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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.

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27 Bottles of Beer on the wall….

Put on your tin foil hat folks – you’re in for a looooong ride!

<Begins to sing slurring>

27 bottles of beer on the wall.. 27 bottles of beer.. Take one down, pass it around.. 26 bottles of beer on the wall!

<Ends singing>

We are just over halfway through 2011 and we officially have 27 Friday’s left in the year for BioWare to release information on Star Wars: The Old Republic.  This is my “speculation” into what we may see in some of these Friday Updates and I don’t believe we will be using all 27…

Update 07/01/11: After reviewing all of the past trailers we are actually missing quite a few “Armor” Progression Trailers and of course the Jedi Consular class trailer.  I have updated my list below to compensate for these missing trailers.

July 1 - Jedi Consular Class Update (Actual: Bounty Hunter Character (Armor) Progression)
July 8 –  Developers Blog (A Path to Success: Maps, and their Making) ✔
July 15 – Fan Friday | Studio Insider (w/ Audio Q/A) ✔
July 22 – San Diego Comic Con Reveals (Reveals: Jedi Consular Class Update/Trailer, (Remaining) Crew Skills, War Zone – VoidStar, (Low) Pre-Order, Box & Collector’s Edition details)
July 29 – San Diego Comic Con Recap & Jedi Consular Armor Progression
August 5 – Developers Blog
August 12 – Fan Friday | Studio Insider
August 19 – GamesCon Reveals (Reveals: “Train Horn” AKA Countdown to release date announcement for PAX, Last HoloNet Tab Revealed (speculated Legacy system) & Guild HQ Phase 2)
August 26 – PAX Reveals (Major Reveals: Release Date, Sith Inquisitor Armor Progression)
September 2 – GamesCon & PAX Recap | Expanded Game Testing Details Revealed via Pre-Orders
September 9 - Developers Blog (Character Creation) | Removal of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for Game Testers
September 16 - Fan Friday | Studio Insider (Guild HQ Phase 3*)
September 23 – EUROGAMER EXPO Reveals (Reveals: Imperial Agent Armor Progression, Smuggler Armor Progression, Head Start Details**, Server Lists & Website Update: Advanced Class Skill Tree “Calculators”)
Tuesday, September 27 – Star Wars: The Old Republic is Released!

*Guild Phase 3 could likely happen the Wednesday (September 21) before the EUROGAMER EXPO.
**Depending on the number of days they will be offering a Head Start the details could come earlier in the week

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Developer Blog: Designing the Advanced Classes Sys...

This weeks Friday Update includes a Developers Blog called Designing the Advanced Classes System which offers information about the advanced classes and commonly asked questions on the Star Wars: The Old Republic Official Forums.  All of the Advanced Classes were recently announced during  GamesCon 2010 in Germany.

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Principal Lead Systems Designer Georg Zoeller offers insight into the Advanced Classes System in Star Wars: The Old Republic!

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Friday Update: Web Comic Blood of the Empire #10

With all of the news surrounding GamesCon 2010 last week, this weeks update is pretty light with only the release of the web comic Blood of the Empire #10.

In the tenth issue of Blood of the Empireâ„¢, a battle between Republic and Imperial fleets rages over Korriban as Teneb Kel chases down his foe. The fate of the Sith homeworld and the Children of the Emperor is in the hands of one young acolyte and his slave–but duty and patriotism aren’t the only forces guiding them…

Check out the latest issue of Blood of the Empire now!

Expect the next week or two to have significant updates with PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) 2010 just around the corner taking place in Seattle, Washington  September 3 through the 5th.  PAX is the last of the large conventions for 2010 so the community is expecting a large showing from BioWare after the disappointing coverage from GamesCon 2010 being out-beaten by ArenaNet’ upcoming MMO Guild Wars 2 for the Best of GamesCon 2010 Award.  BioWare has yet to disclose information on a couple fairly large systems including crafting and guilds which will hopefully be touched on during PAX 2010.