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Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen an increase of 2m new accounts since switching to the free-to-play model last November. In a State of the Game blog post, executive producer Jeff Hickman announced the figure – adding that the game’s high capacity servers are teeming with people,” thanks to …
Read More »SWTOR limits same-sex relationships to one planet
Gay NPCs locked behind paywall and high-level world
Read More »Same-sex romance heading to Old Republic
LGBT friendly relationships promised for Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion
Read More »First Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion skips retail
BioWare is working on the first major add-on or its Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic – but it won’t be coming to the High Street. The Rise of the Hutt Cartel is due for release this spring and will only be available via download, according to IGN. The title …
Read More »The Old Republic goes free-to-play
New microtransactions and virtual currency system options implemented into MMO
Read More »The Old Republic lead designer quits BioWare
No reason given for Daniel Erickson's departure after seven years at the developer
Read More »Bethesda opens new Austin studio Battlecry
Rich Vogel to head up new development outfit
Read More »SWTOR free-to-play a ‘straightforward decision’
Subscription fees the biggest turn-off for most fans, says Bioware GM Matthew Bromberg
Read More »Business models ‘should not define game design’
Games must be fun, engaging and offer social elements to attract users, says BioWare GM
Read More »Greg Zeschuk still at BioWare, no longer GM
Co-founder of Austin studio hands management to Matthew Bromberg
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