We already knew work had kicked off on Cyberpunk 2077’s sequel since the calendar flipped over to 2024, and now CD Projekt has revealed some of the fresh talent that’s joined the team of Night City vets working on the game.
]]>It's a rough world out there for the live service games. Dozens of games have shuttered following lacklustre performance this year. Day one players are proving fair-weather. Who can blame them? Every live service game out there isn't just fighting for your money, it's fighting for your time. Why sink 100 hours into a flawed new release when you've already got 2,000 hours in Fortnite, Apex, or otherwise.
]]>Bioware has finally confirmed it is handing the galactic reins of Star Wars: The Old Republic over to Ultima Online studio Broadsword.
]]>Bioware will soon hand over the development and operation of its Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO to Ultima Online studio Broadsword Online.
]]>MMOs feel too much like a second job to me. They’re spreadsheets that you play at your PC, which is where I sit down to work all day. I don’t like the idea of stabbing 20 wolves to get +1 of some stat I don’t give a crap about.
]]>Iconic MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is now available to download and play for free on Steam.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Bioware's Anthem won't make its fall 2018 release window, the next Dragon Age was to feature "live" elements, and whether to continue development on Star Wars: The Old Republic is being discussed.
]]>BioWare has released a really cool cinematic trailer for the next expansion to Star Wars: The Old Republic.
]]>Bioware is shutting down all of its forums except for Star Wars: The Old Republic. But you read the headline, so you know that much already.
]]>Knights of the Fallen Empire grow up, put their big boy pants on, and become Knights of the Eternal Throne. Probably.
]]>May the Fourth be with you, et cetera.
]]>A new Subscriber Rewards program has been announced for Star Wars: The Old Republic.
]]>The next chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire, titled Anarchy in Paradise, will be made available next month.
]]>Star Wars The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire is out now. Watch some jedi, or possibly sith, beating up a bunch of things while declaiming dramatically.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic players who meet requirements can now access the new expansion, Knights of the Fallen Empire.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic’s new expansion was detailed during EA's E3 2015 conference, and as previously reported, it's titled Knights of the Fallen Empire.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic's new expansion will be detailed during E3 2015, but some information appears to have crept out ahead of time.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic comes under the sway of a great darkness today.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic's next expansion has been trailered, dated and detailed.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic update 3.0 is on the horizon, and it appears Revan will have a large part to play per this new teaser trailer.
]]>EA's gamescom 2014 press conference was marred by a choppy livestream, but the publisher still brought its A-game.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic made a brief appearance at gamescom 2014, with a new trailer showing off the Galactic Strongholds expansion dropping next week.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic's player housing system isn't far off now. Get a sneak preview of the Nar Shaddaa Sky Palace.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic will celebrate May 4 in style, by providing goodies for players who log in on what has become known as Star Wars day.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic's early access to the Galactic Strongholds expansion has been delayed, according to a letter from senior producer Bruce Maclean on the official website. According to Maclean, subscriber early access has been moved from June 24 to August 19 so the development team at Bioware can add more features such as a Tatooine Homestead stronghold, and more. The deadline for early access rewards has also been expanded to July 15. Thanks, Massively.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic's latest content patch, Invasion, is now available. Update 2.7 adds a new story arc with two level 55 tactical flashpoints, two new major characters, a new warzone, Nightmare Mode for the Dread Fortress, a new Galactic Starfighter Domination Map and the end of PvP season one. Check out this SWTOR news post for more details, or peruse the full patch notes.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic Update 2.7: Invasion will be released on April 8, Bioware has announced. Update 2.7 includes two flashpoints on Tython and Korriban, and PvP experiences Quesh Huttball and Denon Exosphere space battle, as well as new level 55 story arc. Players participating will invade the home worlds of the Jedi and Sith while "investigating mysteries" while in the enemy territory. More information on Update 2.7 and a video can be found through the official SWTOR website. Thanks, Massively.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic's Galactic Strongholds expansion will be released this summer, Bioware has announced.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic players can earn Double XP this weekend, starting today through March 17. Level 55 players can also earn double Legacy XP. Those who decided to subscribe by March 17 will also be handed an exclusive new speeder, the Lucky-77 Swoop. Hit up the official website for more details.
]]>Housing for Star Wars: The Old Republic was teased recently by Bioware's Eric Musco on Twitch. You can re-watch the entire thing through the link, or have a look at the tease pulled from the stream by swtormovies and posted on YouTube below. A date has not been announced, but at least it's coming. Meanwhile, the next SWTOR Community Cantina Tour stop takes place in Boulder, Colorado later this month. You can read up on the details here. Thanks, TenTonHammer.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare Austin has made no secret that it has several unannounced projects on the go, but a new Lead Combat Designer job posting has shed a small speck of light on one of them.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare has confirmed that the MMO will receive two new DLC expansions in 2014.
]]>Electronic Arts has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2013, noting a year-over-year decline in net revenue.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic players will notice upon logging into the game that another Rakghoul Plague outbreak is taking place. Massively reports that the precursor occurred last week when wild beats on Alderaan started attacking random citizens. Now you know why: another highly contagious outbreak seems to be spreading from Alderaan and has possibly made it top the Imperial fleet. Both the Empire and the Republic governments are seeking assistance so be sure and visit you local GSI representative.
]]>League of Legends developer Riot Games has revealed that its MOBA generated $624 million in revenue through 2013. However, it wasn't 2013's biggest F2P money-maker. Can you guess what was?
]]>Plenty of MMOs are hosting holiday events or other sorts of festivities between now and the new year, so instead of creating a news post for each one, I thought I would round a few up for you instead.
Get the list full of acronyms below.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic subscribers can now gain early access to the Galactic Starfighter expansion. The content allows players duel it out via space combat, using two teams of 12 players. Various fighter ships are available and include: Scout, Strike Fighter and Gunship. Players can also customize their ships by spending earned Requisition. A video detailing customization is below. Preferred status players will gain access on January 14 and Free players can try it out on February 4.Read over the patch notes here.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic has an new, free-to-play, digital expansion coming in December, which will include PvP space battles called Galactic Starfighter. To give you an idea of what to expect from it, BioWare has released a new video as well as screenshots.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic players not currently subscribed to the MMORPG should log in soon to avoid losing their character names in an upcoming seizure.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic has a new developer blog available touching upon the MMO's Galactic Starfighter expansion which will contain 12 vs 12 space battles.
]]>The next digital expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic is called Galactic Starfighter and it will contain 12 vs 12 space battles.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic update 2.4, The Dread War, is now available. It adds new operations, and pits players against the Dread Masters in the story finale. It also adds new 4v4 Warzones, PvP Arenas, new gear, and class balance changes. Hit up the official website for patch notes.
]]>Released back in April as a $10 add on, the The Old Republic's Hutt expansion pack which includes an increased level cap and most of the MMO's end game content is now free to subscribers as part of the game's 2.4 update. However, if you're not subscribed to Bioware's free to play MMO, the expansion will now cost you $20. Go figure.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic update 2.4 has been detailed on the MMORPG's website. Called The Dread War, it adds new operations, story missions and warzone arenas, and pits players against the Dread Masters in the finale to the story arc of the same name. If this fires your lymphatic system, hit the link above for more details, or check out an in-lore interview or blog about the new 4v4 war arena.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic held a cantina tour at gamescom this week, and those who attended where handed some assets of upcoming content heading to the MMO. If you head over to Dulfy.net, you can get a look at images such as concept art for the dewback mount, the planet Oricon, the F5-SC battle droid refer a friend award, the Makrin pet coming to the Cartel Market and more. The next cantina tour stop is next weekend during PAX Prime. Thanks, Massively.
]]>BioWare has a launched a new incentive for Star Wars: The Old Republic, in which subscribers will earn a Battle Droid pet, Cartel Coins, and the Kurtob Alliance Speeder if they get a friend to sign up or return to the game. The referred friend also gets a few perks: new subs receive the Jumpstart Bundle for faster levelling; previous subs receive seven days of subscription access, one Complimentary Character Transfer for the lifetime of the account, and the Preferred Friends Bundle with special convenience and customization unlocks. Not a bad incentive. Gte more information through the link. Thanks, TenTonHammer.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic has been updated with a host of new content titled Titans of Industry.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare Austin looks to be adding Tauntaun mounts to its MMO, according to a new batch of images that have popped up online. The gallery also shows new PvP arenas that could be added in the game's 2.4 update.
]]>Bioware has updated SWTOR by adding a Nightmare Mode to Legions of Scum and Villainy, via Update 2.2.2. You can check it out in the video below and read more on it through the official update. The team is also teasing more on its Game Update 2.3, Titans of Industry, through a game page update regarding the Czerka Corporation. There's not much on it at the moment, but enough to whet your appetite a bit.
]]>SWTOR update 2.3 is live on the public test servers, and according to Bioware, one of the perks of the update will be an Ewok combat companion. Dulfy.net has the low-down on the furry fella, and in order to make use of his services, you'll need to have a level 40 legacy and a million credits. The teddy bear critter also sports heavy armor and can make use of heal and tank stances. Stats and a cutscene featuring the Endorian through the link. More information on the 2.3 update and what is on the PTS is through here. Thanks, Massively.
]]>BioWare has announced a number of double XP weekends for Star Wars: The Old Republic to be held over northern summer.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic has received a new trailer, this time for the MMO's Operation Nightmare update. It all looks a bit mad and well, nightmarish.
]]>Just a reminder that BioWare has elected to shutter the Australian-Pacific servers for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and you have a limited time to take advantage of free server transfers.
]]>The ancient Gree starship, Gray Secant, is returning to Ilum May 21-28, and will provide SWTOR players with some nifty rewards such as unique armor, pets, weapons, and the like. Players will earn Reputation points has they "fight the Gree’s grand mission," and players level 45 and over can jump into the event before it returns at level 55 in the future. For more information, you can visit the in-game News Terminal located on Carrick Station or Vaiken Spacedock, or just head over to the game's official website. A video is below.
]]>Bioware has released a SWTOR video giving you a better look at the new customization options which launched today with update 2.1. You were given a slight glimpse last week, now set your eyes on the video below which shows off the Appearance Designer in action. And don't forget about the new playable Cathar species either.
]]>SWTOR is getting dye modules with game update 2.1, and to show these off a bit, BioWare has released a new video. It's less than a minute long, but it gives you the idea well enough. Have a look below. Game update 2.1 is expected on May 14 and update 2.2 is set to roll out on June 11. Thanks, Massively.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic players will soon be able to radically alter their characters in handy-dandy customisation booths.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic developer could be gearing up to announce that the galaxy's resident feline race - the Cathar - will become playable. Either way it's teasing something cat-related.
]]>The first digital expansion for Star wars: The Old Republic is finally live to all comers. Grab Rise of the Hutt Cartel now for $20, or $10 if you're a subscriber, and gain access to new missions, a higher level cap, Elder Game content, Macrobinoculars and Seeker Droids, and the planet Makeb. Not convinced? Check out the launch trailer through the break.
]]>The latest Star Wars: The Old Republic dev blog post highlights the most crucial, anticipated, and weight addition to the MMORPG accompanying the Rise of the Hutt Cartel digital expansion: macrobinoculars. Yes friends, now you can survey your surroundings in keen detail. This is what we live for; this is why the bones of our hands are permanently fused into the WASD configuration - so we can gaze at virtual landscapes in freedom. Beautiful. It also allows you to find hidden objects or something; I don't know, I'm too busy questioning my life choices to read the whole thing.
]]>SWTOR game update 2.0 went live today, and Bioware has released a new video rife with the Legions of Scum and Villainy. The later is a level 55 operation, and contains various, vicious enemies you'll face on the planet Darvannis. The video also give you a look at the new Legacy Achievements system. The game update went live yesterday alongside early access to Rise of the Hutt Cartel, along with guild rewards such as a stackable 5% boost to experience. Hit up the video below.
]]>Sony and Microsoft have to do something dramatic or the traditional console market is in trouble, according to former BioWare leader Greg Zeschuk.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic - The Rise of the Hutt Cartel has received its 2.0 update, entitled 'Scum and Villany'. It raises the level cap for all classes to 55 and much more. Check out the full patch notes here.
]]>BioWare has announced the closure of Star Wars: the Old Republic's Asia Pacific servers, with local gamers to be shuffled over to new homes on North American hardware.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic has gained 2 million new accounts since going free-to-play, according to the latest State of the Game letter from executive producer Jeff Hickman. He also said that "thousands of new players jumping in every single day," and the MMO's "high capacity servers are teeming with people." This spring, the game's Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion will launch, and a new customization feature giving players more options to change their character's appearance using Cartel Coins will be released for the MMO sometime this summer. You can read the entire blog entry through the link.
]]>BioWare is throwing a series of double XP weekends for Star Wars: The Old Republic, kicking off at 6:00PM GMT on March 15. Each promotional weekend runs well into the following Monday, and there are four scheduled; visit the SWTOR blog for full times and dates, as well as details of the Relics of the Gree event which runs concurrently.
]]>We've already told you about the Star Wars: The Old Republic developer blog regarding the creation of the planet Makeb. Today, though, we have for your consideration a video discussing the planet, which is to be included in the Rise of the Hutt Cartel, the MMO's first digital expansion. Hit up the break for a watch. The expansion is due in northern spring.
]]>Over on the Star Wars: The Old Republic developer blog, BioWare has detailed the process of creating the planet Makeb, an all-original addition to the Star Wars universe coming in the Rise of the Hutt Cartel digital expansion. Makeb is a beautiful world peppered by towering geological formations, but it has been ravaged by ecological disaster and is a hostile environment. The Hutt Cartel are the main antagonists on Makeb, and the story takes in a rare instance of the Republic overcoming the Empire. Hit the link for more.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic players will soon be required to log in using their screen name, not email address. The change is said to be a pre-emptive strike against account hacks, which may increase with an upcoming expansion, and will be made mandatory next month, although players are encouraged to switch as soon as possible. According to Shack News, BioWare announced the change in a news post, but it's inaccessible at this time.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic servers will be down later today, with a maintenance windows kicking off at 5:00AM CST. BioWare expects the downtime to last two hours, and all servers will be down. After they come back up, simply restart your game launcher to grab the patch. Details have not been provided, but the patch will presumably address feedback on Update 1.7, which arrived earlier this week.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic's Relics of Gree live event is slated to begin when February 12 hits the US, That VideoGame Blog reports. The event runs till February 26 and offers weapons and armour sets as completion rewards. The arrival of this questline suggests we won't have much longer to wait for Update 1.7, which adds a Reputation System this event was supposed to support. Check out a trailer through the break.
]]>Bioware has released a new SWTOR video, featuring a "first look" at The Rise of the Hutt Cartel update slated for spring. Watch it below, and have a look at the screenshots while you are at it.
]]>A teaser page for Star Wars: The Old Republic's Return of the Gree update has been launched. Details are provided on the new recurring event, Relics of the Gree, which will thrust players into the planet Ilum for a spot of investigation.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic's Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion will finally deliver long-awaited same-sex romance options, a BioWare mainstay sadly missing from the MMORPG at launch. But as PCGamesN points out in a biting editorial, these new romance options will only be available on a single planet, Makeb, and you'll have to be high level and fork out some cash in order to access it. Ouch. The expansion is due in northern spring.
]]>SWTOR executive producer Jeff Hickman has revealed his latest State of the Game report that same-gender romance between players and NPCs on Makeb will be added to the MMO with the Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion, slated for spring. More SGR options will be added "in the future." The expansion also adds several new systems, five new levels, a large new planet, new storylines, new skills and new abilities. Hickman also noted that the game has seen an increase in player numbers since going free-to-play, and changes to "a special PvP area," are slated for Update 1.7, and more endgame content and the ability to copy characters to the test server are all on the way. More information can be found through the link.
]]>BioWare has released update 1.6: Ancient Hypergate for Star Wars: The Old Republic onto the servers today.
]]>A trailer for SWTOR Update 1.6: Ancient Hypergate has been released by Bioware to go along with the content patch's release. Screenshots of the content are below as well. Enjoy.
]]>Bioware has announced SWTOR Update 1.6: Ancient Hypergate will launch next week. The update introduces the new Ancient Hypergate Warzone where players will team up to gain control over powerful energy pylons. These pylons can be used to "unleash the power of the ancient Gree hypergate" against one's enemies. The update will also include six Heroic Space Missions for each faction. Servers will be brought down in the game to apply the update on December 11.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic will be offline for two hours on Thursday, December 6, between 2:00AM CST and 4:00AM CST. That's prime gaming time for Australians, unfortunately. The maintenance will be followed by a new patch, and BioWare has promised to make notes available post-release.
]]>BioWare has made a few changes to Star Wars: The Old Republic's free-to-play option to the benefit of Preferred Status players.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic has just gone free to play, but that doesn't mean the content's going to stop, with a few hints dropped as to where the story's going next.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic fans keen on new content can check out upcoming Update 1.6, Ancient Hypergate, on the MMORPG's test servers. The beta includes a new warzone in which players battle to control a portal which promises to deliver reinforcements but can damage the controlling team, as well as a six new heroic missions for each faction, which reward elite gear and Black Hole Commendations. More details on the game's website.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic's free-to play option has gone live, and it allows players to complete the storylines of all eight classes to level 50 for free.
]]>SWTOR's latest developer blog has been posted, and it provides plenty of details on Update 1.5 - specifically missions pertaining to Section X and HK-51. There's also plenty of spoilers for character's in-game storylines, but thankfully players can avoid those by not logging in; thus avoiding anything spolieriffic. You can read up on the entire thing through the link. Remember: SWTOR goes free-to-play tomorrow, November 15. Thanks, Massively.
]]>SWTOR is going free-or-play next week, Bioware has announced.
]]>SWTOR has a new developer dispatch video available which discusses some of the new content coming with Game Update 1.5: HK-51 Activated. In the video, members of the development team outline some of the missions present in the new Section X area on Belsavis, how players will search the galaxies for clues in order to unlock the HK-51 Companion as their very own Assassin Droid, and more. There's also a look the final pieces of the Dread Guard gear set and a rare new mount earned by taking on Operation: Explosive Conflict in Nightmare Mode.
]]>The free-to-play version of Star Wars: The Old Republic won't be quite as restricted as previously advertised.
]]>BioWare has enabled the Cartel Market, a microtransaction shop in support of the MMORPG's upcoming free-to-play option, on the public test server. According to the test server's patch notes, all participating players have been set to free-to-play and will be periodically awarded a small amount of coins to aid in testing. If you're keen to check it out, be sure to look through the known issues before firing off complaints. Satr Wars: The Old Republic is expected to implement its free-to-play membership offering by the end of the year.
]]>SWTOR update 1.5 has landed on the public test server.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic walked away with four awards this week during GDC Online.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic lead designer Daniel Erickson has made his departure from BioWare official.
]]>SWTOR update 1.4 files have been dug around in by some industrious types, and it looks as though some more content is on the way according to what was unearthed.
]]>SWTOR Update 1.4: Terror From Beyond is now live.
]]>SWTOR update 1.4 will contain some new elements for players when it launches such as moods, the ability to teleport back from whence you came after using Group Finder to complete a mission, and more.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic has migrated all players onto high-population servers in a bid to end the MMORPG's tumbleweed feeling.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic's public testing server has been switched over by BioWare in preparation for the new Mega Servers the developer plans to implement into the game.
]]>SWTOR Game Update 1.4, Terror from Beyond, has a developer video available for viewing below the break. In the update, players will be "called upon to face a mysterious new threat that has emerged from one of the most obscure places in the galaxy: the Gree planet of Asation." It seems as those the Gree have been "safeguarding ancient technologies" on the planet for a very, very long time, and somehow, one of these called the "Hypergate" has been activated. It has caused nasty creatures to come through, and players will be dispatched to Asation to close the Hypergate and stop this terrible menace before it gets out of control.
]]>Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare Austin has set itself the goal of releasing a major update to its MMO every six weeks.
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