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You’re Not in The Old Republic Beta, But You Can Explore the Galaxy in 3D

After accidentally getting thousands of gamers’ (myself included) hopes up with an erroneous beta email, BioWare makes up for it (slightly) with a nifty 3D galaxy map, allowing potential players to see all the places beta testers are hanging out, having fun. All you need to browse the planets, sectors, and starships of The Old…

By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2011

BioWare’s Cruel, Accidental Tease For Star Wars Fans [Update]

A ton of people on the mailing list for BioWare’s Old Republic MMO received an email earlier today that basically said “hey, how’s that beta treating you?”. Even though they weren’t in the beta. Cue an instantaneous freak-out as millions of voices (well, thousands) cried out in terror (well, excitement) and were suddenly silenced, users…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2011

Star Wars: The Old Republic Ships on Dec. 20, Subscriptions Detailed

Star Wars: The Old Republic launches on Dec. 20 in North America and Dec. 22 in European territories, Bioware and LucasArts said this morning. “This is an incredible moment for everyone at BioWare and our partners at LucasArts who have dedicated their lives to build this extraordinary game.,” Ray Muzyka said during the 2011 Eurogamer…

By Brian Crecente Published September 24, 2011

CultureTotal Recall

Let Us Look At Japan’s Very Strange 1987 Star Wars Video Game

Darth Vader turns into a shark, if you were wondering how strange

By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011

It’s Time To Align Your Star Wars: The Old Republic Guild

Phase one of guild creation for The Old Republic is complete, resulting in thousands of pre-game guilds just waiting to form on launch day, but what server will they launch on? That’s where phase two comes in. Let’s get aligned! Having your guild formed before the game comes out is all well and good, but…

By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2011

If These People Don’t Like Star Wars: The Old Republic, There’s No Hope

Can you tell if someone is having fun by the look on their face while they are playing a game? What if that person is dressed as a Jedi and is playing upcoming massively-multiplayer online game Star Wars: The Old Republic? OK. What if the person is dressed to fly a TIE fighter? I snapped…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 20, 2011

CultureTotal Recall

This Star Wars Game Was So Bad They Should Have Made More Of Them

Over the past thirty years there have been plenty of memorable Star Wars games, from the Super Star Wars series to X-Wing to Jedi Knight to Battlefront. They’re all classics, not just awesome adaptations of a movie franchise but awesome games in their own right. Star Wars: Yoda Stories is not one of those games.…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2011

Monster Hunter, These Aren’t the Droids You’re Looking For

We’re in the eye of the storm as far as cosplay goes for 2011. We’ve just come off a hectic past few weeks with Gamescom and PAX, and this coming weekend will see the Tokyo Game Show’s annual delight of people dressed up as other people who don’t really exist. But for now? We’re going…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011

Culture

This Concept Art Features X-Men, Jedi Knights (and Jedi Outcasts!)

Most of the time on Fine Art I look at new stuff, or at least somewhat contemporary art. Sometimes, though, I like to look a little further back. Today is one of those days, and it’s a real treat. Today we look at the art of Jeffrey Moy, who among other things did concept art…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011

Star Wars Meets Disney? The Muppets? This Continues To Please Me.

For a little while now, the revamped Star Tours attraction at Disneyland has been selling some rad figures mashing up famous Disney characters with those of the Star Wars universe. And now there are more of them. These images have popped up on a Chinese blog and show a new series, which while heavy with…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2011

Finally, a Star Wars Game Where Everybody Dies

In the Star Wars universe, nobody ever really wins anything. When good “wins” evil remains, and when evil remains, good goes into hiding to repeat the cycle. That won’t be the case when MMO Star Wars Galaxies ends, though. When it ends, it’ll end. With the game being shut down on December 15, the developers…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2011

There Really is a Lando Calrissian Society, and I Just Filmed Their Rally

First, I noticed that the people pushing past me near the Star Wars: The Old Republic booth at Penny Arcade Expo today were wearing teal capes. Then I noticed they had moustaches. This was the Lando Society, and they had a simple, ridiculous message to shout at the top of their lungs: “Never forget.” They…

By Stephen Totilo Published August 27, 2011

Aren’t You a Little Short for a Tanooki Trooper?

One of my favourite Tumblr sites, Game & Graphics, which celebrates great graphic and visual design in games, has decided to go into the t-shirt business. And what a way to start. This Mario x Star Wars shirt is available for €17, and ships internationally. It makes for a rad t-shirt, and in the meantime,…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2011

Kinect Star Wars Won’t Be Home for Christmas

What might have been the perfect Christmas gift for the Star Wars gamer will have to find another special occasion to be gifted on, as Microsoft confirms that Star Wars Kinect and the Star Wars themed Xbox 360 have been pushed back indefinitely. It started off bad and got a little better, but Star Wars…

By Mike Fahey Published August 24, 2011

This Is the Helmet You Are Looking For

R2-D2, the helmet. Created by Philadelphia-based artist and illustrator Jenn, this a do-it-yourself original. The force is strong with this one. Jenn “sand-papered the crap” out of an old helmet, painted it, added the extra bit, and added a ton of clear coating. “Initially, it was the ugly duckling of helmets,” Jenn told website Geekadelphia.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011

EA Confirms Launch Copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Be Limited

In an effort to manage capacity on the day the MMO launches, Electronic Arts has capped the number of physical and digital copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic. The actual figure is unknown, but once it’s reached, no more will be sold until EA can add server capacity to accommodate more players. Gamasutra yesterday…

By Owen Good Published August 20, 2011

Is The Old Republic Ready for Some Huttball?

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Direct your attention to the video at the top of this post for the most outrageous sporting spectacle in Star Wars: The Old Republic: Huttball! When the Sith Empire and the Republic get tired of shooting each other dead and hacking off limbs with glowing swords, they need to…

By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2011

Prey 2‘s Stomping Grounds Are a Wretched Hive of Scum and Stuff

U.S. Marshal Killian Samuel goes from alien hostage to intergalactic bounty hunter in Prey 2, and these Gamescom screens show off his less-than-happy hunting grounds. Prey 2‘s premise is rather original, taking a helpless human from the original game and transforming him into a force feared by criminals across the known galaxy. You just can’t…

By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2011

Old Republic Looks As Interesting As a Naboo Trade Blockade

Were the Old Republic any other MMO in existence, or even in development, I’d have probably walked away from its Gamescom presentation thinking “oh, this looks slightly interesting”. Considering the license it’s using and the developers behind it, though, I couldn’t help but end up a little disappointed instead. I am a lifelong Star Wars…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2011

Watch Eight Imperials Fail to Breach The Old Republic‘s Eternity Vault

During EA’s 2011 Gamescom press conference, eight Imperial players attempted to take on one of the game’s first major level 50 instances, the Eternity Vault. The end result? I feel much better about my decision to play on the Republic side. You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can…

By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2011