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Star Wars: The Old Republic receives accessibility award

By Steve Watts, Jan 20, 2012 3:30pm PST

The AbleGamers Foundation has given Star Wars: The Old Republic its annual Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year, praising its options for disabled gamers.

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"Im surprised World of warcraft didn't get this award the year wotlk was released xD. In one ..."

- Longgshot see all 5 comments

Report: The Old Republic 'unsubscribe' option missing for some

By Steve Watts, Jan 19, 2012 4:45pm PST

Some users are reportedly having trouble accessing the "Cancel Subscription" option for Star Wars: The Old Republic. BioWare is looking into the problem, and suggests canceling by phone if you're having trouble online.

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"I will be. Been playing a JK solo, and a Consular with 2 friends. It plays like a co-op game, ..."

- saunders45 see all 45 comments

BioWare patches SWTOR 1.1 exploit, warns users

By Steve Watts, Jan 19, 2012 11:30am PST

BioWare has issued a patch to fix the Valor exploit from The Old Republic's 1.1 update, and warned users that it will be "taking action" against those who exploited it.

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"Good job completely missing my point. The game is too easy and the flashpoints are bugged. ..."

- Clench see all 102 comments

Mass Effect 3 PC demo specs outlined

By Steve Watts, Jan 18, 2012 10:45am PST

BioWare has released the Mass Effect 3 PC demo system specs, which should be similar to those of the final version when it releases.

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"Great! Let me just go pre-order it on stea... oh, too soon?"

- jrbstereo see all 8 comments

Syndicate 4-player co-op demo coming late January

By Steve Watts, Jan 17, 2012 9:30am PST

Syndicate will launch its co-op demo on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace later this month, and publisher EA has shared some details on the included mission.

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"I feel that everyone got shafted because they are making it an FPS. Also, FPS's on consoles ..."

- sartori69 see all 6 comments

BioWare talks future Old Republic update plans

By Steve Watts, Jan 16, 2012 9:00am PST

Star Wars: The Old Republic game director James Ohlen talks about the team's various update plans stretching through 2013.

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"Your lines are mostly stock responses (I'm sure you've heard 'Your name, now!' a dozen times), ..."

- Entity see all 15 comments

Grand Slam Tennis 2 demo available

By Steve Watts, Jan 11, 2012 8:15am PST

EA Sports has released a demo of Grand Slam Tennis 2 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, featuring a match between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal on Wimbledon's Centre Court.

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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning PC specs revealed, Xbox demo coming

By Xav de Matos, Jan 10, 2012 6:30pm PST

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is coming next month and developer 38 Studios has finally revealed the game's PC specs. Also for your viewing pleasure is a new trailer for the game.

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"No worries we will see, I have this crazy idea it could be better than Skyrim or as good(which ..."

- valcan_s see all 32 comments

BioWare working on Old Republic framerate issues

By Steve Watts, Jan 10, 2012 4:15pm PST

A BioWare rep has stated on its forums that the teams are working on a patch to fix the low framerate bug, and suggests some simple steps that can be taken to mitigate the problem in the meantime.

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"My girlfriend's Laptop has horrid fps issues with it. It's probably an issue with onboard GPUs."

- darthfusion see all 11 comments

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 releasing March 27

By Steve Watts, Jan 10, 2012 8:15am PST

EA has announced Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 will launch on March 27 in North America, and detailed some of the new features we can expect from this year's iteration.

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"Oh EA, nickel and diming us for things in last year's release? Never change."

- Haxim see all 46 comments

EA sued for Battlefield 3 helicopter use

By Steve Watts, Jan 09, 2012 9:15am PST

EA is facing a suit against a military helicopter manufacturer over the use of the vehicles in Battlefield 3, and has submitted an argument that the use falls under the company's First Amendment rights.

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"Looks like someone sees an opportunity to make some dollars... this is just lame, and greedy on ..."

- drac01 see all 38 comments

EA shutters Bright Light studio

By Steve Watts, Jan 05, 2012 9:45am PST

EA has reportedly closed the UK-based Bright Light studio, responsible for recent Harry Potter titles.

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"Every time I see these "EA shutters" stories I can't help but think of Origin Systems. :( Best ..."

- MisterRespawner see all 4 comments

Star Wars: The Old Republic cheat lets you dance for invulnerability

By Steve Watts, Jan 04, 2012 11:15am PST

A dancing exploit in Star Wars: The Old Republic renders you invulnerable.

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"LUKE. USE THE FORCE. AND RUN. RUN TO DEGOBAH. RUN TO DEGOBAH."

- rick see all 32 comments

The Old Republic bans issued for loot exploit

By Steve Watts, Jan 03, 2012 7:15am PST

BioWare recently issued a wave of bans and suspensions in Star Wars: The Old Republic due to credit farming and loot exploits.

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"If this was true, why wouldn't they just bring a high level character to harvest? It certainly ..."

- mobab see all 53 comments

Nintendo, Sony, EA drop SOPA support

By Steve Watts, Jan 02, 2012 7:15am PST

Nintendo, Sony, and EA have dropped their direct support for the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act.

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"Dropped support, my ass! They're all still supporting them! Quit spreading lies, Shacknews!"

- TwwIX see all 16 comments