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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

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s game-changing expansion

Larry Everett - June 16, 2015 167

As I'm writing this, it's been several hours since Jeff Hickman, the general manager for Star Wars: The Old Republic, stepped on the stage...

E3 2015: SWTOR Knights of Fallen Empire rumors are true

Larry Everett - June 15, 2015 237

BioWare teased that things would change for Star Wars: The Old Republic on June 15th. And it's true. The rumors we reported on this...

MMO Week in Review: SWTOR rumors, ESO on console (June 14, 2015)

Bree Royce - June 14, 2015 15

Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! The...

Rumor: SWTOR E3 information leaked on official website

Larry Everett - June 13, 2015 153

BioWare accidentally revealed its Star Wars: The Old Republic announcement for E3 this weekend, and -- spoiler alert -- this could be a game...

E3 2015: SWTOR’s next expansion is Knights of the Fallen Empire

Bree Royce - June 12, 2015 56

EA has just announced its E3 lineup, and MMO fans are going to like the part where the company casually reveals the name and...

Star Wars: The Old Republic tests a balance patch with more home space

Eliot Lefebvre - June 12, 2015 7

Do you feel your home on Tatooine in Star Wars: The Old Republic just filled up too quickly? The developers think it did. A...

Massively Overthinking: The MMO annoyances that provoke ragequits

Bree Royce - June 11, 2015 151

I'm going to do something I don't do a lot in Massively Overthinking -- or anywhere, really. I'm going to ask you to whine. MOP Kickstarter...

Perfect Ten: The top 10 healthiest live MMOs

Justin Olivetti - June 11, 2015 400

One question that consistently pops up across the MMO gaming circuit is, "What are the most popular/healthy/active MMOs out there?" Every time I see...

The Stream Team: Double trouble in SWTOR’s Nar Shaddaa Nightlife Event

MJ Guthrie - June 9, 2015 2

You know those times you ask for something that you may regret getting? Well now just might one such time as MassivelyOP's MJ and...

The Daily Grind: Is swimming really that important in MMOs?

Justin Olivetti - June 6, 2015 170

One of the big brouhahas that arose back in Star Wars: The Old Republic's development was the game's lack of any type of swimming....

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR Night Life and PvP changes coming soon

Larry Everett - June 4, 2015 14

Two things are coming up in Star Wars: The Old Republic that I'd like to talk about. First, BioWare is bringing back the Night...

Massively Opinionated: How long will SWTOR remain relevant?

Larry Everett - June 3, 2015 275

In this episode, Larry, Heather, Vulkk, and Redna debate Star Wars: The Old Republic's health and continuing relevance in the MMORPG genre.

Global Chat: Blizzard’s war on flying

Justin Olivetti - June 2, 2015 105

How is the MMO blogging community reacting to Blizzard's proclamation that flying mounts are grounded -- perhaps permanently -- in World of Warcraft? In...

One Shots: Reflections of me

Justin Olivetti - May 31, 2015 24

One fun in-game photography trick is to use reflections, mirrors, and glass to offer a different -- and sometimes more artistic -- vision of...

Which one of you is the Juno Reactor and which one is the Don Davis?

Massively Overthinking: When IPs are wasted on mediocre MMOs

Bree Royce - May 28, 2015 65

This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor Aldranis, whose query neatly dovetails with the IP-related question we answered on the...

Working As Intended: Sex, love, and MMOs

Bree Royce - May 28, 2015 164

In the ongoing, neverending sandbox-vs.-themepark MMO debate, the folks on the side of sandboxes want one thing: more. Actually they want a lot more. They want...