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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.

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Friday Update: E3 Details and The Lost Suns Comic

This week’s Star Wars: The Old Republic Friday Update is E3 Details and on The Lost Suns with an interview by Senior Writer and Managing Editor Alexander Freed. As BioWare Austin’s Community Manager Stephen Reid hinted at this morning, there are three updates today about SWTOR. This is all in preparation for the Electronic Entertainment Expo that starts June 6 and expectations are massive on the news coming out of the event.

As part of this week’s Friday update, MMORPG.com interviewed Principal Lead Combat Designer Georg Zoeller about the Advanced Classes we will see in Star Wars: The Old Republic. He covers abilities from almost every class including the Jedi Knight’s Force Leap, the different stances of the Sith Warrior, the Bounty Hunter’s helpful Kolto Missile, and the Smuggler’s explosive Shrapnel Bomb.

E3 Sneak Peaks

New Cinematic Trailer

You may recall the dramatic cinematic trailers we’ve released at previous E3 shows. First, “Deceived” showed the dark triumph the Sith Empire achieved by sacking Coruscant and destroying the Jedi Temple. Then “Hope” took us back a few years in Old Republic history to the courageous stand made by Republic heroes in the Battle of Alderaan. These are critical points in the history of The Old Republic, but there’s another moment that we’ve yet to share.

Raid Reveal(?) – 8-Man(?)

The planet of Belsavis holds a terrible secret; a secret unknown to both the Empire and Republic for thousands of years. Now, groups of elite heroes must fight to prevent this ancient threat from escaping and causing massive destruction. Prepare yourself for your first encounter with the Eternity Vault.

Raid Reveal(?)

You’ve seen Alderaan’s beautiful vistas; you’ve seen the action-packed Warzone. Now you’ll see a showdown with an army of zealous soldiers, protecting a military general who has seized control of the throne. Removing this usurper is not going to be easy, but someone has to do it…

New Flashpoint(?)

Sandpeople are easily startled, but they’ll come back soon, and in greater numbers… and that might just be the beginning. E3 attendees will get to battle Sandpeople and experience something that’s never been seen before on Tatooine…

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Friday Update: Warzone Video, Crafting and More!

Remember, remember the fifth of November…  The day BioWare finally releases some information that the fan’s have been yearning for.

PvP Warzones – Alderaan

Joanne Laroche said:

Officially a neutral world, Alderaan has become the focus of Republic and Imperial political maneuvering. Even as conflict between Alderaans noble houses threatens to turn into civil war, Republic and Imperial forces engage in a secret battle that could decide the planets fate. High in the mountains, both sides fight for control of Alderaans massive planetary defense cannona weapon powerful enough to devastate an enemys fleet and ensure domination over the planets skies.

The battle on Alderaan is our first detailed look at organized team Player vs Player (PvP) in The Old Republic. To secure the planetary defense cannon, players must deplete the enemy transport ships shields, driving their forces to retreat or be annihilated. Players must work together to control the defense systems artillery units if they are to protect their fleet and emerge victorious.

Well be offering more insight into how Warzones work in the near future, but for now, we hope this video will give you a good sense of the Warzone experience in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™! Also, be sure to check the screenshot section to see how this battle is heating up.