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Release Date Announced at EuroGamer Expo

BREAKING NEWS: BioWare announced December 20, 2011 for US and December 22 for EU as release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic.

To all of our Old Republic fans:

In 2008, along with our partners at LucasArts, we took to the stage to announce the development of the long-rumored BioWare massively multiplayer game set in the Star Wars universe. Over the past few years, we’ve pulled back the curtain and shown you why Star Wars: The Old Republic is the groundbreaking story-driven MMO you’ve always wanted, and how this game will change the MMO genre forever. We’ve given you a peek behind the scenes each week, showing you what it takes to create the largest MMO in development. Our team has traveled the world to give fans a chance to experience the game first-hand, and you’ve created an active pre-launch community larger than we’ve ever seen. Our Game Testing program has been a huge success, and thanks to you we have been able to achieve the BioWare level of quality our fans have come to expect in all of our games.

Today, the wait is truly over for a release date, at least.

It is our pleasure to finally announce to you that Star Wars: The Old Republic will launch on December 20, 2011 in North America, and in Europe on December 22, 2011. This is an incredible moment for everyone at BioWare and our partners at LucasArts who have dedicated the past few years to build this extraordinary game. We appreciate the patience from the millions of fans who have been waiting for the game’s release. When we launch this groundbreaking MMO this holiday, we hope you agree that it will have been worth the wait.

May the Force be with you,
Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk
Co-founders, BioWare

Visit the Star Wars: The Old Republic website for the official announcement.

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Friday Update: Smuggler Character Progression Vide...

This week’s Star Wars: The Old Republic Friday Update is finally worthy of the label “Friday Update”.  First we have a progression video for the Smuggler, showing off a variety of skills and outfits for both the Scoundrel and Gunslinger Advanced Classes.  Then there is a developer blog from on The Old Republic’s expanded universe told in the pages of several books and comics. Lastly, a PAX highlights video is available with fan commentary and footage from the booth.

The new Developer Blog by Senior Writer Alexander Freed focuses on the expanded universe of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Freed has some key insights on what goes into developing these expanded stories from his first-hand experience of writing two tie-in comics (Blood of the Empire and The Lost Suns). He also shares what fans can expect from future adventures set in this era.

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Friday Update: (The Pit) Huttball Warzone Trailer ...

This week’s update Friday Update for Star Wars: The Old Republic unveils information about BioWare’s presence at this year’s PAX 2011 and a new trailer for Huttball the newest Warzone, The Pit. At PAX, BioWare will be holding a panel on August 28th in the Paramount Theater at 2pm, where they plan to have a Q&A session with develoeprs and show a live demonstration of the Eternity Vault. The new Huttball trailer has Director of Production Dallas Dickinson giving us an introduction to the spectator sport organized on Nar Shaddaa.

This week’s Friday Update for Star Wars: The Old Republic unveils a new trailer for the latest PvP Warzone “The Pit” also known as Huttball and information about BioWare’s presence at PAX 2011.   At PAX, BioWare will be holding a panel on August 28th in the Paramount Theater at 2pm, where they plan to have a Q&A session with develoeprs and show a live demonstration of the Eternity Vault. The new Huttball trailer has Director of Production Dallas Dickinson giving us an introduction to the spectator sport organized on the neutral planet of Nar Shaddaa.

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GamesCon 2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Coverage

GamesCon 2011 officially began on August 17th, but that did not stop EA/BioWare from holding their own press conference on the 16th that demonstrated the Eternity Vault Operation and announced the third Warzone called The Pitt (aka Huttball).

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For a complete listing of videos and news articles on Star Wars: The Old Republic at GamesCon 2011 please visit the Unofficial GamesCon 2011 thread on the official website.

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Friday Update: Fan Friday and GamesCon 2011 Info

This week’s Star Wars: The Old Republic Friday Update is a Fan Friday. Included in the update are two new polls, new wallpapers, and new Aurebesh forum phrases. BioWare also announced details surrounding GamesCom. GamesCom runs from August 18 to August 21 in Cologne, Germany. New information and reveals will come out of the event and fans lucky enough to attend GamesCom will be able to get hands on with the Alderaan PVP Warzone and Origin Worlds. GamesCom attendees we will also be able to see a small portion of the Eternity Vault, a high-level Operation or raid, on the showfloor.