Star Wars: The Old Republic focusing on subscription model 'right now'
Star Wars: The Old Republic creative director James Ohlen talks about the subscription model, the eventual possibility of free-to-play, and what it will take to be profitable.
READ MORE >Star Wars: The Old Republic first look
Star Wars: The Old Republic coverage kicks off with impressions of the first 10 levels of gameplay for the Jedi Consular player class.
READ MORE >"This, it's a weird hybrid kind of thing, not like a mmo unless you want it to be. Interesting to ..."
see all 36 commentsStar Wars: The Old Republic already invaded by 'credit-farmers'
Though the game is still several days from a full, public release, IGXE's 'credit-farming' service, called 'SWTOR Credits' has already invaded Star Wars: The Old Republic.
READ MORE >"Thanks shacknews for making this even more widespread. Next we will see this on the news."
see all 17 commentsStar Wars: The Old Republic has 'grace period' for pre-orders
Don't fret too much about receiving your pre-ordered copy of Star Wars: The Old Republic on launch day, as there'll be a two-day "grace period" for people who've signed up for early access before you need to enter the registration code.
READ MORE >"thats pretty nice of them although they really need to deal with server congestion or i'm gonna ..."
see all 6 commentsStar Wars: The Old Republic future plans detailed
Star Wars: The Old Republic game director James Ohlen has outlined some of the team's plans for future updates to the game.
READ MORE >"I remember them saying it will be more like rogue squadron than x-wing series. Whilst that is ..."
see all 24 commentsStar Wars: The Old Republic early access begins
A few hours ago, in a galaxy awfully, awfully close, the Star Wars: The Old Republic early access program launched. Those who pre-ordered BioWare's MMORPG are now being invited in waves to sign up and start their space-wizard adventures.
READ MORE >""Today's invitations for early game access have now all been sent. Please come back tomorrow, ..."
see all 30 commentsCommand & Conquer: Generals 2 runs on Frostbite 2, coming 2013
Announced at the VGAs, Command & Conquer: Generals 2 is a follow-up to the original PC game from 2003.
READ MORE >"That should read "since Red Alert 2" but yes, it's good to see them using a new engine."
see all 56 commentsStar Wars: The Old Republic pre-loading now; early access begins Dec. 13
Registered pre-order customers of Star Wars: The Old Republic now have the ability to pre-load the game in preparation for the Early Game Access event beginning December 13.
READ MORE >"Only took me 1hrs 45min to download the 18.4 GB. I was getting about 4.9 down speeds. Now I hope ..."
see all 10 commentsKlickNation acquired by EA, renamed BioWare Sacramento
Electronic Arts is slowly becoming a giant katamari of social gaming companies. Mere months after acquiring PopCap, the company has announced that it has acquired KlickNation, a developer of free-to-play social role-playing games.
READ MORE >"Yeah I'm worried now. EA is trying hard to remove everything that made Bioware great. :("
see all 14 commentsPaper, Scissors, Stone classified in Australia from BioWare, LucasArts
A strange game classification in Australia has kicked up speculation about another BioWare/LucasArts project, but it could just be a case of mistaken identity.
READ MORE >Mass Effect 3's combat enhancements detailed
"Every class gets a new, unique power." In a new video, BioWare shows off the deployable sentry turret for the Engineer class, as well as the Vanguard's powerful new Nova ability.
READ MORE >"He said people loved the Vanguard's charge in ME2. Is that true? Was it a well like addition to ..."
see all 19 commentsMass Effect 3 to include cut ME2 Citadel mission
BioWare lead writer Mac Walters says that one Citadel mission in Mass Effect 3 was cut from Mass Effect 2.
READ MORE >"Plus, if you did her side quest in a particular way, she gave you that Prothean artifact that ..."
see all 10 commentsActivision CEO shrugs off Old Republic concerns
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick chimes in on the impending competition between World of Warcraft and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
READ MORE >"Waah waah! Stop putting words into his mouth and grow up. The last bit is important."
see all 127 commentsActivision Blizzard downgrades stock due to Old Republic concerns
Activision Blizzard has downgraded its stock rating due to indications that many World of WarCraft subscribers
READ MORE >"Very true The analyst pointed out that they've been steadily losing clients for years, good point."
see all 98 commentsMass Effect 3 N7 Collector's Edition includes bonus character and mission
The Mass Effect 3 collector's edition is promising to include an exclusive character and mission, making the $80 primo pack a must-buy for completionists.
READ MORE >"Except that you know damn well they'll release the extra character for $10 a few months later."
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"Not the same developer, or even publisher. But nice try, troll! "
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