Studio: BioWare/Electronic Arts
Launch Date: December 20, 2011
Genre: Sci-Fi Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Official Site: Star Wars: The Old Republic
Studio: BioWare/Electronic Arts
Launch Date: December 20, 2011
Genre: Sci-Fi Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
Studio: BioWare/Electronic Arts
Launch Date: December 20, 2011
Genre: Sci-Fi Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Hyperspace Beacon: Future plot points for SWTOR and other unanswered lore questions
Last night, BioWare Creative Director Charles Boyd and Community Manager Eric Musco were guests on the Passionately Casual Podcast to discuss the lore of Star Wars: The...
Players petition BioWare for a console port of SWTOR
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The Stream Team: Has it come to SWTOR’s End Times?
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Perfect Ten: Ten things you need to understand about MMORPG Rogues
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The Daily Grind: Will you sub to EA’s new ‘Origin Access Premier’ service?
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E3 2018: BioWare’s Anthem has soloable co-op open world, no lockboxes, a sweet trailer, and a February 22 launch
At this afternoon's EA Play, EA and BioWare have revealed Anthem's brand-new trailer. The game is now slated to launch on February 22nd, 2019.
During...
The Soapbox: Do MMOs still fall victim to the copycat curse?
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Perfect Ten: What I’ve always wished for in a Fallout MMO
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One Shots: The crane… the crane…
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Star Wars: The Old Republic is tuning up its warzone experience
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Hyperspace Beacon: The sorry state of roleplay in Star Wars: The Old Republic
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One Shots: The cream of the shuttercrop
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Massively Overthinking: The case for rarity and randomness in MMO monetization
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Perfect Ten: The unique pitfalls of licensed MMOs
Making a list of the "biggest" MMOs currently running is always an exercise in frustration. It's easy to put a few things on the...
Star Wars: The Old Republic doubles your rewards with its latest patch
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Massively Overthinking: On slavery mechanics in MMOs
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Hyperspace Beacon: The SWTOR Summer roadmap might get you back into PvP
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The Stream Team: Out of the vault in SWTOR’s Chapter VII
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Global Chat: The MMO expansion lifecycle
With the ever-developing, ever-growing nature of MMORPGs, the expansion truly has a life of its own. By now we are well acquainted with the...
