Not too long ago, we went through a stage when it seemed as if board games were gone for good. The almighty console offered a vastly superior gaming experience, while there were plenty of great PC and mobile games as well. Ironically, technology became more capable and we’re now in an era where digital board games are all the rage. Perhaps people realized that digital alternatives to their favorite board games of the past have a multitude of benefits. They’re much cheaper, you don’t have to spend hours cleaning up and organizing all the pieces, and you can bring everything along with you in a single slab of glass in your pocket. You can also play against opponents around the world. With new technology like augmented reality allowing you to merge digital and physical elements to add new dimensions to your favorite games and keep things social, now is a…
Top 10 Jedi Knight Armors – Check them Out
I haven’t shared anything from Swtorista with you in a while and this is a really great one! This is the last video in an 8-video series about outfitting your SWTOR characters. If videos aren’t your thing, there’s also a written version. “A symbol of hope in dark times, the Jedi Knight stands for the legacy of the Jedi Order—more than twenty-thousand years of protecting the Republic and keeping the peace across the galaxy in style. Through years of disciplined training and meditation, the Jedi Knight hones body and fashion into perfect harmoney. In this video, we’ll be going over my top ten favorite Jedi Knight armors, from the wildly expensive to something even a Padawan could afford. Don’t forget, you can wear many of these armors even if you aren’t a Jedi by using the Outfit Designer to create a new outfit.” Here are the Top 10 Jedi Knight…
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 – A look ahead at what’s coming in 2019
The guys over at Dice is keeping them self bussy. Here is a look of what is comming in Star Wars: Battelfront 2 the rest of the year. Let’s dive in, but before that… AUGUST August kicks off with both the Separatist Dreadnought and Republic Venator becoming playable in Heroes vs Villains. Since the release of Capital Supremacy this addition has been highly requested, and we’re incredibly happy to be adding them to our rotation. We’ve taken areas within both capital ships and turned them into playable locations that we believe will be great for the small-scale Hero gameplay. After watching discussions around Capital Supremacy and, in particular, the Capital Ship phase. We’ve made some changes to the interiors of both Capital Ships. The assault on the Capital Ship will continue to have two sub-phases, but both are evolving. Once you’re breached the enemy ship, you have five minutes to…
SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market — Monday August 12 2019
Here are the weekly cartelmarket items on sale for August 12 2019 Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Interesting Notes from this update: NOTE: These notes are automatically generated and are currently a work in progress. Changes to the Cartel Market detected New Items Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average KANTIS BLUR 450 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found Items No Longer Available Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average MEIRM CAIMAN Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found ARMOR OF DARTH REVAN Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found KOENSAYR REVOLUTION Information from TOR FASHION 50,000,000.0 130,000,000.0 76,666,666.6666667 REVAN HOLOSTATUE Information from TOR FASHION 17,200,000.0 500,000,000.0 70,411,488.8 Items Available Again Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average SITH RECLUSE ARMOR SET…
Must-Have Items For Best Gaming Experience
When it’s time to sit back and relax while enjoying your favorite game, it helps to make the experience even better when you have some things with you that take your gaming experience to new heights. Take a look below at some of the items you can get for the best gaming sessions ever. It’s Like Listening To Art When it comes to gaming accessories and hardware, your speakers are extremely important. Maybe you’re not the type who loves headphones, so getting yourself some decent gaming speakers with Dolby and surround sound will make you feel like your room is in the game! Maybe you’re a fan of “Star Wars: The Old Republic” and just want to listen to those beautiful Lightsaber sounds as if the fight is going on right next to you. Nothing beats the thrill of flying in your Starship, jumping into hyperspace, and hearing every single…
The Amazing Voice Acting of KOTOR
We can sing the praises of KOTOR all day long. Seriously, it’s been said here before and will likely be said here again – Knights of the Old Republic is one of the best Star Wars games of all time. One thing that made this game so unique and loved by so many was the amazing voice acting talent that covered the entire, vast script of the game. When Bioware made the decision to hire voice actors for the entire script, it was a big one. That story is told in the latest entry in the Boss Fight Books series, written by journalist Alex Kane and available if you want to follow it all. It is absolutely an interesting story for anyone who loves KOTOR, Star Wars, and video game history. In it, we learn all about what made the casting and sound departments of LucasArts unique, and how the process…
Star Wars Part 2 Attack on Endor Fan Film
Oooh, it’s fan film time again! You know how I love these. This one is a little different because it’s actually from Star Wars: Battlefront and it’s pretty cool how they do their videos. It’s definitely fun and enjoyable, even if you don’t play Battlefront. If you do play, you’re going to recognize some locations and other details and it should be a fun watch for you as well. I’m all about anything Star Wars and anything creative so I have to share this one with you all. They teased us with a trailer and now we have the next installment to enjoy. The latest from xXMINIJARVISXx brings us Part 2 of an epic battle, the Attack on Endor. If you missed the beginning, here’s the trailer: You can see the film yourself right here: So, what do you think? All in all, I think it’s well done. It’s a…
SWTOR Around the Blogosphere – August 6 – 2019
What is happening around the internet in the world of SWTOR for the past few weeks? There’s a lot of great news happening in the world of SWTOR and we want to tell you about it, but there are some great people in the community who have already said it best. Let’s take a few moments for a roundup post to highlight these great SWTOR posts online. Here’s a look at SWTOR Around the Blogosphere: First, we have a cool post from Vulkk about SWTOR 6.0 PTS, the Spoils of War. He covers the new class abilities, gear sets and technical items coming with 6.0. Keep in mind that things from a test realm can and do change, but Vulkk is also pretty good about updating regularly and quickly when they do. It’s a good, solid resource to help you know what to expect from the new release. Onslaught PTS…
Lego Star Wars: Rise of TT Games
We’ve been talking about this new Lego Star Wars game and I’ve gotta tell ya, I am excited about it! Traveler’s Tales has been bringing us great Lego games for a very long time now. In fact, they’ve been putting out at least one per year for more than 15 years now. Some of those years, the UK developer put out as many as three Elgo games. They’ve made games on all your favorite famous IPs and franchises and it has been a long, glorious ride. While Lego has made their presence in video games before this, but it was the release of 2005 Lego Star Wars: The Video Game that really launched the Lego game fad. In the time that has passed since that first game, they’ve sold of 200 million copies of Lego games and over $2 Billion in revenue. TT Games will see itself come full circle…
SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market — Monday August 05 2019
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for August 05 2019 Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Interesting Notes from this update: NOTE: These notes are automatically generated and are currently a work in progress. Changes to the Cartel Market detected Items No Longer Available Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average FEARSOME RAGE Information from TOR FASHION 10,000,000.0 20,000,000.0 13,992,063.4285714 Items Available Again Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average SQUADRON ACE’S ARMOR SET 500 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found ARMOR OF DARTH REVAN 1960 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found KOENSAYR REVOLUTION 1125 Information from TOR FASHION 50,000,000.0 130,000,000.0 76,666,666.6666667 REVAN HOLOSTATUE 1050 Information from TOR FASHION 17,200,000.0 500,000,000.0 70,411,488.8
A Fan-Made KOTOR II Mobile Port is on the Way
Who wants to play some KOTOR II? I know a lot of our readers are big KOTOR fans like myself and I am excited to tell you about this really cool project that’s on the way soon – a mobile KOTOR II port, fan-made, already in Alpha and releasing soon. How does it work? Here are details from the project summary: This project is meant to attempt to port all content from Star Wars: KOTOR II TSL into Star Wars KOTOR 1 Mobile (for Android / IOS), resulting into a partially / fully playable mobile version of KOTOR II TSL for IOS / Android. The game will be installed and ran as a Total Conversion Mod over the mobile KOTOR 1 version. The mod development will consist in the following stages: – 1. Converting all files from the PC version of KOTOR II, to work with the older KOTOR 1…
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Event Calendar – August
Here is a list of some of the upcoming events in Star Wars: Galaxy if Heroes for August 2019. As allways you have to remember that all dates are subject to change. Daily Login Character for August: CC-2224 “Cody” Please note that the team are working on updates for Grand Arena Championships and still determining when Championships or Exhibitions will return. There will be an official announcement in the next couple weeks regarding if we will take a short break from GAC or ready resume right away. I think Padme and Malak will both be sometime in August as well. They just didn’t want to put it on the calendar to give folks time to prepare. Basically, the event calendar is useless. They won’t be giving us information for anything worthwhile in advance. They will do the same thing with Malak that they did last time, 1 day or warning and…
State of the old republic: Podcast 100th Episode
The State of the Republic Podcast just posted their 100th episode and this is truly a cause for celebration! Episode 100: Spoils of War released the other day and you can have a listen here if you haven’t already. If you’re not familiar with SOTOR podcast, it’s not too late to catch up. The State Of The Old Republic (SOTOR) Podcast is hosted by Ted. In game, he is known as a Mercenary named Strega. He also writes for a group called The Cantina Cast, and is known as Ted over there, too. He’s a fellow WoW player (like me) and goes by Darkbrew there. He also has a blog site called The Brew Hall where he sometimes writes about SWTOR as well. Here’s what he had to say about the podcast and its 100th episode: “Spoils of War” was revealed back in May. And after hearing what Eric and Charles had to…
SWTOR: The Making of OnderonSWTOR: The Making of Onderon
BioWare has posted news about Onderon. What is Onderon you ask? Well it is one of the new planets players will be able to experience with the with the upcoming launch of the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion this September. If you played KOTOR 2, you know that Onderon whas one of the planets in the game. Here is an interview with art Director, Carrie Meade, about pulling back the curtain on bringing this iconic planet to SWTOR. For starters, what is your role here on the SWTOR team? On the SWTOR team I function as the Art Director – which means I am responsible for organizing and running the SWTOR art team, as well as maintaining the artistic vision for the project. I help with troubleshooting, brainstorming, idea generation, problem solving, team scheduling, swag creation and general game editor whispering. What lessons or aspects from the creation of other planets came into…
SWTOR: In-Game Events for August
Here are the ingame invents for Star Wars: The old republic for the month of August 2019 Double Rewards EventDate: July 23 – August 20, 2019 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 11:00AM PDT/6:00PM GMT)Requirement: None! Starting July 23rd and lasting until August 20th, there will be a month long Double Rewards event! Perfect timing to get ready for the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion coming in September. Enjoy a full month of double rewards, including XP, Command XP, and much more! Pirate IncursionDate: July 30 – August 6, 2019 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 11:00AM PDT/6:00PM GMT)Requirement: Level 20+ The remote planet Dantooine has been thrust into the center of escalating hostilities between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Spurred on in secret by covert Imperial forces, the Nova Blade pirates have staged an all-out attack on the pastoral Republic world. As the Republic scrambles to defend this key territory at the edge of Imperial space, the Empire…
Best Esports Arenas of the World
Here is the list of world’s best esports arenas. See stadiums where biggest esports events take place regularly gathering thousands of fans to watch them. Best Esports Arenas of the World The popularity of esports is so great that it literally broke through the monitor screens and nowadays it conquers new summits: trade centers, sports stadiums and cinemas. Today, we are going to mention best esports arenas of the world. Blizzard Arena One of the most popular esports stadiums of today: the most important events of the Overwatch league take their place exactly here, in Los Angeles. Many teams dream of playing on the Blizzard Arena: if you are there, you have reached many things already and are one step away from victory. Still, this arena does not have too big capacity: it can place only 450 viewers. But matches played inside the arena are always broadcasted online and they…
10 curiosities about Star Wars that will blow your mind
Author: Ines Marinho Star Wars is definitely one of the most popular franchises and it continues to produce blockbuster movies that drag crowds to cinemas. Besides that, is also a matter of discussion within the geek community and a massive appeal for cosplayers. Even in the not so nerdy world of sports, fans have customized helmets for teams from NFL playoff favorites. Anyway, what brings us to this article is the hidden secrets of the franchise. Do you think you know everything about Star Wars? In January 1975, a guy named George Lucas was working on the second draft of an epic sci-fi opera named “Adventures of the Starkiller: Episode One: The Star Wars”. One of the many problems the screenwriter found during his work was the lack of female characters. This work of him would eventually become Star Wars: A New Hope and Luke Skywalker was nearly an 18-year-old…
That Time Big Bang Theory Played SWTOR
If you’re a fan of Big Bang Theory, you may have noticed that one episode (S05E19) where the gang all played SWTOR. In their usual hilarious manner, the gang talked “nerdy” about “that new Star Wars game” and the other games they had played in the past (remember when they played WoW?) And of course, the girlfriends didn’t understand, although Bernadette jumps in with her pink laptop to play their healer (stereotypical, but still good for a laugh). “My Howie-wowie has an owwie.” Anyway, most of it is just reference to the game, which they never actually call by name, except for one scene on Raj’s screen where we actually get to see them play. SWTOR fans have criticized this clip every time it gets brought up but I think it’s all in good fun and one player commented on a thread that he found out about the game because…
Fan Film: Kylo Ren vs Darth Vader – FORCE OF DARKNESS
It’s fan film time again! Woooo! Regular readers know how much I love this. Seriously, I could spend all of a quiet Sunday afternoon just browsing YouTube and checking out these awesome fun videos. This one is perfect for fans of Kylo Ren or Darth Vader. What would happen if you pit those two against one another? Crazy, right? But here we get to see one person’s idea of what that might look like. It’s called Force of Darkness, and the short is just over 10 minutes long. So grab yourself some popcorn or a bag of chips and settle in for a little look-see. Here we have another fan film, this one from SeizeThe Frame When it comes to fan film quality, this one is up there. I can’t imagine what they’d do with a professional budget, but I’m sure it’d be awesome. You can tell a HUGE amount…
THE STAR WARS CLASSICS
Star wars is a franchise based on science and fiction comprising of video games, movies, toys and animated shows. The plot of Star Wars employs motifs common to science fiction, politics, musicals and classical mythology. The motifs are in a fictional universe as created by its designer George Lucas. Star wars is one of the highest grossing series in the world. In fact, it is currently the second in sales behind Marvel cinematic universe. There have been a number of star wars games over the years with almost one or two new releases in a year. However, some games are loved by some and hated by others. It’s all in a gamer’s taste. One thing for sure, there are timeless classics such as the knights of the old republic than will always be a favorite to most. Most gamers even claim that the video game is better than the film…
We Want More Star Wars Games (But Without Jedi?)
I think something we can all agree on is that we want more Star Wars games. I’ve been writing about it here for years and even more sadly, written about it each time an anticipated Star Wars game got canned. And honestly, it sucks. Which is why a lot of fans are excited about the latest Star Wars game on the way – Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. And there’s also that little Lego Star Wars game I keep talking about… But anyway, back to Fallen Order. It may be the next game we’re getting, but is it really the next Star Wars game fans wanted? Robert Endyo from Gameverse has a theory that Star Wars gamer fans want to see less Jedi. Gamers would also like games that would be great as eSports. This site provides the best strategies for e-sports betting. Here’s some of what he has to…
SWTOR: First Round of Onslaught is now up on PTS
The guys over at BioWare is now testing the first fase of the upcomming expansion for Star Wars: The old Repulic named Onslaught. The comming game update will be known as Game update 6.0 of the MMORPG. Check out the news below: Welcome to the first round of Public Test Server testing for the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion! Each round will be targeted to test something specific. For example, In this initial round we are going to be looking at changes to the Sorcerer, Assassin, Marauder, and Juggernaut Advanced Classes. These changes include new ‘Onslaught’ Set Bonuses, Tactical Items, an initial batch of Amplifiers, and the following new Abilities: Volt Rush (Sorcerers) – Deals energy damage to your target and energizes you for up to 5 seconds. The Energize effect can stack twice, with each stack increasing Volt Rush damage by 30%. The ability has 3 charges and a recharge timer of 10…
Obsidian’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3
Knights of the Old Republic, KOTOR, is one of the most popular Star Wars games to date. Fans of the series have been waiting for a KOTOR 3 that sadly, will never be. Once KOTOR 2 was wrapped up, Obsidian was all set to make a third game in the franchise, but it never came to pass. Speaking to Chris Avellone at Reboot Develop, Kirk McKeand from vg247.com asked if Obsidian ever had a story planned for Knights of The Old Republic 3, and it did. Here’s the basic premise, in Avellone’s words: “When we finished the second one we were all trying to restore our lives back to sanity,” Avellone remembers. “We did start working on the third game pitch, because we always imagined the trilogy. Even when working on the second game, we [tried] to foreshadow what Darth Revan was doing in the second game, and he wasn’t…
Star Wars: Dark Forces Fan Remake
There is a fan remake of Star Wars: Dark Forces in Unreal Engine 4 and it is now available for download. Created by Obsidian Entertainment’s senior environment artist, Jason Lewis, this remake aimed to recreate the first level from the game in Epic’s engine. The map doesn’t have any enemies so it’s just for recreation, but it looks to deliver on the fun. The attention to detail is really amazing and it also gives us a visual of what a modern take on this classic Star Wars shooter might look like. See it in action here: For those who may not remember, Star Wars: Dark Forces is a first-person shooter that came out in 1995. It used Jedi Engine, a game engine created especially for the game. It had some really cool features that were previously unheard of for a first-person shooter at the time, like multiple floored level design…