GamesRadar - Star Wars: The Old Republic

EA "couldn't be happier" with Bioware (News)

Nov 10, 2009

Examiner: During a recent conference call for the fiscal period that just passed, Frank D. Gibeau (President of EA Games Label) showered nothing but praises for the RPG developer.

Old Republic: Imperial Agent Revealed (News)

Nov 6, 2009

NowGamer: New class announced for Star Wars: The Old Republic

Hot on the hills of confirming the Jedi Knight class for new Star Wars MMO The Old Republic, LucasArts has announced the Imperial Agent as the latest addition to the line up.

SWTOR: Jedi Knight Unveiled (News)

Oct 30, 2009

SWTOR fans all knew it was coming, but today finally saw the unveiling of the Jedi Knight class in BioWare's upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Jedi are, first and foremost, protectors of the galaxy. Through years of meditation and training, they hone their body and mind into harmony, making them a force to be reckoned with in battle.

SW:TOR Closed Beta Rumour (News)

Sep 29, 2009

Fans are claiming that an announcement about closed beta sign-ups mistakenly appeared on the official site for Star Wars: The Old Republic yesterday.

Although no screenshot was taken of the actual announcement, images of the RSS feed were apparently obtained.

Old Republic could feature multiple payment methods (News)

Sep 9, 2009

For those of you out there itching to get your Force-loving hands on BioWare's massively-multiplayer role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic you'll be interested to know that BioWare and LucasArts are currently debating about what pricing structures will be included in the game.

Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, LucasArts president Darrell Rodriguez said there will most likely be several pricing options available to players, including subscriptions and micro-transactions, but the details have yet to be worked out. Rodriguez also revealed during Gamescom 2009 that he expects the game to receive at least as much support as LucasArts sunk into Star Wars: Galaxies, which was over seven years.

GC 09: Star Wars: The Old Republic - Developer walkthrough (Video)

Aug 31, 2009

Players will explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Choose to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles and determine your path down the light or dark side of the Force.

GC 09: Star Wars: The Old Republic - hands-on (Preview)

Aug 25, 2009

What you've got here is basically Mass Effect, set in a Star Wars universe and massively multiplayer-enabled. So when you're not talking to a human-controlled player, you get fully-voiced cutscenes and interactions, with the same conversation system that Mass Effect uses so convincingly. This applies to every non-player character, making this the first fully-voiced MMO. Fact. ...

gamescom: Star Wars: OR Sith Class Shown (News)

Aug 19, 2009

NowGamer: While LucasArts showed us its upcoming MMO, The Old Republic, we were shown a brand new character class - the Sith warrior

GC 09: 23 reasons to be fired up for gamescom (Feature)

Aug 17, 2009

Gamescom is unquestionably more low profile than E3’s explosive LA shindig. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of reasons to get pumped up for the upcoming event in Cologne. Hell, we can think of, oh, at least 23 examples why you should give a damn about the ‘European E3.’ And they all take the form of potentially amazing games. Below you’ll find a line-up of some of the most exciting titles due to ...

SW:TOR Character Romance Possible (News)

Aug 10, 2009

BioWare has revealed that romance will be an option to players during an insight into the creation of the the Smuggler class in the upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Even Jedi may be susceptible to the formidable charm of Smugglers, according to the latest from BioWare.

Star Wars: The Old Republic - "Deceived" cinematic trailer (Video)

Jul 20, 2009

BioWare Explains George Lucas' Involvement In Star Wars: The Old Republic (News)

Jul 9, 2009

The visionary behind Star Wars, George Lucas, is still very much involved in every aspect of his baby, including the video games.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Timeline Trailers (News)

Jul 7, 2009

Bioware have released three new trailers for Star Wars: The Old Republic all three trailer give a interesting look at the history and backstory of Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Star Wars: The Old Republic – hands-on (Preview)

Jul 6, 2009

“The Sith is an action-point class. Do you play many MMO games?”

“A few.”

“So he plays a bit like the rogu... oh, you’ve got it.”

At that point, with the help of BioWare’s Rich Vogel, we’re knee deep in Republic corpses, taking down wave after wave of plastic-clad troopers. ...

Upcoming games that could revolutionize the industry (Feature)

Jul 3, 2009

Contributors: Chris Antista, Charlie Barratt, Brett Elston, Matthew Keast, Shane Patterson, Mikel Reparaz

Hundreds of games are released every year, then played and forgotten by the next. Only a dozen or so will be remembered a decade from now, and only a few of those will have any lasting impact on the medium as a whole.

Which upcoming titles stand the best chance of leaving that meaningful mark? ...

Star Wars: The Old Republic Panel Announced for Comic-Con (News)

Jun 26, 2009

GamingShogun.com writes: "If you are attending this year's San Diego Comic-Con, which runs from July 23rd through 26th, be sure to stop by Room 7AB on Friday from 1pm to 2pm where LucasArts and BioWare and presenting a behind the scenes panel for your geekly enjoyment. On-hand at the panel will be numerous members of The Old Republic production such as LucasArts Producer Jake Ner and BioWare Senior Writer..."

Master Vandar Confirmed for The Old Republic (News)

Jun 23, 2009

Voice actor Tom Kane confirms Vandar's appearance, and can't remember how he sounds.

BioWare Reveals Smuggler Class in Star Wars: The Old Republic (News)

Jun 12, 2009

GamingShogun.com writes: "BioWare and LucasArts have unveiled the Smuggler class for their upcoming Star Wars MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic. The Smuggler uses 'guileful' and 'improvisational' combat tactics relying on quick movements and hit-and-run techniques instead of heavier armor used by the Bounty Hunter. Despite its gray-area nature, the class is only an option for those players on the side of Republic..."

Star Wars: TOR Dev Talks Trooper Creation (News)

Jun 8, 2009

IncGamers reports that the principal lead combat designer for Star Wars: The Old Republic has spoken out about creating the recently announced Trooper class.

Damion Schubert talks bout the development team's apprehension as they pushed the Trooper out the testers. This is a new class that has no sexy lightsabers and no force powers. The developers didn't want it to be too similar to a Bounty Hunter with a multitude of gadgets in its suit, so the Trooper just has a big gun - and he likes to blow things up.

Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic issue #8 released (News)

Jun 6, 2009

BioWare has released the eighth installment of the Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic 'Threat of Peace.'

E3 09: Top 10 things you need to know about today - Thursday edition (Feature)

Jun 4, 2009

1) A Lego game will finally let you build your own levels, Lego-styleLego Indiana Jones 2 will feature new levels based on Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, along with “re-imaginings” of scenes from the first three films that appear differently than they did in the original Lego Indy. Horrified yet? Well, here’s a piece of news that might lift your spirits ...

E3: Star Wars: The Old Republic: All Characters To Have Unique Voice-Over (News)

Jun 2, 2009

EA and Lucas Art films have announced that every single character in Star Wars: The Old Republic will have its very own voice over. So this means you

Star Wars: The Old Republic (Screenshots)

Jun 2, 2009

Star Wars: The Old Republic First Fully Voiced MMORPG (News)

Jun 1, 2009

Bioware announced just a few minutes ago that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be the first ever fully voiced MMORPG. All NPCs will have voice overs with hundreds of thousands of lines in the game.

Star Wars: The Old Republic 'Threat of Peace' issue #7 features Sith (News)

May 24, 2009

BioWare has released the latest issue of Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic 'Threat of Peace.' The seventh episode includes three new pages and features the Sith.

Smuggler Class Hinted In SWTOR Timeline Update (News)

May 19, 2009

Who broke the Mandalorian blockade on Coruscant? Why, it was those wily Smugglers, that's who! The Sith weren't expecting the Galactic Republic to find assistance with that particular criminal aspect, but find it they did -- and you can learn all about it through the latest Star Wars: The Old Republic timeline update.

Star Wars: The Old Republic 'Threat of Peace' issue #6 released, shows Trooper class (News)

May 10, 2009

BioWare has released its 6th issue of Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic 'Threat of Peace.' The comic offers a look at the newly announced Trooper class, as one of their kind appears in the latest episode.

Gun toting Trooper class revealed for The Old Republic (News)

May 8, 2009

Massively:

"The fourth Star Wars: The Old Republic class has been revealed today, and it's the Republic Trooper. An initial pang of worry struck our minds at the name until we began perusing the official class page, then saw the image above. Oh, and let's not forget the videos depicting three glorious special attacks. Weapon butts? Sticky Grenades? High-Powered Rifle Grenades? Sold."

BioWare unbans "gay" terms on The Old Republic site (News)

Apr 28, 2009

VG247: The Old Republic's forums, down for "scheduled maintenance" for the last few hours, have now reopened with the words "gay," "lesbian" and "homosexual" now usable.

Star Wars: The Old Republic 'Threat of Peace' Issue #5 Released (News)

Apr 25, 2009

BioWare has released its 5th issue of the Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic 'Threat of Peace.'

Old Republic pricing will depend on MMO "standard," says BioWare (News)

Apr 20, 2009

Star Wars: The Old Republic's business model will depend on what's considered to be the norm on other MMOs, BioWare's told VG247, likely meaning the game will carry a subs model in the West.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Issue #4 Released (News)

Apr 12, 2009

BioWare has released its 4th issue of the Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic 'Threat of Peace.'

IncGamers Report: SWTOR: Creating the Bounty Hunter Update (News)

Apr 4, 2009

Bioware has released their regular Star Wars: The Old Republic update and this week they once again focus on the Bounty Hunter class.

The Old Republic: Comic #3 Released (News)

Mar 30, 2009

The third instalment of the comic, which is running in the build-up to Bioware's upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, has been released.

Previous issues show that peace talks have been called between the evil Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic, as a result of a military stale-mate being reached. The Sith can progress no further in their domination of the Galaxy due to the core worlds remaining beyond their grip.

However, Sith just can't resist the chance to kill a few Republic officials can they?

StarWars: The Old Republic Timeline Update & Video (News)

Mar 29, 2009

Bioware's latest update for Star Wars: The Old Republic focuses on the background story for the upcoming MMORPG. Entitled "Timeline 1: The Treaty of Coruscant", Bioware's new video tells the story of the treaty between the Republic Senators and the Jedi Council following the "sacking" of the Republic's capital planet, Coruscant.

Bounty Hunter Class Revealed for Star Wars: The Old Republic (News)

Mar 21, 2009

BeefJack writes, "An additional class was revealed today for Star Wars: The Old Republic. The new class has been given its own page full of information and pictures. In addition a number of videos are available for your viewing pleasure..."

Issue #2 of Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic gets physical (News)

Mar 16, 2009

Massively:

"As self-proclaimed nerds for all things involving story and lore, we're thrilled to see the second issue of the Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic, Threat of Peace. Things are beginning to heat up in the story, and we have a feeling that some all-out brawling is just around the corner."

Star Wars: The Old Republic web comic released (News)

Feb 27, 2009

BioWare, LucasArts, and Dark Horse Comics have joined forces (no pun intended) to release a six part online comic based around the upcoming MMORPG.

Star Wars: The Old Republic - Explore Hutta (News)

Feb 13, 2009

SWTOR Website: "We're thrilled to announce the next playable planet in Star Wars: The Old Republic, the Hutt homeworld known in The Old Republic timeframe as Hutta. Nowhere in Star Wars lore has Hutta been so richly realized, and players will be able to explore the first true interactive realization of the "Glorious Jewel"."

Star Wars: The Old Republic - Threat of Peace Announced (News)

Feb 8, 2009

Dark Horse has joined forces with LucasArts and BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), to create a new comic series, published entirely online, to introduce both the gaming and comics worlds to the upcoming massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: The Old Republic. Debuting this month, Star Wars: The Old Republic - Threat of Peace will feature action-packed, character-driven episodes written by BioWare's Rob Chestney and published by Dark Horse. The stories will span the three decades from the pivotal signing of the Treaty of Coruscant to critical events at the beginning of the game.

Bioware drops even more screens and concept art for The Old Republic (News)

Jan 24, 2009

In what seems to be an attempt to release enough visual teasers for their upcoming title to fill the Louvre, Bioware just dropped another piping hot batch of screenshots and concept art for The Old Republic. Featured in this salvo are some glimpses at more of the game's interstellar environments, a few combative tableaux, a giant enemy space crab, and a jedi or two. Also, the concept art comes in the form of desktop backgrounds, so you can finally replace that old Dilbert strip that currently resides behind your icons.

Electronic Arts Blew this Console Cycle? (News)

Jan 11, 2009

Electronic Arts is the focus of attention for both analysts and gamers as 2008 is closing. The publisher, which is already facing stiff competition from Activision Blizzard and Ubisoft, has seen worse than expected results in the last month, deciding to lay off more than 1,000 people, about 10% of its workforce, while also closing down or consolidating a lot of studios, including Need for Speed: Undercover developer Black Box. New intellectual properties like Dead Space, a space based horror shooter, and Mirror's Edge, the free running DICE developed title, have failed to make the impact that the company had hoped for.

Some analysts believe that the recent news shows how the publisher missed the start of this console cycle and needs to rethink its strategy in order to create successful titles.

Star Wars: The Old Republic - documentary (Video)

Dec 15, 2008

The MMO Report: WTF Second Life? (News)

Dec 12, 2008

Today on The MMO Report, Casey talks about Warhammer Online fixing problems before working on an expansion, Bioware touting their story-telling prowess in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and the Army's recruiting in another edition of WTF Second Life?

A first look at SWTOR's in-game footage coming tomorrow (News)

Dec 12, 2008

LucasArts and BioWare have just announced that their first video documentary for Star Wars: The Old Republic will be posted on that game's official website tomorrow, December 12th.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Powered by HeroEngine (News)

Dec 10, 2008

GameDaily Writes: BioWare has licensed the HeroEngine from Simutronics to help develop its much anticipated Star Wars MMO.

In October BioWare and LucasArts finally took the wraps off their MMO project Star Wars: The Old Republic, much to the delight of BioWare and Star Wars fans everywhere. The game still does not have a confirmed release date, but today BioWare and MMO middleware firm Simutronics revealed that The Old Republic is being built on the HeroEngine platform.

According to Simutronics, "HeroEngine allows for development in real-time, enabling teams in different geographic locales to build the world and play the game live on the server simultaneously. Updates and changes to the game environment are instantaneous, negating the need for nightly builds and code crunching, which significantly reduces the notoriously long MMOG development cycle."

Star Wars: TOR to be microtransaction-based (News)

Dec 10, 2008

Publisher Electronic Arts today classified BioWare's upcoming Star Wars MMO The Old Republic as a "microtransaction-based" title, indicating that the game will include alternative financial models other than a subscription fee.

edge-online.com : Inside The Old Republic (News)

Dec 4, 2008

This sort of brand synergy is what gets game industry execs very excited. The Old Republic is going to be "ground breaking" says Ray Muzyka, CEO of BioWare,. "it's a whole galaxy, it's a galaxy of Star Wars". One thing that is clear is that Star Wars has a host of reasons for being prime MMOG material, even though the less-than-stellar performance of Star Wars Galaxies means there should be no complacency about the licence. It is perhaps the most visually iconic science-fiction setting that exists, and one with incredible mainstream awareness.

KOTOR MMO has "potential" for action figures and comic book licensing (News)

Dec 3, 2008

BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic could well turn into a licensing juggernaut, if comments made to VG247 by LucasArts are anything to go by.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Interview (News)

Nov 28, 2008

IncGamers are running the second part of their interview with Bioware's James Olhen, lead designer on the project.

In this part of the interview Olhen discusses world creation, combat systems and narrative.

The Old Republic Has "Stunning" Combat (News)

Nov 27, 2008

Bioware's James Ohlen has told IncGamers about the combat system in the upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Bioware on George Lucas and ILM (News)

Nov 26, 2008

In an interview with IncGamers, Bioware's James Ohlen has discussed the role of franchise creator George Lucas, and special effects heavyweight Industrial Light and Magic in the development of The Old Republic.

Bioware Hints at New Classes in the Old Republic (News)

Nov 26, 2008

Bioware's James Ohlen, in an interview with IncGamers, has dropped some hints about the classes that will appear in the upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Blizzard: We are not threatened by EA and The Old Republic (News)

Nov 20, 2008

Blizzard COO Paul Sams has told VG247 that the prospect of a Star Wars BioWare MMO in the shape of The Old Republic isn't threatening to his firm.

Star Wars: The Old Republic (Preview)

Nov 20, 2008

The past decade has made it clear that gaming, not film, is the medium where the great Star Wars tales of this generation are being told. While George Lucas was busy working on the mediocre-at-best Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Baldur’s Gate developer BioWare was crafting the outstanding role-playing game, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which earned PC Gamer’s Game of the Year award in 2003. ...

KOTOR MMO is "overwhelming," says Lucas boss, but the opportunity is "huge" (News)

Nov 17, 2008

LucasArts online boss Tom Nichols has told VG247 that the prospect of bringing Star Wars: The Old Republic to market is "overwhelming" at times, but that the triumvirate of EA, LucasArts and BioWare is big enough to successfully release such a high profile MMO.

KotOR MMO will be a great game, FACT, says Blizzard (News)

Nov 15, 2008

It's "a fact" that BioWare's recently announced MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic will be great, Blizzard has said.

However, speaking to VideoGamer.com earlier this week prior to the midnight launch of World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King at HMV Oxford Street, chief operating officer Paul Sams issued a word of warning to his new-found rivals in the MMORPG space, saying the key question will be whether BioWare will be able to cope with online issues and "players smacking them around".

BioWare boss: The Old Republic melee combat will be "choreographed" (News)

Nov 10, 2008

BioWare chief Greg Zeschuk reckons traditional MMO combat - with those involved "swinging through each other" - wasn't going to work for the newly announced Star Wars: The Old Republic, with the game needing a new, "choreographed" take on online fighting.

TOR World Exclusive First Look in PC Gamer (News)

Nov 9, 2008

Recently, the folks from PC Gamer paid a visit to BioWare's Austin office for an exclusive look at Star Wars: The Old Republic. Now you can check out the Holiday Edition of PC Gamer and learn about the latest content developments, view exclusive screenshots, and read interviews with Creative Director James Ohlen, Principal Lead Writer Daniel Erickson, and BioWare Co-Founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk.

BioWare boss details sample "rescue Leia" mission from The Old Republic (News)

Nov 6, 2008

LucasArts MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is the biggest game BioWare's ever made. But what are you actually going to do in it? Company bosses Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk told VG247 that you're going to be rescuing princesses.

Why Star Wars: The Old Republic is better than another KOTOR (Feature)

Oct 30, 2008

If you’re a fan of MMOs, last week was pretty damn exciting for you. BioWare announced they would be adapting the beloved Star Wars universe, and the equally beloved Knights of the Old Republic franchise, into a massively multiplayer online experience.

However, if you’re a fan of just Star Wars... or just Knights of the Old Republic... or just not the MMO genre... then last week probably ranged somewhere between “bit of a letdown" to "huge disappointment." ...

BioWare MMO: Star Wars universe has "tens of millions of fans," says EA (News)

Oct 30, 2008

Star Wars' fan-base is in the "tens of millions," EA has said, and BioWare's MMO The Old Republic will take advantage of the weight of numbers by its commitment to quality.

BioWare MMO has been in planning for over 10 years (News)

Oct 29, 2008

Star Wars: The Old Republic is ambitious, but maybe you don't know just how much. Speaking in San Francisco last week, BioWare boss Ray Muzyka told VG247 that the Canadian firm had been planning an MMO for more than ten years.

KOTOR 3, 4 to 12 are in Star Wars: The Old Republic (News)

Oct 26, 2008

Star Wars: The Old Republic's creative director at BioWare, James Ohlen, has made an interesting remark in a recent video interview about KOTOR 3 and any sequels thereof being part of the PC MMORPG.

WoW is the target for The Old Republic, says LucasArts and EA (News)

Oct 24, 2008

Both EA and LucasArts have confirmed to VG247 that the target for BioWare's newly announced Star Wars: The Old Republic is to make an MMO with a larger userbase than World or Warcraft.

Star Wars: The Old Republic is "PC-only," says LucasArts boss (News)

Oct 23, 2008

LucasArts online head Tom Nichols has told VG247 that upcoming BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is a PC-only game, ostensibly conflicting a report that the title is in consideration for console release.

EA Games president: "It is an absolute imperative for the company to go online as fast as possible" (News)

Oct 23, 2008

EA Games president Frank Gibeau said Wednesday that a prime focus for the firm was to push into the online space with all available speed.

"It is an absolute imperative for the company to go online as fast as possible, and the more projects we can do that have scale and quality the better," the exec told VG247 in San Francisco.

BioWare President won't be drawn on a date as Star Wars MMO movie looks stunning (News)

Oct 22, 2008

Talking at the unveiling of the new Star Wars MMO in California, BioWare president, Greg Zeschuk, has said that "he really believes the game to be something special" but refuses to be drawn on a date for the project.

BioWare's Dobson: Star Wars: The Old Republic "most ambitious project I've ever worked on" (News)

Oct 22, 2008

Speaking live in California, Star Wars art director Jeff Dobson described the MMO as "the most ambitious project I've ever worked on."

Console Star Wars MMO Under Consideration Says EA (News)

Oct 22, 2008

Electronic Arts exec Frank Gibeau has confirmed that console versions of Star Wars: The Old Republic and Warhammer Online are "under consideration".

Speaking to Eurogamer at the press event announcing SWTOR for PC, he said, "We're definitely looking at the opportunity to bring the MMO experience to console, without question.

KOTOR MMO has enough story content to be played like a single-player game (News)

Oct 22, 2008

Straight from today's KOTOR-splosion, lead writer Daniel Ericson claims that the KOTOR MMO will contain more story content than anything else BioWare has ever produced.

PCG Exclusive: Star Wars: The Old Republic (Feature)

Oct 21, 2008

We can now announce that the cover of PC Gamer’s Holiday issue is, in fact, the exclusive first-look at Star Wars: The Old Republic. We traveled to BioWare’s Austin studio and sat down with Drs. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk to get the full story on the game that today joins the list of most-anticipated upcoming PC games. Subscribers, you’ll start getting the issue in your mailboxes this week. Everybody else, check ...