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The Empire Strikes Underhandedly
How far would the Empire go to take over the intergalactic underworld? According to this new trailer for the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO videogame, further than you'd think. More »Mandalorians Rule Star Wars: TOR Trailer, But Will Lucas Put Them In His Live-Action TV Show?
The Old Republic video game has just released a Mandalorian 101 trailer, showing why these guys are an awesome pain in the ass to our Jedis. In other Star Wars news rumor has it Lucas may be speaking at SDCC. More »Get Your Han On With The Old Republic's Latest Characters
Worried that Star Wars: The Old Republic wouldn't let you live out your childhood dreams of becoming Han Solo? Fret no more - The MMO's website has just released details of the next playable class: The smugglers. More »The Old Republic MMO Trailer Displays The Proper Way To Fillet A Jedi
BioWare's beautiful Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO trailer shows us exactly why the dark side is so attractive. Watch a team of highly skilled assassins mow down a flock of Jedi. Let the battle begin! More »Look At The Origins Of The Old Republic
We've told you before about The Old Republic, the upcoming Star Wars MMO, but now a new documentary lets you look behind the scenes of what's being called "the ultimate Star Wars game."Sith Academy Sadly Not Setting For Amusing Series Of Steve Guttenberg Movies
We've already told you about upcoming MMO game Star Wars: The Old Republic. Now a series of newly-released screenshots show not only how the action will look for players, but also some new settings for said action to take place... including this previously unseen Sith Academy. Click through for some more of the sights you can expect to find when the game is released.Making Star Wars Look Like Star Wars Is More Difficult Than It Looks
What makes Star Wars look like Star Wars? That's one of the questions that The Old Republic's lead designer, Jeff Dobson has to face repeatedly in the course of working on the upcoming MMO set in George Lucas' playground and, as he told us, he still can't really come up with a comprehensive answer. He knows what's right when he sees it, but when something is wrong, he can't always put his finger on why it's wrong. So is there a Star Wars aesthetic? And if so, what is it? More »Star Wars Goes Online With Their New Old Republic
The rumors are true; Lucasfilm and BioWare announced yesterday that the two companies are working on an MMORPG called Star Wars: The Old Republic that will not only offer players a chance to step into the Star Wars universe, but will also change the way that MMOs are made forever. But that's about all that they were telling. At least they did release some concept art and screenshots, which you can see below. More »