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 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.

In a write up posted on Gamasutra, and other blogs around the web, it was revealed that BioWare and LucasArts had chosen Monolith Software for its core monitoring and management of the web servers. This is incredible news that leads some to believe that BioWare is right on track to reach their target release date for The Old Republic. Monolith offers BioWare the chance to "visualize their busin... more.

After an amazing week with E3, on Friday, Sean found time to release the latest issue of Blood of the Empire and, remarkably, talked to us for a bit about what was going on in regard to the wrap up for E3 2010. First, we'll look at the comic. Blood of the Empire: Issue Five Issue five of Blood of the Empire was released on Friday and had this little tidbit of information to go along with it. In... more.

According to Hillary Stone at IGN, we've got two things that will be appearing in Star Wars: The Old Republic. The first is space travel and the second is customization to both your space ship as well as your PvP armor, gear and everything else. Information that people have been dying for is finally out. I was right about PvP appearing a little at E3 and I knew there would be space flight mentione... more.

In another Timeline series, we get to witness information that, for many passionate Star Wars gamers--specifically in the realm of Knights of the Old Republic--is old information that really isn't all that important. But, the release makes complete sense considering E3 is right around the corner. There is going to be a huge influx of people checking out SWTOR.com, so a simple Timeline makes good s... more.

In my complete break down of The Threat of Peace: Treaty of Coruscant, I explained that one of the most important things leading up to the release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic is the fact that story is everything. Without a firm grasp of the story, there really isn't much to go with when the game is launched. Fortunately, BioWare and Dark Horse--who happens to rock by the way, so definitel... more.

To provide more information on the Sith Inquisitor, Rebecca Harwick, one of the writers for TOR, revealed information on what went into the planning of the Sith Inquisitor class. When picking a class to play as, understanding what went into creating the class can be an important aspect. What did the developers have in mind when they were creating a class? What did they see in their minds when tryi... more.

BioWare released the next issue of Threat of Peace today much to the disappointment of the people on the forum. People are beginning to get antsy about the game because there is no information that people can use. Sean, the head of the community, gave the people some news that really upset them. The news, in a nutshell, was that they were going to be holding back on any big releases for the next f... more.