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Wait, Don’t Cancel Yet! Check Out What’s Coming Soon for Star Wars: The Old Republic
With yesterday’s patch 1.1 player-versus-player debacle stemming a flood of threatened account cancellations, BioWare has released a video showing off what the coming months have in store for Star Wars: The Old Republic, in case you choose to stick around. In case you missed yesterday’s story, patch 1.1 basically transformed the high-end PVP planet of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2012 -
Star Wars: The Old Republic Patch 1.1 Breaks High-End PVP
Before Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s 1.1 patch went live early this morning, player-versus-player combat on the level 50 world of Ilum was slightly broken, with more players focusing on completing non-PVP goals than fighting. After patch 1.1 the zone has been transformed into an Imperial PVP wonderland. There are plenty of non PVP-related issues…
By Mike Fahey Published January 18, 2012 -
The Force Was Strongest With These Star Wars Comics Caption Winners
Those panels up above, featuring mulleted stand-ins for Kotaku staffers past and present? One of your very own peers wrote them. And it caused much merriment in Kotaku Tower, so thanks for that. In case you missed it, Dark Horse gave Kotaku readers the chance to write their own captions for a page from the…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 16, 2012 -
Droids Have Feelings too, You Know. Even When They’re Not the Droids You’re Looking for.
Don’t assume that, just because they’ve been built in a factory and programmed by man, that droids are just hunks of metal and wiring. They’re as much characters of the Star Wars universe as anyone else. More feelings [paperbeatsscissors, via Geek-Art]
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2012 -
The Life-Sized Stormtrooper You Can Eat
Over the years, Kotaku has posted so many cakes that the site is now jaded. It takes a lot to impress. It takes a life-sized Stormtrooper. Via BoingBoing comes this 6’4″ tall edible Stormtrooper. Oak Leaf Cakes made this large desert for the Arisia Science Fiction Convention in Boston. 6’4″? Isn’t that a little tall…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2012 -
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…
By Dave Oshry Published January 14, 2012 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2012 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2012 -
I Used To Like Skyrim Memes Just Like You Until…
The The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim arrow in the knee meme is so 2011. It’s now 2012. The future. Time for new a meme. Or at least, time to rehash last year’s. This above quip was apparently spotted in Star Wars: The Old Republic by reader Katniss Everdeen @ Rubat Crystal server. No, that’s not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2012 -
Contest: Write Force-ful Dialogue for This Star Wars: The Old Republic Comic and Win The First Issue Free
BioWare’s new Star Wars MMO covers a lot of ground when it comes the pre-history of Luke Skywalker’s universe. But, even with all the gameplay and dialogue in The Old Republic, there’ s still lots of stories to be told about the conflicts between Jedi, Sith, Mandalorians and The Republic of the old. Star Wars:…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 11, 2012 -
Don’t Store Owners Know Anakin Skywalker Killed Children?
Game developer Ross Mills noticed something he found, tongue planted firmly in cheek, appalling: a British retailer specializing in educational toys had the gall to sell Anakin Skywalker stuff. Mills did what any responsible Padawan would: he wrote an email. “Now, I didn’t really mind,” Mills blogged. “I merely thought it amusing that the murderer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2012 -
Darth Vader Reduced to Doing Korean Ads, Warping into the Women’s Restroom
Why wonder what the hell Sonic the Hedgehog is doing in a car insurance ad when you can wonder what the hell Darth Vader is doing in South Korean telecom commercials. Actually, don’t. Vader, like many Hollywood stars, has been shilling in Asia for years, appearing in Japan’s Docomo ads—and even in ads for Docomo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
This Old Republic Bug Makes the Universe Bigger. Perhaps Too Big.
Reader Ian hit a bug playing Star Wars: Old Republic over the weekend. Normally, we wouldn’t give a rat’s arse. Bugs happen. But this one was too great to ignore. “World’s Smallest Sith” isn’t a designated class in the game, sadly, but it probably should be.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
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…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2012 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2012 -
Old Republic Lets You Dance Your Way Out of Trouble
Want to see the best exploit of 2012 (so far?) Look no further than new MMO Star Wars: Old Republic, which literally lets you dance your way out of trouble. If you’re being attacked by anything, from the lowliest enemy to the grandest boss, all you need to do is start dancing – triggered by…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2012 -
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,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2012