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http://kotaku.com/5302069/ea-combines-mythic-and-bioware-into-a-giant-rpg-robotin-what In what is an interesting move EA has merged Bioware and Mythic Entertainment into one company. This new layout brings Bioware management over Warhammer Online AND the upcoming Star Wars MMO. This could be a cost saving movement on EA’s part allowing for one management team and a combined server/support system. Smart or strange, [...]

It has been pointed out to me by various people that the title of my last post may have been offensive to some of you.  For this, I apologize.  It was not my intention to unfairly single out a sector of our community and make them feel somehow inadequate or less than the rest of [...]

Amazon.com?  What the hell….we deal in some speculation here…so speculate on this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Old-Republic-PC/dp/B001O9AQT6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1243986898&sr=8-3 Amazon reckons March 31, 2010 for a release date.  How is Amazon’s track record on these things? Until BioWare says anything official this is just Amazon mucking about. Still….

At some core level I’m wishing, hoping, and dreaming that the game will be awesome beyond words and I’m going to be blown away with the new Star Wars MMO. But before we cross that bridge I think it’s time to air the worst of the What if things go bad? fears. Keep in mind [...]

Okay, if you’ve got a second go take a gander at the new Hasbro/EA join venture. http://hasbro.ea.com/ Now, what’s going on is that EA is bringing Hasbro’s games to the video game market. You know, Monopoly, Risk, etc. So what does that have to do with us Star Wars fans? Well, as we all know [...]

I wanted to wish Mostly Joe a very Happy Birthday.  As it happens his is the same as my own dear sainted mother. Speaking of birthdays, I feel I need to bring up the fact that The Holocron will celebrate Joe’s birthday on Sunday night, but late.  Stay up and tell Joe Happy Birthday along [...]

Kotaku – Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes Detailed – Star wars the clone wars: republic heroes. Looking to scratch that itch till Star Wars: The Old Republic comes out? Take a gander at this little Gem of a game. It’s multiplayer and due out in September. This is about as close as your [...]

May 4th.  Star Wars Day.  I want to take a break and reflect on some of my memories of Star Wars in years past. in no particular order. The Bikini.  mmmmm.  Yummy. Yoda: Do or do not, there is no try. Han riding out to sure death to find his friend on Hoth. Did you [...]