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Episode #18 “Planetside”

Welcome back to a long awaited Holocron Gamer Nation! MostlyJoe returns and then promptly heads out to Coruscant, Fiddleback gives the Grand Tour of Balmorra, and we have a nice little chat about what happens when Mummy and Daddy have to work different hours. Check all this out and more in Holcron #18, “Planetside”.

Coruscant Revealed at PAX!

The trailer really speaks for itself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtNs4hXRu7I Once again we have bjbrains to thank for the catch!

Hoth (pretty much/maybe kinda) Confirmed!

Say what you will about Fan Friday, but it can speak volumes about the game if you read between the lines.  This week, for example, we have both a wampa and a tauntaun added as forum avatars.  If it were one or the other, I’d think maybe they’re going for the “Semi-plausible interplanetary monster transplant” [...]

Developer Details

I told you we were back on the job. Just stumbled across this little article : Bioware has published in the net a new diary of their developers. This time, the experts tell us the process of creating virtual worlds in a multiplayer role-playing game of Star Wars: The Old Republic. It should be recalled [...]

Holocron #11 “Date With a Starkiller”

Hope you are ready to cut loose because we’re going on A Date with Starkiller. Tonight, we are joined by d20radio’s own Mr. Sam Witwer, who happily answers your questions and discusses what he hopes to see in SW: TOR.  Along the way, he reminisces about games of yesteryear and spills the beans about who [...]

Is it Dark in Here…?

The folks over at SW:TOR just added some new information to their Game Info section.  They’ve graced us with some historical time line information about the history of KOTOR I & II, Korriban, and Tython.  And because they are such amazing scoundrels they dropped a few hints in there as well.  See if you can [...]

Here There be Dragons…

So a while back the Devs released the Galactic Timeline video.  At the time we didn’t have this nifty little website to make wild, unconfirmed guesses on.  We just had to use our forums.  So here is a bit of a retread for those of you just joining us. I took a screen cap of [...]

Scope – Too Overwhelming?

Fiddleback posted the entry on the Warning: Dates on Calendar are Closer than they Appear from a perspective of game readiness.   Given this, plus the hero engine’s flexibility for design on the fly, he is of the opinion that this thing is a little further along than we think. Although my intent is not to [...]

Star Wars: The Old Republic | Developer Dispatch: Diverse Worlds

Go behind the scenes to find how some of the diverse worlds of STAR WARS are brought to life in STAR WARS: The Old Republic.

Coming Up in Holocron #10

Holocron #10 promises to be an exciting show.  As we are planning things out at the moment we’ll give you a few teasers: We definitely will be  discussing the latest dev blog on world building, plus back tracking a bit to discuss some of the specific planets we know about already. And as a special [...]