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Don’t Get Cocky, Kid, in Star Wars: The Old Republic – Galactic Starfighter

By: Kevin VanOrd Considering the importance of space battles in the Star Wars universe, it was disappointing that ship combat was given such a cursory role in Star Wars: The Old Republic. After all, I can’t imagine A New Hope without the Battle of Yavin, which led to the destruction of the Death Star. (A useless gesture? I think not!) The Old Republic’s single-player on-rails … Continue reading Don’t Get Cocky, Kid, in Star Wars: The Old Republic – Galactic Starfighter

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Ewok companion comes to Star Wars: The Old Republic

By: Martin Gaston Star Wars: The Old Republic  will be adding an Ewok companion in the 2.3 patch, MMO site Dulfy  (via Rock Paper Shotgun ) reports. The Ewok companion–called Treek–can be unlocked for the price of one million credits once a character is at Legacy level 40, reports Dulfy. Treek uses heavy armour and Aim is her primary stat. She features both heal and tank … Continue reading Ewok companion comes to Star Wars: The Old Republic

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The Old Republic’s ‘Rise of the Hutt Cartel’ expansion out April 14

By:  Eddie Makuch Star Wars: The Old Republic will add its first digital expansion next month. BioWare announced today that the free-to-play massively multiplayer online game’s Rise of the Hutt Cartel will launch April 14, 2013. Gamers who preordered Rise of the Hutt Cartel on or before January 7 will receive early access to the expansion and be able to jump in beginning April 9. On that day,game update … Continue reading The Old Republic’s ‘Rise of the Hutt Cartel’ expansion out April 14

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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