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The Star Wars: The Old Republic servers were taken offline today for some impromptu maintenance as, it seems, BioWare battles with issues relating to yesterday’s ‘Legacy’ 1.2 update. In status updates on the official forum, the developer explains: “During last night’s maintenance, some areas of the game were reverted to pre-Game Update 1.2 status. Some …

The latest update for Star Wars: The Old Republic, version 1.2 ‘Legacy’, goes live tomorrow, April 12th. Among the update’s main new features will be an expanded Legacy system – the ability to link characters together as family members. “As players increase their Legacy level they’ll be able to unlock new “convenience items” for their …

BioWare has issued a lengthy update on the changes that Star Wars: The Old Republic players can expect from the upcoming title update 1.2. Specifically, ‘Update 1.2: Legacy’ will bring a great number of changes and improvements to the game’s Crew Skill system, which has proved to be quite popular. “The Crew Skill system has …

Bioware have announced that new players will be able to download and play Star Wars: The Old Republic for free this weekend. From 5:01am GMT on Thursday until 7:00am Monday gamers who don’t already have a previously-active Star Wars: The Old Republic account will be allowed to make a character and build it up to …

Star Wars: The Old Republic had an estimated 1.7 million paying subscribers as of the end of February. EA CEO John Riccitiello announced the figures at an investor conference yesterday, according to Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz. “We estimate two million paying subs by the end of June 2012 (and then sustained for the …

EA has released a new trailer to showcase the next game update for Star Wars: The old Republic. Announced earlier this week and set for release in April, game Update 1.2, titled Legacy, introduces new high level group content and community-requested features, including PvP Warzone Rankings and Guild Banks, along with enhancements to the game’s …

EA has announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic game update 1.2 will be unleashed in in April. Entitled ‘Legacy’, it’ll introduce new high level group content and community-requested features, including PvP Warzone Rankings and Guild Banks, along with enhancements to the game’s Legacy system. The update will also offer improved UI customisation, gameplay fixes …

It’s official – Star Wars: The Old Republic is the fastest growing MMO ever created, as EA announce that the title has sold more than 2 million copies since its December launch. The MMO currently has 1.7 million active subscribers playing around four hours a day. The remaining 300,000 owners have either not played or …

Here’s a shocker – in response to Bioware planning to allow gay relationships in Star Wars: The Old Republic, so called “Family Research Council” president Tony Perkins has taken Star Wars: The Old Republic to task for allowing gay relationships in the MMO. In a radio broadcast, Perkins said: “In a new Star Wars game, …

BioWare has finally announced that the first game update for Star Wars: The Old Republic has gone live. Game Update 1.1, called Rise of the Rakghouls, was due to release earlier this week but was delayed due to last minute issues. The update introduces new, higher level group content, game feature additions and “continued balancing …

BioWare has pushed back today’s Star Wars: The Old Republic’s 1.1 update due to last minute issues. The update, entitled Rise of the Rakghouls, was due to release today with new content, level 50 bracketing for PvP WarZones and changes to Open World PvP on Ilum. But in a statement released to players, the developer …

BioWare has announced it is to release the first “game update” for Star Wars: The Old Republic, ‘Rise of the Rakghouls’, next week. Set for release on Tuesday, January 17th, update 1.1 will introduce new, higher level group content, game feature additions and “continued balancing and bug fixes,” says BioWare. The new stuff, which was …

BioWare has released Game Update 1.1 for Star Wars: The Old Republic, but before you rejoice, it’s only on the public test server. The update applies a long list of changes, including “a new Flashpoint, Kaon Under Siege, and four new boss additions to Operation: Karagga’s Palace,” as well as “changes to Open World PvP …

Yes, that title says it all, and it’s definitely a Star Wars The Old Republic news day today. Unfortunately, the Daily Mail couldn’t make it a week into 2012 before it posted up its latest tirade against those mind-corrupting video games. This year’s debut target is BioWare’s The Old Republic. You know, that game set …

Australian gamers have not shied away from importing Star Wars: The Old Republic online. Now local retailer EB Games has done the same and are selling it two months ahead of schedule. EB Games sells SWTOR early Star Wars: The Old Republic has yet to be launched officially in Australia, with the expected launch date …