Tag Archives: Star Wars: The Old Republic

The 12 most intriguing MMO races

Reverse fantasy racism Humans? Yawn. Dark Elves? Been there, done that. Orcs and dwarves? Join the club. By virtue of their similar fantasy settings, MMOs often fall into the trap of giving players too many clichd race choices (species, not nationality) when it comes to character creation. The more homogenous …

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BioWare “looking at” bringing The Old Republic to Mac

(opens in new tab) If a massively multiplayer online game is going to succeed it needs to attain the widest audience possible, and to do that the games need to be available to the widest audience possible. The easiest ways to accomplish this (besides attaching the game to a popular …

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Star Wars: The Old Republic review diary, level 1-15

After several years of waiting, Star Wars: The Old Republic has finally gone live, launching BioWare’s first foray into the MMO genre. We’ll post a full, cohesive, in-depth, Midi-chlorian-filled review next month, but in the meantime we’re writing weekly review diaries to fill you in on what we’ve done so …

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Remembering Star Wars Galaxies

My eyes shot open as I heard a knock on my bedroom door; the telltale sign that I had overslept through my alarm. I‘d been up late the night before fighting Force-sensitive witches on Dantooine, so it certainly wasn’t out of the question. “Come in,” I croaked, swinging my hand …

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The Old Republic beta brought in 2 million players

Star Wars: The Old Republic might not be out for a few more weeks, but that hasn’t stopped EA and BioWare’s upcoming MMO from putting up some impressive numbers. The beta alone has pulled in over 2 million testers, helping the game’s beta become what EA is calling “one of …

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