With a tentative release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic, one of the things I felt was incredibly important for all players was to have a firm grasp of the story. For those that have been following TOR Universe since we launched in December of 2008 or for those that have been following since our relaunch a month ago, one of the things you know is that story is the most important aspect for me... more.

With five down and thirteen more to go, Bioware's "Timeline" series narrated by Kel Dor Master Gnost-Dural (voiced by Lance Henriksen) is doing a fantastic job of keeping us up to speed on what has bought the galaxy into such a state of disarray and chaos.  Going in reverse chronological order, Bioware has been breaking down the monumental events that led to the eventual forced signing of the Tre... more.

For those that have been following TOR Universe for a while know that one of the biggest things I am looking forward to in Star Wars: The Old Republic is the immense story. There is so much information that we have really not had the liberty of witnessing that every time something comes out, I suck it up. For example, when the Timeline video was released on Friday, I immediately had to watch it ab... more.

As we continue our journey to look at every planet, we move from Balmorra to Tython. Tython is a planet rich in history and has an immense amount of enjoyment and intrigue to add to the game. It was here that everyone who had experienced the forced converged with the hopes of learning a thing or two more about what it was. It was also here that a great war was fought over how the Force should be u... more.

Over the past couple of months, Bioware has been releasing small portions of gameplay footage, giving the rest of the world a good idea of how TOR will play, and what it will look like towards the time of it's release.  As far as gameplay style goes, it looks like the game will behave very similarly to most other MMO's, combining real time combat with background dice rolls.  With the new gamepla... more.

BioWare has finally released all of the eight available classes in The Old Republic. The classes offer the ability for people to play four distinct types of characters on both sides of the war: Republic and Sith. BioWare went in and created characters based on personalities of people: do I want to play as a tank? Do I want to be behind the scenes? Am I sneaky or am I aggressive? By answering these... more.

At CES, Electronic Arts' CEO, John Riccitiello, discussed about the financial futures of the company. He gave the unfortunate news of 1,500 people being laid off, the economy and the holiday season not being nearly as good as they had hoped for. However, in a rare bit of information, he talked specifically about Star Wars: The Old Republic. Riccitiello said that they were planning the launch of "o... more.

It wouldn't be an effective Star Wars game if the Dark side of the force was not strong, formidable, and more importantly, downright evil looking. Whether the Dark side is evil in your opinion or not doesn't matter; they have to look the role that is presented to them and that is one of personal achievement over that of everyone around them. Only through victory, shall my chains be broken. Because... more.

In their developer walk-through, members of the BioWare team went into detail about a few different components of Star Wars: The Old Republic. When bringing it all together, it's easy to see that this walk-through provides a lot of information on classes, planets, combat, dialogue, decisions, and story. At the bottom of this post, you can watch the video and see for yourself how much information t... more.

The day has come, fellow SWTOR Fans, with the release of the newest and biggest news ever to come out of BioWare Austin since revealing that there was a Star Wars MMO in place. Although it is not the release date, it is almost as important. BioWare has announced that they are begun the selection process for closed Beta. For those that don't know, a closed beta is where players get to experience th... more.