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Development to be taken over by Broadsword Online.

According to several reports, notably this one from IGN, EA is close to finalizing a deal that will move development and operation of Star Wars: The Old Republic from BioWare to Broadsword Online Games. Broadsword known for Ultimate Online and Dark Age of Camelot.

A letter of intent has been signed by both Broadsword and EA, with a deal expected to be finalized possibly as early as this month. This deal would move continued...

Get your galactic MMO on.

EA has brought over another one of their titles to Steam today. The game that was brought over was none other than Star Wars: The Old Republic, the free-to-play MMORPG set in the Star Wars universe.

Today's release is still very much a free-to-play release that is available as a standalone offering outside of Steam. There are optional subscription offerings that will get you additional content bonuses, but they are not a requirement to play the...

As part of their mid-Summer update, BioWare confirmed today that they are very much still working on the next iterations of both Dragon Age and Mass Effect. They say that those franchises are both still a significant part of their future even if the main focus right now is on Anthem.
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BioWare and Lucasfilm released the final chapter in the episodic story for Star Wars: the Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire today. The content, available for all Old Republic subscribers, The Battle of Odessen, will find players confronting Arcann and his fleet.
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BioWare and Lucasfilm released the final chapter in the episodic story for Star Wars: the Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire today. The...

We live in interesting time. Right now, we are in the midst of a transition from traditional media to the rise of YouTube "personalities," Twitch streamers, and everybody attempting to make a name for themselves in what is quickly becoming a saturated market. As a result, we have started to see the public, publishers, and developers giving preferential treatment to these new media formats instead of traditional media. This shift naturally means a shift in other areas as well. More and more publi...

Following a couple of posts on the official Star Wars: The Old Republic forums, John Jarynowski found himself the victim of harassment from some irate fans. What did John do to anger people to the point that they doxed him, threatened him, and threatened his family? He just posted some information regarding what the combat team was or was not going to be working on for the Sentinel/Maruder classes. That was it. The series of events began when John posted a public thread talking about th...

Following a couple of posts on the official Star Wars: The Old Republic forums, John Jarynowski found himself the victim of harassment from some irate...

BioWare has officially cancelled Shadow Realms. You may recall their big series of teasers starting last August for the game that was going to be a new online RPG. What then will BioWare be focusing on instead? Well, Star Wars: The Old Republic is going to be their main focus. Yay?
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BioWare has officially cancelled Shadow Realms. You may recall their big series of teasers starting last August for the game that was going to be a new...

BioWare has pushed the release of their Galactic Strongholds expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic by almost two months. Initially, subscriber early access was slated to begin on June 24 but has been pushed back to August 19. The deadline to earn rewards has moved from May 11 to July 15. The official, non-subscriber launch has moved from August to October.

This information comes courtesy of a letter to the community from Senior Producer, Bruce Maclean. In the letter,...

BioWare has pushed the release of their Galactic Strongholds expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic by almost two months. Initially, subscriber...

EA and BioWare announced a new free expansion coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic called Galactic Strongholds.
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Reliable industry sources have revealed that the internal cost of development for The Elder Scrolls Online has already surpassed $200 million. The last MMO to hit such lofty costs was Star Wars: The Old Republic, which reportedly cost EA from $200 million (as a low estimate) to upwards of $500 million to develop.

We all remember how well that went for that title, don't we?

That particular tweet has been removed, though we are unsure as to why. This is merely s...