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This SWTOR PC Case is Fast Enough For You, Old Man
If you’re a Star Wars fan and a PC Gamer, there’s a good chance that The Old Republic has consumed your life for the past month or so. Well, if the fine folks over at iBUYPOWER have anything so say about it, this is the PC case you’ve been looking for. Now, I know what…
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Check Out Hi-Res Screens and Video From The Old Republic‘s Rise of the Rakghouls Update
Detailed last week and set to release next week, Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s first major update, Rise of the Rakghouls, looks pretty spectacular. It’s a pity it won’t look this good to players. Ah, Rakghouls, the zombies of the Star Wars universe. Folks getting attacked, getting infected, and turning into mindless (for the most…
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Why Most Of Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s Hi-Res Graphics Disappeared at Launch
During the beta test for BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic players with high-end PCs enjoyed stunning high resolution graphics. Now that the game has launched those sexy textures have mostly disappeared. What gives? Take a look at the image I’ve posted here. On the left is my Bounty Hunter as he appears in cut…
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Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Log Part Four: Revenge of the Sith
When it comes to epic battles between fictional forces, I generally find myself siding with the good guys. If I were a Transformer, I’d be an Autobot. I’d join G.I. Joe before Cobra. I consider myself more of a Plant than a Zombie. Time and time again I find my light side winning out over…
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The Old Republic‘s First Major Update Adds New Bosses and a Raid
If you rolled a character on Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s public test server, go check out the game under its first major patch. BioWare pushed it out today, and it includes new bosses and mini-raid. “Kaon Under Siege” a level 50 flashpoint—a smaller raid limited to a group of four—has been added to the…
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Is the Force Strong in Razer’s Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Gear?
When BioWare delivered my copy of their latest game last month they used some rather novel packing material: Razer’s officially licensed Star Wars: The Old Republic gaming mouse and headset. I excitedly set the two packages aside and started playing the game. A few days later I finally got back to the side of the…
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It’s Not Star Wars Without Slavery, Torture, and Forced Voyeurism?
Meet Vette. She’s the loyal Twi’lek companion character to my Star Wars: The Old Republic Sith Warrior. Or at least she’d better be, if she knows what’s good for her. Beware, spoilers ahead. Vette is my character’s slave, gifted to him by his dark master. She comes complete with a convenient high voltage shock collar,…
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Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Log Part Three: Force-Feeding Myself Evil
It’s too bad there’s no option to just settle down and retire in BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. After hours of questing amidst the tranquil sands of Tatooine, I’m ready for a lengthy break. Having played massively multiplayer online games for more than a decade, I’ve developed an extremely low tolerance for boredom, and…
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Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Log Part Two: Some Sort of Jedi Mind Trick
What happens when a crazy Smuggler is joined by, a Jedi Consular, a Trooper, and a Sith Warrior in week two of Kotaku‘s Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Log? Opinions change, ideas form, and they all learn a little something about friendship (and possibly crafting). I spent my second week in The Old Republic…
By Mike Fahey