them. The Old Republic...
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The Old Republic – new planet: Balmorra

BALMORRA: ON THE EDGE OF ALL-OUT WAR Few places in the galaxy have seen the peace promised by the Treaty of Coruscant so thoroughly cast aside as the world of Balmorra. Fiercely independent, this long time ally of the Republic has led the galaxy in advanced droid and weapons manufacturing. Now Balmorra’s...
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TOR Dev Diary: Making of Coruscant

Bioware released a new video that features the developers going through their design process for the massive world of Coruscant for the upcoming and sure to be a hit MMO The Old Republic.  This fan favorite is another in the long string of games created that are based on the Star Wars universe.  An...
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Bioware opens up for new beta registrations for The Old Republic!

Bioware has opened the floodgates of beta app madness and are accepting mass numbers of beta sign-ups right now.  The demand for this game and its beta has been huge and this has caused Bioware’s sign-up system to come crashing down a couple times today.  If that is any indication of things to...
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Old Republic reveals Coruscant

Bioware released a new Star Wars: The Old Republic preview video at the Penny Arcade Expo recently.  The video shows what an excellent job they’ve done of capturing the feel of this most important of planets in that universe far far away.  Bioware had the following to say: “This year at...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Trailer

Fellow Star Wars fans out there will throughly enjoy the most recent video trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO being produced by Bioware.  Here is the quick and dirty summary for those of you not already aware of this developing MMO. Bioware, not SOE, has been working on a new Star Wars based...
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