To Beta or Not to Beta
Ok, the day has finally come. Lucasarts and Bioware have finally announced game testing for Star Wars: The Old Republic. We are approximately 10 months from launch and from what we have seen so far of the game in demos and videos, it looks remarkably well polished and ready to go for a game just [...]
BioWare responds on beta-test selection for Mac users
I few days back I wrote about being excluded from the beta-test, due to trying to sign-up on a Mac. Sean Dahlberg, BioWare’s Community Manager, has followed up with a response: I wanted to apologize for the previous response you received in regards to your issues signing up for STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™. While we recognize [...]
SWTOR: the excluded
By now, thousands have signed up for the SWTOR beta, but I thought it was worth mentioning those who won’t be able to take part in the beta phase. Specfically, any person on a Mac running VMWare Fusion or Boot Camp may not be able able to take part, after I emailed support stating the [...]
BioWare announces SWTOR beta: invites applications
If you haven’t heard already, BioWare have invited applications to join the SWTOR beta program. This may surprise you greatly, but the response has been enthusiastic, with the SWTOR site down due to the influx of applications: All you can do wait for the site to return and to wonder at the infrastructure challenges facing [...]

