EA focused their E3 press conference on ten games, one from each of their top ten developers. Ron provides his play-by-play coverage directly from the conference: EA kicks off their …
Continue reading →Star Wars: The Old Republic players were treated to Game Update 1.2 today, known by the nicer-sounding name "Legacy". The update adds plenty of new content, including Flashpoint: Lost Island and …
Continue reading →Are you a Star Wars fan that has always wanted to play Star Wars: The Old Republic, but you just didn’t have the money or interest in paying to play? …
Continue reading →Five levels from the maximum cap, my time with The Old Republic is finally drawing to a close. It’s coming up against a barrier that all games strike sooner or …
Continue reading →I prefaced my time in The Old Republic writing about storytelling. Decisions, consequences, feeling like my character’s actions carried some weight within the game world: that sort of thing. It’s …
Continue reading →I’ve just bought my commando a personal speeder. Think of it like a Segway with engine wash and questionable stability. My character arches off the back end like he’s wrangling …
Continue reading →Games can get off to a rough start for all sorts of reasons. Adding game play elements too quickly or too slowly. Poor tutorials or documentation. Dense expository dumps, especially …
Continue reading →Huge multiplayer online games and I don’t get along very well. Part of it is just the nature of the netcode: that feeling of rough approximation in every interaction. Environments …
Continue reading →The worst gaming drought of my life struck in the summer of 1995. I'm sure someone remembers that as the year their all-time favorite Super Nintendo or Atari Jaguar game …
Continue reading →As far back as I can remember I’ve been playing RPGs, adventure games, and MMOs. As I sit here I can see Planescape Torment, Baldur’s Gate, Neuromancer, Final Fantasy, Wing …
Continue reading →The successful launch of Bioware's MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic has made headlines for its booming popularity, establishing an initial player base every online game this side of Azeroth …
Continue reading →Last week, Star Wars: The Old Republic went live for those who pre-ordered the game during the Early Game Access period. Today, the game goes live for the rest of …
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