The Holocron

Sean Dahlberg sent this out to folks this morning: While we have not announced a specific date, we can confirm that we are targeting a spring 2011 release for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. We’ve got a lot of exciting updates and reveals planned throughout 2010, including the first-ever hands-on testing for the game. It’s not [...]

Courtesy of the lovely and talented Kat…… http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001O9AQT6/ref=s9_sima_gw_s0_p63_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1EEY38XM651ZF1MA9Y6A&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294 Dare we hope?

The Rumor that floated around yesterday about the Beta Sign Ups?  True. Which makes me what?  That’s right.  The Winner. Read  more and sign up below.  Make sure you pay careful attention to the FAQ because this does not sound like your typical Everybody-Sign-Up Beta Test. http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20090929_001 P.S.  ITYS

This blog has seemed quiet lately.  Too quiet… So considering we don’t have much to talk about (two Threat of Peace issues in a row?  Just announce the Sith Agent already, dangit!) I thought I’d kill some time with AsaTJ’s Fightin’ the Man! Yep, it’s my new segment dedicated to combating the military industrial complex [...]

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

Ahh BioWare, you begin to please us once again.  Look kids, spies, just like your buddies here at The Holocron told you there would be.  And more time line-y goodness.  Isn’t it just wonderful how it all comes together with my return to the internets.?  It’s like a little present all wrapped up for you [...]

Well, I’ve gone on the record multiple places saying that, while it would be kind of a bummer, I’m pretty sure humans would be the only playable race in TOR.  All of the gameplay demos showed human players, both KotOR games allowed only human for the main hero, most of the iconic characters the classes [...]

Yep, we’d already been told we’d be getting a juicy Sith Warrior update this week, but it seems Bioware has pulled it in favor of announcing the localization of the game into French and German.  I’m glad they’re going to be opening up this game to as many people as possible- but really?  You can’t [...]

Okay, so I’m a little slow on the uptake with this, partially seeing as it’s been posted pretty much everywhere else. Highlights: -Saber user in heavy armor (inspired by Vader, so they say.)  Not sure what to think about that, but certainly unexpected. -Despite using “action points” and being likened to WoW’s Rogue class in [...]

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” [...]