Hope: the new SWTOR trailer
Today saw the launch of the second cinematic trailer, and like the first it’s a tasty piece of art. Hell, it’s more than that, it’s a piece that evokes the same level of excitement that the movie releases did for me – it’s a tight, dramatic 5 minutes that further tweaks the excitement levels. Plus [...]
Twi’lek, Chiss and E3 predictions
With the E3 Games Expo imminent, the pre-expo information has picked up in a big way. One of note is an in-depth piece over at Gamespot. Although a playable Rattataki race was confirmed back in May, I don’t believe Twi’lek and Chiss have been confirmed prior to now. The article also contains some great descriptions [...]
Sith Sunday – SWTOR in the news
1. On the Bioware side of things, the latest instalment (part 22) of the Blood of the Empire webcomic is out. 2. From the TOROZ forums: if you want to see how high the bar has been raised in regard to Guild promotion videos, then check this one out. We’re also just a little bit [...]
Hoth and Sith: a big fortnight
On the Bioware side of things it’s been an interesting fortnight. Last week it was the announcement of Hoth as one of SWTOR’s planets. The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive and rightly so – it’s one of those iconic planets that deserves some in-game love. How can you beat a desolate, cold planet with starship [...]
Playable species – some small peeks
Bioware have given some European sites a peek of a section of SWTOR previously unseen. As discussed here and here, it was a quest involving a Rataki (so yes species can be selected, it’s just uncertain how many / what the boundaries are) bounty hunter on Hutta. The response has as usual been mixed. The [...]
Sith Sunday – SWTOR in the news
1. The President of LucasArts, Darrell Rodriguez, has resigned. There’s apparently no impact on SWTOR with this announcement. 2. The Guardian in the UK asks: what Star Wars tie-in games would you like to see? 3. From the SWTOR Forums 1: for those who can’t get enough of rhyming couplets and the like, there’s now [...]
SWTOR: more inhabitants announced
Another fairly meaty announcement by Bioware on at least some of it the inhabitants for SWTOR. More specifically, six have been identified on the Holonet Trandoshan (Humanoid), Gormak (Humanoid), X2-C3 Imperial Astromech (Droid), AR-34 Enforcer (Droid), Gundark (Creature), and Salky Hound (Creature). For me, the population of a given area in an MMO is so [...]
We Don’t Need No Wimpy Bad Guys
What makes a game great? Is it the graphics? Is it the story? I don’t know about you, but for me, the most rewarding part of a game is beating the bad guys. In any game, whether it is a board game, a pen and paper Role Playing Game, an arcade game or a video [...]
Announcing: TOROZ reader for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
I’m really pleased to be able to announce the availability of the TOROZ Reader, an iPhone / iPad application for those interested in news and views about Bioware’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. You can download it here for free. What is it? It’s essentially an RSS reader with two sections. The first is our [...]
SWTOR combat: extensive new footage
The folks over at GameTrailers have an exclusive SWTOR developer diary that provides 6-minutes of insight on combat. During that time it shows some of the most detailed combat footage seen to date, covering most of the classes. If you want a really detailed dissection, you might like to check this out. The reaction to [...]
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