I had completely forgotten that Drew Karpyshyn’s novel was due out and, for whatever reason, I decided to go to his site on Tuesday, November 15th. And quickly, I realized that the book had just come out on sale. The force works in very mysterious ways since I was drawn to look at Drew’s site the day his book was released. Despite that, I bought it and tore through it. On my train rides ... more.

The time that we have all been waiting for is upon us. In a presentation in London, Doctors Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic will release to the world in December. Specifically, North America will see it on December 20th and the European territories will see it two days later on December 22nd. Along with the information about the release date, which in and ... more.

Another day, another conference for those that get uber excited about Star Wars: The Old Republic. As we get closer to release date, more information is obviously going to be released. But, what we can expect to see is a move toward more video because that stuff gets spread around a lot easier on YouTube. And it's video that's going to get other vans excited. What we have here is the eternity v... more.

In an interview that is separate from revealing new information about Star Wars: The Old Republic, Daniel Erickson of BioWare said that he anticipated a consistent existence of subscription based MMOs despite the fact there was a rising number of free to play (F2P) MMOs out there. "What we've seen repeatedly is that people will pay subscriptions for top tier, best of show quality products (The ... more.

Coming on the tail of the announcement of pre-ordering, EA and BioWare announced today that they are finally getting ready for their beta which can only mean that the game is in the beginning stages of release. According to a press release posted this morning, The Old Republic will “open Beta Test Weekends” starting this September. These weekend play sessions will be open to selected player... more.

The time has come, my fellow TOR fans, for us to pre-order the game that we have all been waiting for. Since December of 2008—albeit with a few breaks in between—I’ve watched and waited, hungry for information as to when this game would come out. And now it seems, we’ve finally reached that point. According to a press release released by EA, and quite a few ads popping up on a bunch of ... more.

Over a month ago, Dark Horse Comics released the first issue of The Lost Suns which is a mini-series based on TOR. It’s five issues long and what it intends to do is provide hints about what we might see in the game. While I am an entire month late with this dissection, I wanted to take the time to break it down and really see what clues might be within. What is different about this comic fro... more.

You know how you can tell a game is getting closer and closer to coming out? The websites selling in-game money and power-leveling begin appearing to be ready for the launch of the game and the people who want an easy way to the top. I recently signed up for Google+ and one of the cool features on there is what is called “sparks.” And these sparks allow me to track specific search phrases s... more.

Whenever there are rumors of a release date, I have to take them with a grain of salt. And, obviously, for good reason. Someone could say "release date" and fans are all over it. I know I get that way whenever I hear the inkling of a release date. According to some reports, Star Wars: The Old Republic will be released right around Christmas. That would be its last chance to get it released by 2... more.

In the latest issue of Star Wars Insider #117, we get a first hand look at what the novel, Revan, by Drew Karpyshyn is going to be all about. While it is obviously not the entire story, what they do share is quite revealing and definitely very interesting. If you're someone that is a big fan of Star Wars: The Old Republic, this excerpt is definitely worth a read. And, it's just like other stuff... more.