Archive for November, 2011
No Need to Uninstall SWTOR Client if You Tested This Weekend
Have you recently beta tested SWTOR? If you were one of the weekend testers this past weekend, you will not need to uninstall the SWTOR client before playing the actual game. Pretty much everyone seemed to be in this massive scale SWTOR game test this past weekend so if you were dreading having to re-download [...]
SWTOR New Build Deployment- Game Testing
If you’ve been game testing SWTOR, you probably noticed that you couldn’t get in to the game today. This message was posted to the SWTOR community: Hello Testers! We are preparing to deploy a new build of the game for testing! At 12:00AM CST (6:00 London, 7:00 Paris/Berlin) on 11/29, we will be bringing the all game [...]
LucasArts to Take “around 35%” of SWTOR Revenue- EA Still to Have Profit
We know that EA will not be pocketing all of the profit from SWTOR, which looks to be a very successful game but has also been quite a large investment. They will have to share with Lucas Arts, who owns rights to the Star Wars name. some have said that EA may not have much [...]
SWTOR: The absurdity of the NDA
So Star Wars: The Old Republic’s NDA dropped. Now the entire world (officially) knows the skinny onBioWare’s new themepark, and I’m hard-pressed to think of a more anti-climactic NDA death. Even if you weren’t following the game over the past few months, you knew exactly what to expect — provided you weren’t a Star Wars or a BioWare virgin. This [...]
Activision’s Kotick Doesn’t ‘Understand’ The Old Republic’s ‘Economics’
After years of work, nearly all the finishing touches have been applied to Star Wars: The Old Republic, and long waiting players will finally get to go hands on with the game come December 20. By Electronic Arts’ own estimation, the game will need 500 thousand players to be profitable, which should be a snap — some analysts believe The Old Republic could [...]
Kotick: Star Wars: The Old Republic won’t steal players from World of WarCraft
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is known for sharing his strong opinions and he wasn’t shy at all talking at the Reuters Media Summit on Monday about Electronic Art’s and Bioware’s upcoming MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and whether it will have any effect on Blizzard’s World of WarCraft. Star Wars: The Old Republic is currently in beta testing leading [...]
SWTOR: Death Mark: Fa’athra Gang Mission Guide
SWTOR: Death Mark: Fa’athra Gang - A bounty has been put on Fa’athra’s gang members by Nem’ro the Hutt. Defeat the Fa’athra gangsters in Jiguuna to claim the reward. Tasks: Defeat Fa’athra’s Gangsters Facts: Difficulty: Easy Location: Hutta Repeatable: No Minimum Level: 1 Rewards: 180 Experience Images: .
SWTOR: K’lor’slug Infestation Mission Guide
Sergeant Cormun commands an operation to exterminate the k’lor’slugs in the tomb of Ajunta Pall. He planned to detonate explosives in the k’lor’slug egg chambers, but his squad was wiped out after the bombs were set. Sergeant Cormun needs you to enter the tomb of Ajunta Pall, kill the k’lor’slugs and detonate the charges in [...]
SWTOR: Clear the Path to the Jedi Temple Mission Guide
Path to the Jedi Temple – The increasing hostility of the Flesh Raiders represents a growing threat to the Jedi Temple. Now, the path to the Jedi Temple has been beset by Flesh Raider lurkers. Eliminate as many as you can on your way to the Jedi Temple. Tasks: Defeat Flesh Raider Lurkers Facts: Difficulty: [...]
SWTOR: Gang Warfare Mission Guide
Gang Warfare – An ex-gangster named Lew Brell needs your help preventing his brother Cam from following in his footsteps. Lew has asked you to convince his old friend Rex Geer, the leader of Nem’ro’s street gang, to let Cam leave the gang. Talk to Rex inside the gang’s hideout in Jiguuna. Tasks: Start: Speak [...]
SWTOR: Clear out Vexx’s Safehouse Mission Guide
Clear out Vexx’s Safehouse – Vexx has quite the posse. If they’re allowed to escape, they’ll warn Vexx that you’re after him. Make sure none of the hired outlaws in Vexx’s safe house survive your visit. Tasks: Eliminate the Hired Outlaws (0/3) Facts: Difficulty: Easy Repeatable: No Minimum Level: 1 81 Experience Images: .
Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Review
This past weekend I joined the masses in stress testing Star Wars: The Old Republic, Bioware’s upcoming MMORPG. Given the limited time I had to play, I didn’t get to try everything, but it was fun and exciting nonetheless. As you might already know, the game is full of cut scenes and every NPC you interact [...]
GameSpy’s Concerns About Star Wars: The Old Republic
Until today, BioWare has kept the majority of the details about Star Wars: The Old Republic locked away as securely as a Skywalker on Tatooine. Now, with a little over a month left before players discover if the game lives up to the messianic reputation it has built up over the last few years, BioWare has opened [...]
Can SWTOR Successfully Take away WOWers and RIFT Players?
Early in March, Eric Brown, chief financial officer at EA, said that their Star Wars: The Old Republic(SWTOR) would take users away from Blizzard‘s World of Warcraft. According to him, there are more than 12 million people playing MMOs and roughly half are playing World of Warcraft. Focusing on all MMORPG players, SWTOR aims to pull subscribers away from World of Warcraft [...]
SWTOR mega beta test: around the grounds wrap-up
Time for some more views via Twitter from the troops on the ground fighting the beta war! Based on a totally subjective, non-scientific analysis of a few hundred individuals tweeting, I’m happy to report that most enjoyed playing SWTOR and are looking forward to the launch. Who’d a thunk? Most gripes came around installation issues [...]
EA Won’t See Star Wars: The Old Republic Profit – Kotick
LucasArts set to clean up says Activision Blizzard boss. Published on Nov 29, 2011 Star Wars MMORPG The Old Republic will be more of a money-spinner for licensor LucasArts rather than publisher/developer EA, according to rival and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. “Lucas is going to be the principal beneficiary of the success of Star [...]
Day Two SWTOR Beta Test Screenshots
The Star Wars: The Old Republic Weekend Beta is coming to a close, but yesterday we got a chance to play with some of the classes in the game that we missed on Day One. Day Two’s selection of screenshots include the Galactic Republic Trooper, Jedi Consular, and Smuggler classes, as well as the Sith [...]
Day One SWTOR Beta Test Screenshots
Star Wars: The Old Republic is currently holding it’s weekend beta-testing and went live yesterday morning. Having had the chance to play through the opening sequences for the Galactic Republic’s Jedi Knight and the Sith Empire’s Bounty Hunter classes, we took a bunch of screenshots from the experience. As we dig deeper into the SWTOR [...]
A Sneak Peek At the Jedi Consular of SWTOR
Two of the most popular classes in the upcoming MMO will likely be the Jedi Warrior and Jedi Consular. Bioware recently highlighted the Jedi Consular in their latest class breakdown for this force weilding class. The Consular seems to have many of the benefits of the Jedi’s lightsaber skills, but also some pretty impressive force [...]
Activision CEO Questions SWTOR, Analysts Beg to Differ
Next month MMO fans will get their first opportunity to log-in to the brand new Star Wars: The Old Republic universe. EA’s goal is simple with the upcoming MMO, they want to take a bite out of the World of Warcraft subscriber base, and convert WoW faithful to the “dark side” so to speak. Recently, [...]
Activision CEO taunts EA, talks up “Skylanders”
Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) Chief Executive Bobby Kotick told Reuters that stores may face a shortage of its new children’s game this holiday season and tried to cast doubt on a rival’s upcoming game that analysts say could eat into Activision’s user base. Activision, the biggest U.S. video game publisher by market capitalization, has been riding [...]
The Old Republic’s Final Beta Weekend Had Up to 8 Hours’ Queues
The final beta weekend for Star Wars The Old Republic just ended. If you had registered for beta before November 11, you should be able to play, but did you encounter the terrible queues? According topcgamer, the waiting time can be as long as 8 hours… I wanted to ask you about your gameplay experience at first, [...]
Star Wars: The Old Republic – the Business in the Beta
When BioWare incorporated in 1995, the cofounders Greg Zeschuk and RayMuzyka were still moonlighting as medical practitioners – or were possibly doctors moonlighting as game designers. The studio they founded now has over 1000 employees, and solid reputation for crafting high-quality, immersive experiences as effectively the role-playing game (RPG) arm of Electronic Arts. Since EA [...]
Let’s Play Star Wars: The Old Republic BETA Part 1 [Character Creation]
B.R. enters the world of Star Wars as a Jedi Consular, showing you the game’s opening cinematic, server selection, character creation, and gameplay! Source Join the Forum discussion on this post
SWTOR: Companion Gear: Need or Greed?
Now, it’s no secret that in any MMO everyone wants to have the best gear. Many times in such games, you have to roll against other players in order to get the gear you want. Sometimes you get what you want, and sometimes you do not. But what if you have to roll against another [...]
The Perfect Ten: Ways to prepare for the coming of SWTOR
Welcome to a very special edition of The Perfect Ten, the column that my two toddlers contribute to with their awe-inspiring counting abilities! With last week’s dropping of Star Wars: The Old Republic’s NDA, the internet has exploded with information, testimonials, and poorly spelled flamewars between the camps of believers and non-believers alike. It’s a good time to [...]
Star Wars – The Old Republic: Threatening Blizzard’s WoW Stock
MMO Star Wars – The Old Republic is nearing its launch and Activision Blizzard is shaking from head to toe. Its stock has even been downgraded by Lazard Capital Markets from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral’ because of some troubling survey results involving its video game, World of Warcraft. More than half of its players are tired [...]
Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Impressions
Now, I know I said I’d have a Shogun 2 post for you guys today, but on Friday, Bioware finally stopped actively trying to prevent people from talking about their latest game and dropped the Old Republic’s NDA. Given I’ve been waiting to do a post on this game for what seems like forever, you’ll have to [...]
The Daily Grind: Have the post-NDA testimonials changed your mind about SWTOR?
It’s been a half a week or so since BioWare hit Star Wars: The Old Republic’s NDA with a Death Star-sized superlaser, and boy have the spaceships hit the fan. Massively readers, fansite operators, forumites, Tweeters, podcasters, and the entire cantina at Mos Eisley have piped up with impressions, thoughts, analysis, and opinions as to whether this MMO has lived [...]
The Force is strong in Star Wars: The Old Republic
I don’t play MMOs; I half-play them. I sit down, stretch out, put on a DVD, and then log in. My concentration is usually divided: unless there’s a difficult dungeon to conquer or a fun-looking quest that demands I sit up and pay attention, I generally prefer to do two things at once when I’m massively multiplaying [...]
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