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 [...]
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May 6 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
The Star Wars universe is massive. Aside from the six films, there are umpteen books, games and comics that are officially part of the canon. The sheer scope of the mythology makes it rather hard to accurately prophecy what might be coming for Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWtOR) in future updates bu… Tags: star [...]
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Apr 28 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
This weekend in deals: play Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer free on Steam, get 43% off The Old Republic, 34% off Mass Effect 3, and, on GOG, take 50% off EA games which involve both guns and spells. We’ve also collected discounts on Battlefield 3, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Mount & Blade Collection, The Walking Dead, [...]
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Apr 19 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
Star Wars: The Old Republic will be free again this weekend as part of BioWare’s ongoing programme of free trials. The game is open from now until 2.00am CDT/8.00am GMT on Monday morning. It’s only available to players who haven’t taken part in one of the previous free trials, however, so if you’re looking to [...]
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Apr 16 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
When Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Legacy update launched last week, players didn’t know that it was carrying a secret payload. Sudden world events have been cropping up in BioWare’s MMO since yesterday, when a news broadcast warned players to stay away from Tatooine. The Rakghoul plague, which BioWare invented for the original Knights of [...]
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Apr 7 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
The 1.2 update currently on Star Wars: The Old Republic’s test servers includes several changes and a lot of new content. The PvP system is getting some attention with the addition of a new Warzone and persistent rankings to separate the serious players from the more casual. You’ll get new Flashpoint and Operation content, which [...]
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Apr 4 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
It’s a common problem. I’ve invited three fellow sith into the friend invite free trial to help me devastate Republic forces, but there’s 22 more out there in the cold, gradually murdering each other for a chance to become one of the chosen three. In a move designed to quell this sort of murderous Sith [...]
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Mar 22 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
A free trial for Star Wars: The Old Republic ran last week, but not everyone got a chance to play. On the Bioware blog, the devs announce that they’re kicking off another free trial weekend today for those who weren’t involved in the last one. It’s set to run until Monday at 2:00 am CDT [...]
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Mar 14 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
The Legacy system has been hailed as a major feature of The Old Republic since before the game’s launch, it was the highlight of the TOR Guild summit last week, and now we’ve finally gotten to play with it ourselves. Here’s a quick run-down of what we learned about how it works and the amazing [...]
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Mar 14 2012 in Star Wars: The Old Republic by tgff
If you’ve been dying to try Star Wars: The Old Republic but haven’t ponied up for the game and a subscription, you can get your feet wet this weekend. A free trial runs from Thursday, March 15 at 12:01 a.m. CDT until Monday, March 19 at 2:00 a.m. CDT, and requires no payment information to [...]
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