News

Star Wars: The Old Republic Releases March 1

Kotaku AU

Star Wars: The Old Republic is receiving an Australian release on March 1. The game launches in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Singapore on the same day along with regional servers.


February 13, 2012
In Real Life

Old Republic Has Action Figures Too, You Know

You’ve seen the Star Wars: the Old Republic LEGO from Toy Fair, now see the Star Wars: the Old Republic action figures from Toy Fair.


February 4, 2012
In Real Life

These Are Not The Same-Sex Relationships The Old Republic Players Were Looking For

Riffing on the Family Research Council’s outrage over same-sex NPC relationships in Star Wars: The Old Republic, talk show host Conan O’Brien and team cobble together some footage of the science fantasy franchise’s most famous gay couples.


January 29, 2012
PC

Family Research Council: ‘Rebel Fleet Surrenders To Gay Empire’

Oh boy. The Family Research Council, a US organisation that “promotes the traditional family unit and the Judeo-Christian value system upon which it is built”, has finally noticed that BioWare intends to publish a game update to Star Wars: The Old Republic that accommodates same-sex relationships between player characters and NPCs. This didn’t go over well with them, because he’s a total canon fiend who says there can never be anything gay about Star Wars, ever.


January 22, 2012
PC

Disabled Gamers Laud The Old Republic As 2011′s Most Accessible Title

The advocacy publication for disabled video game enthusiasts has named Star Wars: The Old Republic its Mainstream Game of the Year, meaning it is the most widely released title that also is most accommodating of gamers who have different needs to enjoy full-featured gameplay.


January 21, 2012
News

BioWare Wanted To Make A Marvel MMO

A fascinating report in the Los Angeles Times about Star Wars: The Old Republic ought to get some attention for pegging the cost of making the massively multiplayer game at $US200 million.


January 15, 2012
PC

This SWTOR PC Case Is Fast Enough For You

The fine folks over at iBUYPOWER have put together this Star Wars-themed case. Which might be a sweet gift for any The Old Republic player… you know, if you could actually buy it here.


January 9, 2012
In Real Life

Community Review — Star Wars: The Old Republic

Kotaku AU

I’ve never played an MMO in my life and, being perfectly honest, I never really intended to rectify that ever. But if ever an MMO could get me inspired to have a bash, it would most likely be Star Wars: The Old Republic, a game made by a developer I respect, based on a brand I’m engaged with, also based on a game series I love! So what’s stopping me? Not really sure to be honest…


January 5, 2012
News

EB Discusses Its Decision To Grey Import Star Wars: The Old Republic

Kotaku AU

Today we revealed that EB Games is selling grey imported copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic in stores across Australia, but there are some unanswered questions. The Old Republic isn’t your typical game, it’s hardly a product you can buy, install and forget about: Australian players will require ongoing support, they’ll have to deal with overseas servers, and potential issues regarding retail keys not working out of the box? How will these problems be rectified considering the fact there is no local infrastructure available in Australia?


News

EB Games Is Selling Copies Of Star Wars: The Old Republic

Kotaku AU

We’ve just received word that EB Games is now selling copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic in stores today across Australia.