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Read More »Aussie / New Zealand players won’t be locked out of Old Republic
Kotaku has reported that Australian and New Zealand players won’t be locked out of overseas servers if they purchase The Old Republic from overseas. A couple of weeks ago MCV reported that Australia and New Zealand would not be launch territories for Star Wars: The Old Republic. With the game …
Read More »AU/NZ missing Old Republic at launch
Bioware has issued a statement stating that it ‘cannot commit to any timeframe’ for Star Wars: The Old Republic outside Europe / North America. After some speculation as to why Australian and New Zealand customers were unable to pre-order the game, Bioware finally released the statement explaining the situation on …
Read More »Pre-orders begin for Old Republic
EA has kicked off its pre-order promotions for its high profile MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, as well as announced two special collector’s editions. Players can now pre-order the BioWare-developed MMO and will receive early access to the finished game for their trouble, as well as a colour stone …
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Read More »Star Wars Old Republic set for Spring 2011?
Comments made by EA’s CEO in this evening’s investors conference call suggests Star Wars: The Old Republic will be released in Spring 2011. During the call – which discussed the firm’s decision to reduce its projected revenues for FY2010 – John Riccitiello said the firm’s next ‘major MMO’ is making …
Read More »New Star Wars MMO revealed
New Star Wars title The Old Republic will take the form of a story-driven MMO set in the timeframe of previous hit Knights of the Old Republic, LucasArts and Bioware have revealed. While the official statement from LucasArts does not reveal an expected release date, it does outline the plot, …
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