WoW Cataclysm: why it adds strength to SWTOR

The big MMO news to come out of this weekend is the trailer for the next World of Warcraft expansion, called Cataclysm. Before I start talking about it, have a look for yourself if you haven’t already:

As a WoW player, I have mixed feelings about well known areas in the game having their appearance changed [...]

A syndrome BioWare needs to avoid

Although SWTOR isn’t strictly a first-person shooter, I thought the following video was important to bring to BioWare’s attention:

The humanity of it all!

SWTOR Guild recruitment goes to a new level

Torment Gaming are actively trying to put together some guilds for SWTOR, and they’ve gone to quite a bit of trouble to tell you. Once more gameplay footage is released by BioWare, expect a lot more of these to show up:

Torment SWTOR Teaser #1 from The Darkside on Vimeo.

Voice as immersion: more information

BioWare and LucasArts have released a short piece in how voice is being used in SWTOR to increase the immersion of players.
There’s some interesting shots of the game action itself interpersed between comments from developers.
I have to admit that the gameplay shots have taken me aback a little – particularly the [...]

Official machinima: deceived