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Bioware: Rise of the Rakghouls will “show everyone how serious we are” about SWTOR
Bioware has released Update 1.1 for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Rise of the Rakghouls, which the game’s director said will “show everyone how serious we are about expanding” the game’s universe. Speaking in a design note on the game’s official website, Jame Ohlen said the update was just the first in a series of ... Read More»
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‘Rise of the Rakghouls’ goes live for Star Wars: The Old Republic
After a brief delay to fix some issues, Game Update 1.1 which includes the new Rise of the Rakghouls content went live on Wednesday for Star Wars: The Old Republic... Read More»
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Analyst: EA has invested close to $500 million in SWTOR
Cowen & Co analyst Doug Creutz has estimated that EA has invested close to half a billion dollars in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Speaking with MarketWatch, Creutz said he believes EA has “minimized its risks as much as it can” on the MMO, “but it’s still a risky bet” and how well the investment ... Read More»
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SWTOR will have to wait little longer for Rise of the Rakghouls
The first major content update was supposed to hit Star Wars: The Old Republic today, January 17. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your point of view) some issues with Game Update 1.1 were caught and Rise of the Rakghouls is now delayed... Read More»
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Next SWTOR update to be “much bigger”, content planned through 2013
BioWare has significant, immediate plans for the future of Star wars: The Old Republic – but an even bigger strategy beyond that. “Game Update 2 is much bigger in scope [than Game Update 1],” game director James Ohlwn told CVG. “It’s further out from launch, so we can have much more of the team focussed ... Read More»
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Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [January 8th - 14th]
The UK PC charts are out and as we can see, there is no significant change in the Top 10 best-selling PC games. Football Manager 2012 is still at the first place, followed by Star Wars: The Old Republic and Skyrim, which gained four whole places. Both The Sims 3 and Modern Warfare 3 have ... Read More»
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SWTOR: Future Legacy updates to unlock perks and points
Bioware has announced a few details regarding upcoming additions to the Legacy System in Star Wars: The Old Republic, which allows users to create relationships between their characters, and develop a family tree of sorts. Speaking in an interview with Gamespot, the game’s director James Ohlen said the system was inspired by how important the ... Read More»
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Revelations: How PC gaming allowed me to be born again
Previously a console elitist, Johnny Cullen makes the jump to a gaming PC and details his experience so far, the inclusion of PC games in his routine and why consoles may be facing the biggest test of their history. The arrival of my PC has enabled me to broaden my gaming – personally and professionally ... Read More»
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EA hit $1 billion in digital revenue in 2011, shuffles division
EA CEO John Riccitiello has confirmed that EA achieved more than $1 billion in digital sales in 2011, and that the publisher’s Interactive division is to be reorganised. “By all measures, EA exited 2011 as a very different company. We empowered our creative teams, strengthened our IP and made progress in building a digital platform ... Read More»
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Saying The Old Republic lacks innovation is “unfair”- BioWare
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s director James Ohlen says that saying THe Old Republic is not innovative is unfair, and that it only uses the tried and true method of the MMO genre. Speaking with Eurogamer, Ohlen said that even shooter and strategy games use the same formulas that were used in their respective genres ... Read More»
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Ohlen: Saying SWTOR lacks innovation is an “unfair characterization”
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s director, James Ohlen, has said he disagrees with the “unfair” assessment that the MMO is an adequate effort, but one lacking in innovation. Speaking with Eurogamer, Ohlen said if you look at other genres, such as shooters and strategy titles, the same mechanics used today are the same ones implemented ... Read More»
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SWTOR’s first major content patch detailed
Today, EA and BioWare pulled back the curtains a bit on the first major patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic, patch 1.1, and detailed two of the major pieces of content, Karagga’s Palace and Kaon Under Siege, being introduced in the patch... Read More»
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SWTOR Impressions: Bugs, Niggling Issues & Complaints
GamingUnion: “Up until this point, our last two features on Star Wars: The Old Republic have been fairly positive, and to be perfectly fair there’s a reason for that. BioWare has done a wonderful job creating a MMO that not only has a lot to offer players looking to level, but also seems to understand ... Read More»
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SWTOR Update 1.1 Rise of the Rakghouls lands next week
Bioware has announced game Update 1.1, Rise of the Rakghouls, will be released for Star Wars: The Old Republic next week. Rise of the Rakghouls will introduce new, higher level group content, game feature additions as well as balancing and bug fixes. It also features a new Flashpoint and a new Operation as well as ... Read More»
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BioWare unveils first game update for Star Wars: The Old Republic – Rise Of The Rakghouls
Just one month after launching the fastest growing subscription MMO in history, EA, BioWare and LucasArts are prepared to release the first game update for the critically-acclaimed Star Wars: The Old Republic. Launching next week on Tuesday, January 17, Rise of the Rakghouls will introduce new, higher level group content, game feature additions and continued ... Read More»