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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…
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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…
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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…
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New Kinect Star Wars Screenshots. You Get to Smash Around as a Rancor
The newest Kinect Star Wars screenshots come straight from straight from Gamescom and give a taste of the rage of the Rancor. In addition we get a look at the Jedi as they dismantle a few droids and some shots of pod racing. A feast for the eyes fit for a Rancor.
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Let’s Try Not To Fall Asleep During The Old Republic‘s Jedi Consular Video
Known for their epic feats of stoicism and understanding, the Jedi Consular class in Star Wars: The Old Republic is sure to have even the most caffeinated MMO players waking up in a puddle of drool with their keyboard imprinted on their foreheads. I’m sure it’s not as bad as it looks. Not all MMO…
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Let’s Go On a Group Mission in Star Wars: The Old Republic
During Comic-Con last week, visitors had a chance to play through “The Esseles”, one of the early Flashpoint group missions for Star Wars: The Old Republic. This is what that looked like. The Old Republic‘s director of production. Dallas Dickinson. provides the play-by-play as a group of young Republic heroes take on their first big…
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Free-to-Play? Star Wars: Galaxies Cannot Make “a Change of this Magnitude”
When Sony Online Entertainment said it would shut down Star Wars: Galaxies by the end of the year, many teeth were gnashed and many garments were rent. A lot of people, thinking SOE failed to consider this, postulated about taking the game to a free-to-play model, and voila, the orphanage is saved! If only they…
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There’s More than One Sexy Cosplay Costume, Ladies
Following Nathan Fillion’s important PSA last week, The Big Bang Theory‘s Kaley Cuoco addresses an important problem facing the ladies of cosplay—the impulse to dress like Slave Leia without thinking. Just in time for you to reconsider before packing for San Diego Comic-Con.
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