Star Wars: The Old Republic to add full free-to-play

By: Connor Sheridan Star Wars: The Old Republic will shed its required subscription fee when it becomes the next in the line of massively multiplayer online role-playing games to implement a full free-to-play feature this fall. BioWare announced the change today, opening the game past its current level 15 limit for free players, in advance of parent company Electronic Arts’ first quarter earnings call. After … Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic to add full free-to-play

SWTOR Goes Free-To-Play For This Weekend Only

By: Darryl Kaye   (@DarrylGU) BioWare has announced that they will be hosting another “Weekend Pass Free Trial” this weekend, which will allow you to check out Star Wars: The Old Republic for free. So far, the game has been doing rather well for BioWare and Electronic Arts, even if the didmanage to lose 400,000 subscribers recently. There has been a constant stream of updates, and … Continue reading SWTOR Goes Free-To-Play For This Weekend Only

SWTOR Loses 400,000 Subscribers Since February

By: Darryl Kaye   (@DarrylGU) EA has revealed that their behemoth MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic, has lost approximately 400,000 subscribers in just 3 months In February, the publisher reported that the game had 1.7 million active players – that number has now dropped down to 1.3 million active players. The game has helped EA to post strong returns, with total revenue up to $4.14 … Continue reading SWTOR Loses 400,000 Subscribers Since February

Character Transfers Coming To SWTOR This Summer

By: Darryl Kaye   (@DarrylGU) BioWare has revealed that a full-on character transfer service will be introduced to Star Wars: The Old Republic at some point throughout the summer months. The news came in a recent Q&A, which was part of a community exercise. In it, Dallas Dickinson, the senior producer for live services said “We will be rolling out our Character Transfer Service in early … Continue reading Character Transfers Coming To SWTOR This Summer

Star Wars: The Old Republic update 1.2 trailer teases new features Largest update for BioWare’s MMO scheduled for April

Words: Tyler Nagata Looking for more to do in Star Wars: The Old Republic? Scheduled for April, the upcoming 1.2 update for the MMO promises to bring a lot of new content to the table, including the new Legacy system, which will let you turn your collection of characters into a dynasty of heroes in the Star Wars universe. You can also expect to see … Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic update 1.2 trailer teases new features Largest update for BioWare’s MMO scheduled for April