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Bobby Kotick Doesn’t Understand Star Wars: The Old Republic Economics

Bobby Kotick, the current Chief Executive Officer at publisher Activision Blizzard, has attacked the upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic from BioWare and Electronic Arts, saying that he does not understand the business fundamentals that underpin the game.Speaking at the Reuters Media Summit Bobby Kotick stated, ...

30 November 2011
07:40 GMT

New Video Shows Off the Jedi Consular in Star Wars: The Old Republic

BioWare has deployed a brand new video for Star Wars: The Old Republic, which focuses on the Jedi Consular character class, and presents the variety of ways players can develop its powers. Star Wars: The Old Republic is shaping up to be one of the biggest online game releases of the year, with BioWare finally set to...

29 November 2011
02:38 GMT

New Star Wars: The Old Republic Video Focuses on the Trooper and Sith Inquisitor

BioWare has released a brand new trailer for its upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic title, focusing on two special character classes, the Republic Trooper and the Sith Inquisitor.The Old Republic will allow users to play their own role in the conflict behind the Republic and the growing Sith Empire, with gamers bei...

14 November 2011
15:31 GMT

LucasArts Might Create Identity Based Star Wars Games

LucasFilm has registered a number of new Internet domains that could be linked to a new video game in the very wide ranging Star Wars universe.StarWarsIdentities.com, StarWarsIdentites.com and sw-id.com have been recently registered and it seems that LucasArts is creating a game which will use the theme.A number of d...

11 November 2011
12:11 GMT

The Old Republic Players Can Get Up to Five Days of Early Access

The developers at BioWare and the publisher Electronic Arts have announced that those who have pre-ordered the MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic can get up to five days of early access to the game, meaning that at least some players will be able to get access to the experience on December 15. The Frequently Asked Ques...

8 November 2011
02:39 GMT

LEGO Universe MMO Closes Down on January 31, 2012

The LEGO Group has announced that it will be closing down the MMO LEGO Universe on January 31, 2012, a little over one full year after it was initially launched.A statement from The LEGO Group says, “In spite of very positive player feedback and a large number of players in the free play zone, it has not been p...

7 November 2011
15:11 GMT

Pre-Launch Guild Program for Star Wars: The Old Republic Gets to Phase 3

Video game developer BioWare has announced that it has now launched the third phase of the Pre-Launch Guild Program for its MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.This basically means that a number of guilds, created by players, will be transferred to the game for launch day as long as they met a set of criteria.Four member...

4 November 2011
06:07 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Limited Release Ensures the Launch Goes Smoothly

Electronic Arts has once again explained its reasoning behind the decision to limit the initial release of Star Wars: The Old Republic, saying that it's ultimately for the good of the player, as the company's been making sure that it will handle a certain number of players logging on when the game deploys o...

1 November 2011
16:41 GMT

Sony Announces Halloween Events for DC Universe, Everquest and More

Video game developer and publisher Sony Online Entertainment has announced a number of special Halloween themed events for its line-up of MMOs, including DC Universe Online, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Free Realms, Magic: The Gathering -Tactics, PoxNora and Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures.In the DC comics powered MMO a...

26 October 2011
04:20 GMT

BioWare Says Star Wars: The Old Republic Makes It Hard to Return to other MMOs

Star Wars: The Old Republic, from developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts, is the biggest MMO launch of the year and one of the leading developers on the game says that playing it actually makes it hard to enjoy other titles in the same genre.Speaking to The Gaming Liberty Ray Muzyka, who is one of the co-fou...

19 October 2011
03:00 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Launches on December 20 in Both Europe and America

Developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts have announced that they are moving the European launch date for their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic so that it coincides with the December 20 one that was announced for North America.The announcement was made by Stephen Reid, who is the leader of the community outrea...

18 October 2011
03:10 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Gets Signs of War Story Trailer

BioWare and Electronic Arts have deployed a brand new trailer for their upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic online role playing game, called Signs of War, depicting the major conflict that's sweeping the galaxy and will be at the core of The Old Republic's story.Lots of gamers from Europe were thrilled to ...

18 October 2011
02:31 GMT

Explore the Night Sky Indoors with the New R2-D2 Planetarium

Over the years we have grown accustomed with seeing R2-D2's image being used for all sort of devices, but is hard to think of a role that suits the drone better than the one Sega Toys has for it when it built the R2-D2 Planetarium.While this may look like a toy to you, Sega's representatives are quick to po...

12 October 2011
14:11 GMT

Weekend Reading: Can The Old Republic Succeed at 14.99?

After a very long wait, which included rumors about further delays, the developers at the Austin studio of BioWare and the executives at publisher Electronic Arts have announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be launched this year, on December 20 in the United States and two days later in Europe.This is good n...

8 October 2011
05:41 GMT

More Open Beta Spots for Star Wars: The Old Republic During This Weekend

Video game developer BioWare has announced that the beta testing phase for its upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will be kicking off again this weekend, with the number of players invited to take part in the testing increased.The company is not saying exactly how many players will take part in the weekend test...

5 October 2011
04:54 GMT

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Adventures Shows Off Aquatic Assault

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Adventures is ready to introduce a new piece of content and decided to send off four new screenshots showing how the game has evolved since its official launch in September 2010.It might not have the same high profile as the long running Galaxies or the soon to arrive Star Wars: The Old Repu...

3 October 2011
07:59 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Early Access Details Available

BioWare has posted more details on how players can get early access into its upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO, highlighting that those who already pre-ordered the game need to enter their code on its website to be included in the early start event.Star Wars: The Old Republic saw massive details appear last we...

29 September 2011
17:21 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic To Reach 3 Million Units Sold in First Year

Right after BioWare and Electronic Arts officially confirmed a release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic, of December 20 in North America and December 22 in Europe, Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz predicts that the online game might reach sales of around 3 million units in its first year.After the details abou...

29 September 2011
06:21 GMT

BioWare Promises Long Term Support for Star Wars: The Old Republic

The leading executives at developer BioWare have said that they are planning an aggressive schedule of content launches for their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, which will begin just after the official launch of the game.Ray Muzyka, who is one of the co-founders of BioWare, has told GamesIndustry.biz that, “I...

28 September 2011
09:39 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Could be 'The Biggest Online Launch in History'

BioWare, shortly before revealing the actual release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic, its upcoming online role playing game, talked about its launch and how it could the biggest one in the history of online gaming.Star Wars: The Old Republic is by far one of the most anticipated games of the year, as legions of ...

26 September 2011
05:11 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Planets Have More Creatures than Dragon Age: Origins

Publisher Electronic Arts and developer BioWare have finally announced that launch date for their Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO, telling players to prepare to play it on December 20 in North America and on the 22nd in Europe.The announcement will come as a relied for those who were worried that the game might slip ...

26 September 2011
04:49 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Gets Official December Release Date, Subscription Details

In a rather surprising move, BioWare, LucasArts and Electronic Arts, the three companies behind the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO have finally confirmed a release date for the online RPG, which is December 20, for North American users, and December 22, for Europe.Star Wars: The Old Republic has been a long...

24 September 2011
09:10 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Delay Is Still a Possibility

A delay of Star Wars: The Old Republic might still happen, according to a member of the BioWare team, but the team is working hard and, when everything falls into place, a proper release date will be given, instead of the existing winter 2011 window.Without a doubt one of the most expected games of the year, at least...

22 September 2011
17:21 GMT

Star Wars Stormtrooper Helmet Made of Adidas Shoes Selling on eBay

Here’s a great idea of what you can do with your old pair of athletic shoes. Especially if you’re a Star Wars fan with a lot of free time and some skills.Part of a project called ‘Star Wars Remix’, a rather unusual object came to our attention via eBay: the Adidas X Star Wars Stormtrooper helm...

19 September 2011
13:24 GMT

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Now Displays Star Wars Blu-Ray Ads While Loading

In a pretty interesting turn of events for in-game advertisement, Deus Ex: Human Revolution has started displaying ads for the Star Wars Blu-ray Collection on its loading screens, not just on the various billboards in its virtual world.Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the new sci-fi role playing first person shooter from E...

16 September 2011
04:34 GMT

Companion Character in The Old Republic Will Have Same Sex Relationship Options

Video game developer BioWare has confirmed that it will be offering companion characters in its upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic an option to engage in same sex relationships.The company has also said that this option will not be implemented when the game is launched but that it will be added via a patch some...

14 September 2011
15:11 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Still Targeting 2011 Launch Date

Electronic Arts has once again confessed that it hopes to release Star Wars: The Old Republic this year, despite keeping gamers in the dark concerning a concrete launch date for the new online role playing game.Star Wars: The Old Republic has been in development at BioWare for quite some time, and already excitement ...

12 September 2011
17:11 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Delayed in Europe

BioWare, the developer of the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic, announced that the planned beta stage for the online game in Europe is delayed because a new build is set to be released in the following week, which brings special localization options for French and German gamers, as well as many new things.Star Wa...

9 September 2011
03:50 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Gets 10-minute Video of High Level Raid

BioWare has unleashed a brand new video of its upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic online role playing game, showcasing the start of a high-level 'Operation' (aka raid) which is unlocked for players that reach level 50 in the new title. Star Wars: The Old Republic has been in development for quite some ...

6 September 2011
03:15 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Release Depends on Beta Feedback

Electronic Arts, the publisher of the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG, has talked about the title's still unclear release date, saying that it basically depends on the feedback the developers at BioWare receive during the ongoing closed beta test. Star Wars: The Old Republic is one of the biggest ...

1 September 2011
15:51 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Doesn't Require EA's Origin Service

In what is a pretty interesting turn of events, it seems that Star Wars: The Old Republic, the new online role-playing game from BioWare, Electronic Arts and LucasArts, won't require customers to download EA's own Origin program if they want to play it. Electronic Arts' new Origin digital distributi...

26 August 2011
17:21 GMT

Abstract Look Gives Star Wars: The Old Republic Long Term Appeal

No, Star Wars: The Old Republic does not yet have a launch date yet, but this has not stopped the developers working on the MMO to talk about the choices they have made during the development process, this time focusing on how the graphics style was chosen. Speaking to Metro about how the development team created ...

25 August 2011
15:01 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Developer Talks About Links to KOTOR

BioWare's co-founder and vice president, Dr. Greg Zeschuk has talked about the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic, and how some of its content will connect to the previous Knights of the Old Republic games also made by the studio back in the early 2000s. EA, LucasArts and BioWare are working hard these days...

25 August 2011
03:25 GMT

EA Will Limit Number of The Old Republic Copies to Assure Smooth Launch

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has revealed during a presentation for its upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic that it plans to limit the availability of both physical and digital copies for the title in order to make sure the launch of the game goes smoothly.EA and developer BioWare say that server crashes...

19 August 2011
05:50 GMT

Gamescom 2011 Hands On: Star Wars Kinect (Xbox 360)

What it is: Microsoft is definitely keen on making its Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360 a very attractive device, and what better way than to release an experience for it based on one of the most successful franchises of all time, in the form of Kinect Star Wars. We already saw the game showcased earlier this year at E...

18 August 2011
11:01 GMT

Kinect Star Wars Will Attract Hardcore Players with Challenge Level

Kinect has been a big success for Microsoft since it launched during the fall of last year, with the company reporting that it has managed to sell more than 10 million pieces of hardware and the same number of video games for it before the beginning of the June.But the motion tracking hardware has not yet had a &ldqu...

18 August 2011
08:52 GMT

Analyst: The Old Republic Will Sell 3 Million Units in First Year

Cowen & Company, one of the analysis firms that watch the video game industry, has announced that it has increased its estimates for the BioWare made MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, with sales now projected at more than 3 million units during its first year on sale.It seems that the main reason for the increased est...

12 August 2011
15:41 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Is Not Region Locked, No IP Blocks

Fans of the Star Wars: The Old Republic might continue to be frustrated by the fact that the game still does not have a clear launch date but they can take comfort in the fact that the developers at BioWare do not plan to place any sort of geography based restrictions on the video games.Stephen Reid, who is a senior ...

10 August 2011
18:31 GMT

High Expectations to Blame for Lack of The Old Republic Launch Date

We know a lot about the BioWare-made MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic but, despite all the information about the combat, the development of characters and the way the story is build, the developers and publisher Electronic Arts are still not ready to give a clear launch date for the game. James Ohlen, who is the ga...

4 August 2011
16:11 GMT

The Old Republic Sees a Lot of Pre-Orders, Will Have Successful Launch

We still do not have a clear launch date for the BioWare developed MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, but publisher Electronic Arts is already talking about how the game will perform when it is out and about the infrastructure that will be needed to support the players that are interested in the experience. Frank Gi...

27 July 2011
18:31 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Have 500 Worlds Until 2025

BioWare is quite confident in the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG and revealed that it hopes to populate its virtual world with a huge number of planets, even setting a goal of 500 worlds by 2025. The Old Republic has been a long time in the making, with BioWare hyping it up on every occasion, and with...

26 July 2011
18:01 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Launch Limited to North America and Europe

Star Wars: The Old Republic, the new MMORPG from BioWare and Electronic Arts, will be released, at first at least, only in North America and Europe, as the two companies have declined to deploy the online title in territories like Australia, Asia, Africa or South America. Star Wars: The Old Republic is one of the ...

25 July 2011
18:01 GMT

A Gamer's Week: July 24

Hello and welcome to a new edition of A Gamer's Week, our own special feature where we look back on the last 7 days and highlight the most important gaming news from the industry, as well as the original content we posted here at the Games section of Softpedia. Once again, we've been quite busy, posting ...

24 July 2011
05:01 GMT

Custom Star Wars Xbox 360 and Kinect Bundle Revealed, Available for Pre-Order

Microsoft is gearing up to deploy the already announced Kinect Star Wars title, so what better way to do this than releasing a custom limited edition Star Wars-themed Xbox 360 and Kinect bundle, which is now available for pre-order in the USA. The Star Wars franchise is a huge one, with legions of fans all over th...

22 July 2011
18:21 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Out in November, Reports Say

After yesterday, when we saw the pre-orders open for Star Wars: The Old Republic, new reports have popped up, saying that the new MMORPG might go online in November, right before the winter holiday season. Star Wars: The Old Republic is one of the most ambitious projects in recent years, with developer BioWare, pu...

22 July 2011
04:20 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Pre-Orders Now Open, Three Versions Available

Electronic Arts and BioWare have officially started accepting pre-orders for the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG, with three versions of the game being available for pre-purchase, all of which allowing customers to gain early access to the online title. Star Wars: The Old Republic is by far one of the ...

21 July 2011
05:55 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Collector's Edition Leaked by Retailers

The Collector's Edition of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the upcoming MMO from BioWare, has been leaked by several retailers, confirming some of the bonus items that will be included, alongside details of a limited pre-order that will start tomorrow, July 21. Star Wars: The Old Republic is by far one of the mo...

20 July 2011
18:01 GMT

Free to Play Would Not Have Been Viable for Star Wars: Galaxies

The video game arm of LucasArts, the company that holds the Star Wars license and it implicated in all projects that use it, has announced that it has thought about making Star Wars: Galaxies a free-to-play title and has decided that the model is not suited for the MMO before taking the decision to close it down befo...

18 July 2011
17:21 GMT

More than One Announcement for The Old Republic Coming at ComicCon

Video game developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts have announced that they are planning to make at least one important announcement linked to the MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic at the panel that they will be holding at ComicCon during Thursday. The official announcement says, “At 3:30PM on Thursday...

18 July 2011
08:33 GMT

Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Gets Exclusive Content Linked to TV Series

Sony Online Entertainment, the branch of the well-known gaming company that is in charge of massive multiplayer games, and LucasArts, the owner of the Star Wars license, have announced that that their MMO Star Wars: The Clone Wars Adventures is set to get exclusive content that will tell a completely new story which ...

18 July 2011
03:38 GMT


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