May 19 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
EA wants to be your pal, indie developers — it’s even buying the first round of drinks. The publisher announced today that it will distribute games funded by Kickstarter and Indiegogo on Origin for 90 days without fees. When they’re done, crowdfunded projects such as Wasteland 2 will have the opportunity to reach Origin’s 12 [...]
Tags: Brian Fargo, Jane Jensen, Pinkerton Road Studio
May 17 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
If you’re looking for something new to play this weekend, why not waggle a lightsaber in Star Wars: The Old Republic? A four day free trial kicks off tomorrow for those who haven’t sampled one of the other free trial events that Bioware have been running recently. As with those previous free weekend events, you [...]
Tags: credit card details, free trial, free weekend, old republic, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Treasury Rancor
May 16 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
Hello again, fellow TORWarriors, and welcome to this week’s podcast! This is a very different show for us, as we deal with a couple of serious subjects in the SWTOR universe. Of course, as we always do, we cover all the latest news, stories, updates, and future plans for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Beyond [...]
Tags: star wars
May 13 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
Read, and be shaken by your shoulders: the open-world zombie game you’ve probably always wanted exists. It’s called Day Z. It runs as a mod for Arma 2: Combined Operations, in a haunted version of Arma’s 225 km² imitation of the Czech Republic, Chernarus. It isn’t perfect. The servers are usually full. But it is [...]
Tags: Czech Republic
May 10 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
Our hot new podcast logo, courtesy of Disco Priest (You can follow her Twitter @discopriest!) Yes, friends and fellow TORWarriors, it’s that time of week again – time for another TORWars podcast! In this week’s cast, we range far and wide, covering all of the biggest stories and latest news for Star Wars: The Old [...]
Tags: James Ohlen, Star Wars: The Old Republic
May 9 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
As far as things with both ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Episode I’ in the title go, the first official SW:TOR podcast is the least likely to make fans cry. Hosts Eric Musco and Brooks Guthrie talk to Daniel Erickson and Damion Schubert and the process of getting the Legacy update live and discuss what’s coming next [...]
Tags: Brooks Guthrie, Damion Schubert, Daniel Erickson, Eric Musco, star wars, Star Wars: The Old Republic
May 8 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
A lot of my friends are playing The Old Republic, but I can’t group with 90% of them. Most of them are on different servers than I am, so if we want to play together, one of us has to abandon our established characters. And even if we could transfer servers, half of the characters [...]
Tags: Eric Flannum, guild wars, guild wars 2
May 7 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
During EA’s quarterly phone call to investors this afternoon, Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen a fairly significant drop in subscribers, but still has over a million paying customers. According to the report just released on Business Wire, TOR has 1.3 million subscribers still, which indicates a [...]
Tags: Business Wire, Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello, Star Wars: The Old Republic
May 7 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
Electronic Arts reported a drop in Star Wars: The Old Republic’s subscriber base, down to 1.3 million from the 1.7 million figure given in February 2012… Tags: subscriber base, electronic arts, Star Wars: The Old Republic
Tags: electronic arts, Star Wars: The Old Republic, subscriber base
May 7 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
EA announced today that it’s made over 1.2 billion dollars in “digital revenue” during its fourth fiscal quarter. That is a massive 47 percent year-over-year growth. Full game downloads were also up 76 percent year-over-year, pushed by Star Wars: The Old Republic and Mass Effect 3. This comes ri… Tags: Star Wars: The Old Republic, [...]
Tags: fiscal quarter, Star Wars: The Old Republic