BioWare is doing a doing a 250% XP and CXP event from Feb 7 to April 10 in Star Wars: The old Repulic. Jump in now, if you want to experience all class stories quick. JOIN WITH FRIENDS IN EXCITING IN-GAME EVENTS! JUMP INTO YOUR FAVORITE IN-GAME EVENTS ALL THROUGH FEBRUARY! 250% Bonus XP Event: February 7 – April 10 250% Bonus Command XP Event: February 7 – April 10 Bounty Contract Week: February 14 – 21 Relics of the Gree Event: February 28 – March 7 Check back for more details on future in-game events. 250% BONUS XP EVENT (FEBRUARY 7, 2017 – APRIL 10, 2017: BEGINS AND ENDS AT 4AM PST/12AM GMT) LEVEL: All Levels up to 70! From story missions to PvP Warzones to Starfighter battles, level up at 2.5x the speed — up to Level 70! Looking to get an even greater boost? Grab a few…
The Story Behind the Doomed Battlefront 3
Sadly, there was a battlefront game that was never meant to be: Battlefront 3. Star Wars Battlefront is an action shooter video game developed by EA DICE, with additional work from Criterion Games, and published by Electronic Arts. Battlefront 3 was the game that we never got. Details and salvaged footage from Free Radical’s Star Wars Battlefront 3 can now be found online. The same game was once in alpha at TimeSplitters development studio, but cancelled. Eventually DICE picked it up and rebooted it, but without any of the original ideas. A Battlefront 3 campaign was going to see twin clones on a mission to boost the Galactic Republic. So fans of Star Wars: Battlefront I and Star Wars: Battlefront II were looking for their Star Wars: Battlefront III and got Star Wars Battlefront instead. A lot of people were disappointed in EA’s Star Wars Battlefront for various reasons. Many will agree…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday January 31 2017
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of January 31 – February 7 2017. 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] New Items Price Helpful links RELENTLESS INSURGENT’S ARMOR SET 1440 Information from TOR FASHION Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links 5-PACK: COMMAND BOOST 600 800 +33% 800
Closed SWTOR PTS Applications are now open
The SWTOR team is now accepting applications for entry into the Closed PTS for 5.2 operations testing to guilds. Check it out: Hey folks, As we mentioned on the last Producer Live Stream, we are going to be putting Game Update 5.2 on PTS. For now, our plan is that the test server will be closed with the intention of opening up later on. I want to make sure that players have the opportunity to apply to get entry into this closed test, so let’s talk about how to do that. Here are the requirements: Being on the closed test server means signing an NDA. You must be willing to sign and abide by that agreement. You must be 18 years or older to be eligible. You must have an active subscription (to access the test server). You must be willing to play and provide feedback. You must be able…
SWTOR Galactic Command Gearing Roadmap – Coming This Week
Eric Musco just informed the SWTOR Community that a roadmap of the changes to Galactic Command will be puvlished this friday: Galactic Command Gearing Roadmap – Coming This Week | 01.30.2017, 10:05 PM Hey folks, In one of my previous posts I highlighted that beyond the changes we made in Game Update 5.1 that there are more coming. By Friday of this week I am going to make a forum post highlighting a roadmap of changes you can expect to address the feedback you have raised around gearing in Galactic Command. These changes will be starting in the next few weeks and will go through to Game Update 5.2. They are intended to address the following: Greatly increase the rate at which you earn Command Crates. Our goal is that you earn one Crate every 30 minutes, or less (on average). Looking at improvements we can make to Unassembled Components and…
Star Wars Games Bootlegs and Hacks
We’ve seen many Star Wars games: some good, some bad, some never released, but how about the hacks? YouTuber SpaceHamster gives us the rundown of some comically bad hacks bearing the Star Wars name. Some of these hacks are low effort ventures: Escape from Hoth inserts a tiny, pixelated Millennium Falcon into the Atari game Asteroids, for instance. There’s also a hack that inserts the name of iconic Star Wars characters into the NES game Baseball Stars but is otherwise identical to the original game. Other hacks are hilarious for the scenarios they generate. A fine example is a Battle City hack that puts Luke in the Death Star with an assault rifle. Another is the Yoda Bros., a minimalist, one-level hack of Super Mario Bros. Some hacks don’t even pretend to make much sense. Star Wars: Jedy (yes, that’s how it’s actually spelled) hacks the Sega Genesis game Wolfchild…
SWTOR Jan 26 Producer’s Livestream Coverage
Here is a rundown of what we learned from the SWTOR Jan 26 Producer’s Livestream where a new Iokath operation was announced. Agenda Community Topics Galactic Command Gearing 5.2 – The War for Iokath Story, Companions, and Group Content The Public Test Server Community Topics Players feels that gearing is still taking too long, will talk more next week about adjusting the speed of getting gear. Plan to do an event soon to double your CXP gain. Game Update 5.2 – War for Iokath Coming first week of April likely, if they can do a March release they will try. Bringing back operation content into SWTOR with 5.2. Master Mode Uprisings – hard challenge for 4 players. They will have additional mechanics and coming with 5.2. New storyline – Return to Iokath. Scouts from the Alliance, Republic, and Sith have all arrived on Iokath. You, as the alliance commander, need…
Top 5 Female SITH from Star Wars
While many people know the male Sith lords, fewer people know about the great females of the Sith. This was an equal opportunity universe and there were just as many female powerful Sith as there were male. In fact, some of the females rose to power, overtaking their own masters, or leading independently in their own right. Here’s a great video I happened upon that lists some of the top five female Sith from Star Wars. One reason I love this video so much is that he pretty much picked my picks. If I had to create a top list, it would include the same ladies. In fact, I would have picked the very same one for 1st place. Darth Cagnes: The Strategic Mastermind Background and Rise to Power Darth Cagnes is a lesser-known yet incredibly influential Sith Lord. Her strategic mind and mastery of the dark side allowed her…
SWTOR Bolster Changes in Game Update 5.1
Eric Musco took on the official forums to clarify the intentions regarding the bolster changes that came with patch 5.1 Bolster Changes in Game Update 5.1 | 01.25.2017, 11:30 PM Hey folks, For those unaware, in Game Update 5.1 we made the following change: Bolster now improves players up to 232 Item Rating (down from 250). This change raised quite a few questions from the PvP community as to why we made the change. I spoke with the team about it and I want to start by confirming that this change is intended, let’s talk about why! When we released Game Update 5.0, Bolster was incorrectly set to Item Rating 250. The goal of Bolster is that it gives a player a minimum bar of power. That is so that they can enter PvP and not be too far behind someone who is at maximum gear, but it allows them…
Star Wars: From the Shadows (A Fan Film)
To what lengths will two teens go to convince their superfan friend that they lived a Star Wars adventure? This fun, cute Star Wars fan film will answer that question. Drew Struckmeyer brings us “Star Wars: From the Shadows” and it’s a fun little short that’s worth your time to give a look. What’s it all about? Well, you really need to watch it for yourself to get the full experience but let me give you a little breakdown. It’s just over seven minutes long and tells a fun narrative of one guy trying to convince his young friend that he and another friend had a real life Star Wars experience. It starts off as the two play video games and young Wyatt says he “wishes” Star Wars was real. After stating that it’s “scientifically impossible” for that to happen in real life, Drew tells him a story he just can’t believe….
SWTOR ‘Defend The Throne’ Launch Trailer
BioWare released a new short trailer for today’s game update 5.1 Watch the ‘Defend the Throne’ launch trailer for an inside look at new multiplayer battles, the most challenging story difficulty yet, and more! Rally your troops for battle as rivals, traitors, and rogues alike seek to challenge your rule in Galactic Command. Whether you’re playing alongside friends or ruling the galaxy solo, the time has come to DEFEND THE THRONE! See more from STAR WARS: The Old Republic’s newest expansion, Knights of the Eternal Throne:
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday January 24 2017
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of January 24 – January 31 2017. 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] New Items Price Helpful links STALWART LEADER PACK 200 Information from TOR FASHION SUPERCRATE: STALWART LEADER PACKS 950 Information from TOR FASHION HYPERCRATE: STALWART LEADER PACKS 4680 Information from TOR FASHION Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links 5-PACK: COMMAND BOOST 800 600 –25% 800 ETERNAL COMMAND PACK 200 300 +50% 300 Information from TOR FASHION SUPERCRATE: ETERNAL COMMAND PACKS 950 1500 +57% 1500 Information from TOR FASHION HYPERCRATE: ETERNAL COMMAND PACKS 4680 7020 +50% 7020 Information from TOR FASHION
Game Update 5.1: Defend the Throne Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for tomorrows game update: New Chapter Difficulty – Master! Earn new Achievements with this new way to experience the Knights of the Fallen Empire and Knights of the Eternal Throne Chapters! New Uprisings! Jump into the action with five new Uprisings across the galaxy! Trench Runner – Republic Loyalists under the command of General Amos Rike have displaced Alliance forces on Denova and seized control of the baradium mines. Efforts to reclaim the mines have been thwarted by Republic artillery bombarding the “no man’s land” between the Alliance beach head and the central processing facility. But where an army fails, a small team could succeed in navigating the battlefield trenches and taking out the Republic defenses. Destroyer of Worlds – Jedi Master Adelade is trying to awaken a dangerous abomination that has hibernated beneath the surface of Makeb for millennia. No records exist of this…
Star Wars Force Arena | Boba Fett Overview Gameplay + Tips & Tricks!
Star Wars Force Arena is a mobile real-time PVP game from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Korean app company Netmarble Games. You might have seen us talk about it here on the site before. It’s a multiplayer online battle area game that lets you pit iconic Star Wars characters against one another. You can also choose a dream team to battle it out for bragging rights of the best of the best. It’s a lot of fun if you love Star Wars games and it’s also a great mobile game to give you something to do on the go. If you’re bored on the bus or train, waiting at an appointment, or just looking to pass some downtime, this is a great game to goof off with. So, as we said, you can play as all of the iconic Star Wars characters. It features characters, location, and technology from the Star Wars…
Revisiting Star Wars Galaxies
If you have fond memories of Star Wars Galaxies, here is a video that will take you back. If you’ve been playing over at SWGEmu, then you’ll also appreciate this video. If you’re a Star Wars or Star Wars game fan who has not played SWG, you will still find this interesting. The video below takes a look back into the very popular game. While the official servers closed before SWTOR launched, you can now play the game once more if you still have an original copy of the game. The emulator allows you to experience the game as it was before, despite the official servers being dead long ago. So whether you wish to wax nostalgic about SWG or learn more about this defunct game that Star Wars gamer fans keep talking about, you will appreciate this video. It’s going to take you from the very beginning of explaining…
Star: Wars Force Arena | Bossk Overview Gameplay + Tips & Tricks!
Star Wars Force Arena is a mobile real-time PVP game from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Korean app company Netmarble Games. We’ve covered it here on the site before and you may have seen it written about elsewhere also. It’s a multiplayer online battle area game that lets you pit iconic Star Wars characters against one another. Imagine Darth Vader, Princess Leia and all of your other favorites having mini battles. It’s great! You can also build your own dream team to battle it out and you can play against your friends. It’s a fun little mobile game to give you something to do on your phone when you’re just passing the time, or to play regularly if you really get into it. You can play as all of the iconic Star Wars characters. It features characters, location, and technology from the Star Wars saga up to Star Wars Rebels and also Rogue…
How New Technologies Will Change the Face of Star Wars Games
The last few decades have seen video game technologies develop at an incredible rate, going from milestone to milestone in a matter of years. As the world became increasingly interconnected in the 2000s, video games too have allowed people to instantly connect with one another across continents in real time with online gaming. The seminal Star Wars: Battlefront was released for this generation of consoles and allowed players to control a single soldier as part of a much larger army – pitting two teams against each other. Now in 2017, an embryonic technology is emerging in the form of virtual reality and the first few releases are likely to completely revolutionise the gaming experience. Where home consoles put games in players’ living rooms and handheld consoles brought them into our hands, virtual reality instead immerses the player fully inside the game. New downloadable content for the Star Wars Battlefront: Rogue…
Star Wars: Force Arena Balance Update Details (Will be applied 1/20)
Tomorrow will see it’s first game update and servers will be going down for maintenance for about three hours between 7 and 10 a.m. UTC (11 p.m.-2 a.m. PT / 2-5 a.m. ET). Here are the details: Commanders! Welcome to our first balance update since the Global Release! Our developers have been pouring over the data we’ve received from you guys, from in-game data and the communities, and have decided to do a little balance update to help keep the game in a healthy state. We are working hard to make sure that there is a good level of balance in the game, and even if there are times where it is not perfect, we will actively be looking at how to improve it. This balance patch will be focused primarily on balancing Leaders and the early tier Empire Cards. There will also be a few changes made to the…
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 3 – Everything We Know About The Cancelled Star Wars Game
Were you one of many fans let down when Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III was cancelled? You are not alone as this was one of the most highly anticipated Star Wars games ever and many people were disappointed when it was cancelled. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was incredibly popular but Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II did not fare so well. It was a big burn for the sequel to one of the best and fastest selling Star Wars games of all time. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is an action-adventure platform video game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the second installment of the The Force Unleashed multimedia project, and the sequel to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III was supposed to be the third installment in the franchise but sadly, this game would never be. Like many other Star Wars projects to…
Top 10 Star Wars Mods for Your Favorite Games
Love modding your Star Wars games? Whether you’re a Jedi Master of customization or just Force-pushing your way into modding for the first time, this updated guide will walk you through 10 of the most essential Star Wars mods for classic and modern games alike. 🔮 KOTOR Mods That Still Slap 1. Brotherhood of Shadow: Solomon’s Revenge (Knights of the Old Republic) One of the most ambitious story overhauls ever made for KOTOR, this mod introduces an entire new narrative arc, new characters, and cinematic sequences that feel as close to canon as you can get. 📹 Add this to your KOTOR build ASAP. 🔗 Related: Ultimate KOTOR Modding Guide for 2025 (https://swtorstrategies.com/2025/02/the-ultimate-knights-of-the-old-republic-modding-guide-for-2025.html) 2. KOTOR Restoration 1.2 Fixes dozens of bugs, reintroduces cut content, and helps KOTOR play like a modern RPG. Think of it as the unofficial director’s cut. 3. HD Textures + Lighting Overhaul If you’re still playing…
SWTOR Game Update 5.1 – Coming January 24, 2017
The SWTOR team over at BioWare just posted a small update regarding what to expect with game update 5.1. Most of this is already known, but there is some new info regarding a new cartel pack comming with the patch. Check it out: Bolster your defenses with the galaxy’s newest gear, including never-before-seen armor, vehicles, weapons, and more! Lead a covert strike wearing the new Silent Warden Jedi robes, channel your inner fighter pilot with the Resourceful Engineer’s Armor, or roll into battle atop the Dread Behemoth tank. Check out the new pack in the in-game Cartel Market! The other stuff about 5.1 were things we already know – 5 new uprisings, Master mode chapters.
Star Wars: Rise of the Empire – A Star Wars Fan Film
An empire will rise. Join the rebels in the biggest battles across the galaxy in this epic Star Wars fan film. This is a really awesome fan film from BTV that you have to see for yourself. Created entirely in GTA V using mods, this was an exhaustive creation with over 125 shots and fx, Rise of the Empire is their biggest Grand Theft Auto machinima. This is absolutely stunning! Visually it’s bright and crisp. The story and cinematography are engaging. The sound effects and music are spot-on. This film will get you excited just the way a Star Wars film should. You’ll be on the edge of your seat to see what happens next. Personally, I’m a fan of machinima already. I think it takes a lot of creativity and they can be so much fun to watch but this one goes above and beyond most I have seen. It’s clean, it’s realistic,…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday January 17 2017
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of January 17 – January 24 2017. 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] New Items Price Helpful links EMBER AKK DOG 240 Information from TOR FASHION
SWTOR Season 7 Update
Eric Musco too on the official forums to explain why it took the SWTOR Developers so damn long to release the Top 96 pvp titles for Season 7. Season 7 Update | 01.13.2017, 02:46 PM Hey folks, Let’s talk about Season 7. We have just finished our full investigation of Season 7 and a few things have happened. All users who were found to be win-trading, hacking, botting, etc. have had their Season 7 ratings wiped out on all of their characters, they have been removed from the leaderboards, and appropriate ToS action has been levied against their account. With those actions being taken, we have gone ahead and sent the top 96 titles to the top performers of Season 7, so be sure to check your mailbox. We wanted to explain a little bit about why this process delayed the Season 7 rewards. In past seasons we started to…