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Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Log Part One: Light and Dark Running Smuggler
While the rest of Kotaku dedicated themselves to squeezing every ounce of gaming out of the world we live in last week, I spent the latter half on vacation, and by “on vacation” I mean playing Star Wars: The Old Republic I have a knack for scheduling my holiday time to coincide with the launch…
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The Somewhat Exciting On-Rails Space Combat Shooting Gallery of The Old Republic
The Old Republic isn’t just about waiting, running, and shooting. This is a Star Wars game, and what would a Star Wars game be without action-packed space combat? Just look at how much fun I’m having here, and try not to be too jealous. Okay, so it’s a sad macro-scale mini-game that would be right…
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How to Avoid Waiting in Line to Play Star Wars: The Old Republic
Now that Star Wars: The Old Republic has officially launched, the long queue times that players experienced at certain times during the early start are now working around the clock to keep you from logging in. How can you get your Sith on without standing around in a queue? The options aren’t pretty, but they’re…
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Three Simple Rules for Talking Like My Star Wars: The Old Republic Smuggler
It may be massively multiplayer, but Star Wars: The Old Republic is still a BioWare game, and that means dialogue trees. Let me share with you the rules I’ve set in place to make sure my Smuggler character is every bit the scoundrel I want him to be. Call it role-playing light. I’ve spent my…
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Make Sure Your Copy of The Old Republic Contains a Registration Code
In anticipation for tomorrow’s official launch of BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic online retailers began shipping copies of the game to customers early so they’d have their registration codes ready. Unfortunately that trick only works if the box has a registration code in it. Many did not. Judging by the number of complaints in…
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Early Access Old Republic Gamers Get Two Days ‘Grace Period’ [Corrected]
For the record, there will be a “grace period,” in which those currently playing Star Wars: The Old Republic may still continue their character’s progress on the full title they’ve purchased, when that arrives. Previously, BioWare had suggested there would be no such “grace period.” [Correction] The grace period is meant to bridge Early Access…
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Jesus H. Christ, Kinect Star Wars Will Have a Dancing Minigame
Hey, so the ESRB released its ratings certificate for Kinect Star Wars, let’s read along: “In this action game, based on the Star Wars universe,” mmhm, yeah, “players use their body movements to perform activities,” right, gotcha, “that include dance tournamentsā€”” Fuck the heck? That’s right, folks, Kinect Star Wars, which has gone through two…
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Stuck in Line Trying to Get into The Old Republic? Vent Your Frustration Here
Queues lead to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering, as many now playing Star Wars: The Old Republic claim to be experiencing right now. Jedi and Sith alike are venting their spleens on Twitter and in forum threads, complaining of ungodly wait times and disconnections in the early access period for the…
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Goodbye, Star Wars Galaxies
Tonight is the end of Star Wars Galaxies, once a crown jewel of Sony Online Entertainment’s MMO portfolio. There is now less than an hour before the total shutdown of the eight-year-old MMO. Right now, courtesy of Giant Bomb’s live stream broadcast, we’re seeing enormous deciduous trees growing in the Tatooine desert, and X-Wing fighters…
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The Sith Inquisitor’s Inquisitiveness Pays Off in the Long Run
With only four days left before the launch of the early start program for Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare gives hopeful Sith Inquisitors some rather fetching outfits and tactics to look forward to. The Sith Inquisitor isn’t all Force Lightning and stoic standing in The Old Republic. During my brief spin in the role…
By Mike Fahey
