In my perusing around the web, I happened upon an incredibly intelligent and well documented editorial titled Don't Be Surprised if Aliens Are Class-Specific. Instead of commenting on the article, I thought I'd write my retort here because I do disagree with the general thesis. I don't see aliens being class specific because it contradicts so much that BioWare has been talking about for the game. ... more.

While story is important and the combat must be enjoyable, one of the reasons that Star Wars is so enjoyable is because of the music created by John Williams. And, while he is not a composer for TOR, LucasArts and BioWare knew that they needed to create music that really fit with the game. And, they also knew that the sounds needed to sound epic because we can all remember the sound of a lightsabe... more.

BioWare and Dark Horse released issue 7 of the Blood of the Empire series on Friday and, as always, it is quite an enjoyable. But, I am incredibly biased--I intend on owning every issue of the comics as they are released in comic book form. So, I might not be a good person to listen to, but when it comes to the comics, they just seem really awesome. The description given to this comic is as fol... more.

Last week, TFAW and TOR Universe put together a contest for two lucky winners to win six issues of the Star Wars: The Old Republic comic. Well, the contest ended at 11:59 PM EST on Friday--last night--and I spent the better part of two hours tallying the results so that I could enter the numbers into a random generator. The way I tallied the results were simple. I went through the entire newsle... more.

And so the rumors were true! The game testing for Star Wars: The Old Republic has begun. A few weeks ago, I wrote about how there were rumors that the testing had already begun--and it is quite possible that it had--but now BioWare released an update saying that testing was, in fact, underway. While we all knew this somewhere inside, now it is confirmed. What I am finding very interesting about... more.

One of the topics that people have been talking about a lot on the SWTOR forums is what the end game is. At this point, we don't really know anything about the end game, but INC Gamers had an interview with James Ohlen, the lead designer for Star Wars: The Old Republic. While he doesn't reveal details on the end game, that doesn't mean that we should be worried. According to Ohlen, they have a ... more.

In a recent interview with Computer and Video Games (CVG), Daniel Erickson, the lead design and story writer, said that The Old Republic would not be coming to the console. According to Erickson, no one down in Austin is working on creating a version for the 360 or the PS3. This information is bound to upset people. Erickson told VCG that, "I can tell you that it's not anything that we've even ... more.

Now, as a lot of you know, I am a big fan of good comics, especially when they are Star Wars comics. It's because of that fact that we are giving away some comics. After leaving E3 as one of the most highly discussed games, it's time to start looking for the next events. Sean from the BioWare team said that they will be at the Star Wars V celebration. But, even cooler than that is the fact that TO... more.

In today's news, BioWare released a demo from E3, but this time, there were no interruptions by G4TV. The demo does give viewers a nice appreciation of what combat looks like in the game, but also shows what four players working together can do. What this video provided was a bit of a better understanding on how the four classes would act together. The single most important thing that I saw was t... more.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of TFAW--Things From Another World--probably the greatest online comic book store, TOR Universe has copies of the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic comic books. And, instead of keeping them to read (although it was very tempting), I've decided to, instead, give them away to a couple of readers on TOR Universe. Therefore, I'd like to announce the first contest... more.