The combat team over at BioWare want’s for your opinion and feedback on current and previous set bonuses in Star Wars: The old Republic. You can let the game developers know by replying to the official thread over at the official forums. We would also love to hear you opinion in the comment section below. Check out the official announcement: The intent of these set bonuses is not not increase HPS/DSP/survivability by more than 5%. Note from the Combat team on this… Quote: Originally Posted by Zoom_VI Is there are particular reason why you guys are looking to change them? With Knights of the Fallen Empire being just around the corner, we just wanted to give you all a chance to let us know if there are any particular set bonuses that you dislike and give you an opportunity to suggest your ideas for improvement. We are not looking to…
Where Star Wars Meets Diablo
The new upcoming game of Star Wars: Uprising is a Diablo-inspired mobile game that was created by Kabam. The first look of the gameplay looks amazing and here is a snippet of what it’s like. The game is set between the Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens events. In Uprising, you can create any type of Star Wars character that you want and you have the chance to dress them up in amazing clothes. The player can also put them up against the Empire in a real-time co-op multiplayer mode. Players from all over the globe can join in on large battles which chooses what will become of future content. The game seems to be outstanding and since it’s from Kabam and Disney, you will have plenty of chances to purchase your way to the ultimate force player. If you want to play, you can sign up at…
Star Wars Battlefront Devs Promise “Very Different” Single-Player Campaign
During a recent interview with The Guardian, Patrick Bach, DICE’s general manager was able to respond to many different questions from fans about the new and upcoming game Star Wars: Battlefront. Some of the answers didn’t exactly answer questions directly, but there is now a clearer picture on what Star Wars: Battlefront will actually look like. There is one major question that fans have been repeatedly asking and its why aren’t there any space battles in the new Battlefront game. Bach responded by saying: “There’s a lot of stuff we didn’t have time for, but we’ve picked the coolest moments, the ones that made most sense for multiple people playing together.” He also stated: “One design philosophy we always have is that we want different people to play together – we want flying vehicles with ground-based troops, we want to mix and match different types of gameplay on the same…
Star Wars: Battlefront Command Center
Someone is seriously ready for Star Wars: Battlefront. We saw this and had to share it here with you. Bravo to this fan for the coolest Star wars: Battlefront setup we’ve seen so far. How awesome is that?! How many monitors do you use? How do you think it affects how you play and enjoy your games? We know this is a bit more than the average gamer but it sure is cool to look at. As some pointed out, it might be better if the monitors were debezzled but it’s still pretty darn awesome.
LEGO MOVIE Directors Hired For HAN SOLO Standalone Film
The news is now official that Christopher Miller and Phil Lord are teaming up to direct a standalone Star Wars film that focuses on a young Han Solo. The film has yet to be given a title and it will be written by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan, a father and son team. The older Kasdan was responsible for co-writing the screenplays for Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, and The Empire Strikes Back. The new movie is set to release on May 25, 2018 and the story will be about the young days of Han Solo and how he went from a smuggler and thief who Obi-Wan and Luke Skywalker encountered first in Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope. “This is the first film we’ve worked on that seems like a good idea to begin with. We promise to take risks, to give the audience a fresh experience,…
DISNEY INFINITY 3.0 STAR WARS PLAY SET RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED
Disney Interactive has announced that the Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack that features the Star Wars “Twilight of the Republic” Play Set is going to be available for purchase in the US on August 30, 2015. If you decide to pre-order a Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack at retail stores and you will also receive an early copy of the Toy Box Expansion Game, which is an action-packed adventure that is priced at $19.99. It features multiplayer gameplay and you will be able to use all of your favorite Disney Infinity characters. We aren’t majorly surprised about this announcement because most thought that it would be released at the end of August, but we are happy to have it confirmed.
“How I Blew 100M Credits in SWTOR”
If you’re looking for a cool way to blow a ton of credits, check out one player’s personal project: Jidiaderriphan’s Imperial Sanctuary You can see from Jidiaderriphan’s Imperial Sanctuary that there are many customizations that can take place in the game if you have the credits, dedication and willingness to invest the time to such a project. You know how we love seeing cool stuff from fans and this is one awesome stronghold! Could you do the same thing on a budget? Mostly likely so if you were looking to craft things on your own and save some credits, and if you were not in a rush to build. Either way, we think it’s awesome and if you’ve done something similar, we want to see it too! Breakdown of costs (from the creator) These are estimates of where I’m getting my costs: x50 imperial standard flags: (80k each) -4M x50 imperial…
Revealed: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Behind-the-Scenes Footage
The most exciting panel at San Diego Comic-Con, on Star Wars: The Force Awakens was full of surprises. Harrison Ford took the stage, we found out Simon Pegg will be playing a creature in the movie and there was an exclusive Star Wars party afterward with free lightsabers and everyone at the panel was invited. But the biggest surprise out of the entire thing was this behind-the-scenes footage. Fans at San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H were treated to a special look behind the scenes of Star Wars:The Force Awakens by director J.J. Abrams, producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and writer Lawrence Kasdan. The filmmakers were joined on stage by cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford to the surprise and delight of fans. At the end of the Hall H presentation, the entire Hall H audience of…
Star Wars Battlefront Closed Alpha Hoth Multiplayer 4K Ultra Settings Screens
One of the members of EA’s alpha test of Star Wars Battlefront has captured in-game screenshots of a multiplayer match played on Hoth. The shots are all in 4K and show the game’s highest possible settings and it looks fantastic! As we await the game for ourselves, leaved alpha info like these screenshots are a great way to get an idea for what we can expect from the beta and eventually the actual release of the game. Of course, we know that games can change (sometimes a lot) from their testing phase but it’s good to see shots like this and confirm that this game is indeed as beautiful as the trailer would indicate. The same user captured screens for the Missions mode on Tatooine last week and of course, we love them! Have a look at some more of the screenshots: You can see all of them in high…
Go to San Diego Cantina Tour and get 30 days sub and some cartel coins
Attendees in the daytime event, at San Diego cantina tour, Will get 30 days sub and some cartel coins: The Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour Arrives in San Diego, California! | 07.09.2015, 07:32 PM Hey folks! I wanted to let you know about a promotion we will be running during our San Diego Cantina. If you stop by anytime during the day, log into one of the laptops we have there, and show us that you have an account and are opted in to receive emails we will claim a code for you on the spot which will add 30 days of sub time and some Cartel Coins. Just a little something extra for those of you come to visit us during Comic-Con. Note that you will need to log into your account (so if you have a security key, make sure to bring it along), we…
SWTOR Knights of the Fallen Empire – Flashpoints and Operations in 4.0
Today Bioware released a new Blog-post on the official website. The information about upcoming changes to Flashpoints and Operations was not exactly the most welcomed one, but we can only hope it is for the best! Here is the post. If you are interested, check Vulkk’s analysis and overview of this article in the video attached at the end. Operations and Flashpoints in Fallen Empire I’m George Smith, Senior Designer in charge of Operations and Flashpoints and I am here to talk to you a little bit about what Knights of the Fallen Empire has in store for you. First, a little bit of a backstory about the current state of group content in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. As you level your character, you have the opportunity to play through quite a few Flashpoints for gear and a break from your story. As you continue to play and progress…
EA’s Fallen Empire Preview with Creative Director Jesse Sky
EA posted a snippet on the official EA site, of a preview with Creative Director on Star Wars: The old Republic Jesse Sky, on the upcoming Fallen Empire expansion coming in October. BioWare goes back to its roots for: Knights of the Fallen Empire What goes into crafting the new expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Fallen Empire? Creative director Jesse Sky takes things back to the beginning. Back to basics Last year, I decided to re-watch The Empire Strikes Back® and write down everything that shocked the audience back in its original theatrical run. It’s a very long list. That film packs a real emotional punch—it’s full of twists, betrayals and revelations the entire way through. I’ve wanted to tell a Star Wars™ story like that ever since the first time I saw it. When we began conceptualizing Knights of the Fallen Empire, the story…
Star Wars: Battlefront Delights, Raises Questions/Concern at E3
Like last year, DICE, the developer behind one of the most hotly anticipated gaming titles of the Star Wars Universe, Star Wars: Battlefront, made use of E3 to add further hype to the product it’s currently working on and to showcase the progress that’s been made. The work-in-progress footage that was shown this time around was captured off a PS4 and – although impressive- it gave rise to some controversy and concern among fans in regards to a number of performance issues and game features. Most of the “problems” which apparently surfaced in this year’s E3 showing could probably be attributed to the overly impressive footage released back in April, the one about the battle in Endor’s woods, which was in-engine footage indeed, but it wasn’t in-game footage and the differences are indeed quite significant. The Endor footage was set to a totally different tune: it was rendered at a…
SWTOR Dev Blog – Vacation
BioWare posted a new short story called Vacation and features the upcoming companion Nico Okarr: Vacation Even by Outer Rim standards, the Sarlacc and Loaded cantina was considered the end of the line. Smoke sullied by the stench of bodily fluids and putrid food assaulted the nostrils. Except for a flickering sign above the bar, it was dark and muggy. Sand carpeted the floors and seats. Customers didn’t frequent the Sarlacc–only regulars–the same five sorry slobs who sat in the same chairs, drinking the same drinks, and mumbling the same woes day in and day out. Under normal circumstances, a man like Seamus Kaldo wouldn’t send his servants to such an establishment, much less visit himself. But the trail had led him here and Seamus was in too deep to stop now. No one had looked up when they entered. Unless provoked, the Sarlacc’s finest were content to keep their faces…
The SWTOR Story Panel at SDCC
BioWare will be having a story panel for Star Wars: The old Republic at San Diego comic con. This is part of the San Diego Cantina Tour, and if you have questions for the panels you can now ask them on the forums. Hey folks! As many of you saw, last week we announced our schedule for San Diego Comic-con. As part of that, we are going to be hosting a Story panel featuring Lead Writer Charles Boyd along with the Producers of the amazing “Sacrifice” trailer. What they would like to know is what questions do you have for the panel? The panel will be focusing on the story around Knights of the Fallen Empire along with the making of and the story behind the “Sacrifice” trailer. So let us know what questions we can relay to these fine folks. Keep in mind, these questions should focus around the…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday July 7 – July 14. 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of July 7– July 14 2015. Items No Longer Available Helpful links FIRST GRAND MOUNT PACK FIREWORKS BUNDLE FIRST GRAND ACQUISITION PACK Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links 5-PACK: MAJOR EXPERIENCE BOOST 360 270 –25% 315 HUTTSBANE’S GARMENTS 600 150 –75% 600 RENAME: CHARACTER NAME 500 1000 +100% 1000 RENAME: LEGACY NAME 500 1000 +100% 1000 DATA ENTRY 300 600 +100% 600 GAMORREAN AXE 30 300 +900% DESTROYER ARMOR SET 600 1200 +100% 1200 RANCOR HOLO-REPLICA 60 120 +100% 120 W4-K2 ASTROMECH DROID 70 280 +300% 280 HYPERCRATE: APPRENTICE’S SHADOW PACKS 5400 3240 –40% 5400 APPRENTICE’S SHADOW PACK 250 150 –40% 250 WEEKLY PASS: OPERATIONS 240 180 –25% 210 THE ARNECLIN MASTERPIECES 1000 500 –50% ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SLOT 600 480 –20% 540
Official Revan Trailer is Released
The official trailer for Revan has been released! We are really excited to see this project coming to life. based on the trailer, the way this has been organized and the dedication and passion put in by the team, we feel confident it’s going to be a success! See for yourself here: Thanks to those who have donated to the Kickstarter to help make this happen, the fan film is one more step to being done. Here’s an update from the team: We are so, so excited about how this film is turning out. Through everything the project has been through, this is partially a miracle. Thank you all who have been making it possible these past couple years and being involved in the journey with us. It means a lot, and we could not have made this movie without your support. We are working very hard daily to get…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Friday July 03 2015
The Cartel Market was updated yesterday to include some new discounts for the July 4th long weekend. New Items Price Helpful links FIRST GRAND MOUNT PACK 400 FIREWORKS BUNDLE 10 Items Available Again Price Helpful links FIRST GRAND ACQUISITION PACK 800
Star Wars Battlefront Interview: “There Are 10,000 Ways to F*** This Up”
After returning from E3, one of the questions you will receive first is what all did you see? The most anticipated game at E3 was definitely Star Wars: Battlefront. Lucky players got to play the magnificent demo and gave fans a wonderful experience before others. While the game plunges straight into the action as soon as you hit start, what stands out the most is the attention to detail in the landscape and surroundings. From the beautiful sparkling snow to the frozen plains with an AT-ST at your side, you will not be disappointed with this amazing game. After enjoying this amazing experience, Rob Crossley from Gamespot got to sit down with Patrick Bach, the general manager at DICE. They discussed EA’s upcoming new release, Star Wars: Battlefront. Here is a snippet of the interview. GAMESPOT: How has your E3 been? You must be very happy with the reception to…
Star Wars Battlefront Will Have Heroes vs Villains Mode
We have some more exciting news about Star Wars: Battlefront, this confirmed by Spanish EA StarWars Facebook page and Spanish EA Star Wars Official Page. Star Wars Battlefront is going to have Heroes vs Villains mode, in addition to other game modes. See screenshots for the original and translation below. Star Wars Battlefront will have Heroes vs Villains Mode In addition to Walker Assault, Star Wars Battlefront will feature immersive, fun-filled multiplayer modes including Supremacy, Fighter Squadron, Blast, Drop Zone, Cargo, and Heroes vs Villains mode, that will be announced in the months ahead. Stay tuned for more information on these exciting multiplayer modes. This is definitely an interesting development. The big question now is how they will do it. Will it be similar to BFII? Will it be a low player count deathmatch? Will it be 1v1 with turns or 4v4 team-based? There are so many different ways they…
Nolan North: Visceral’s Star Wars Game to be Like Uncharted
At MetroCon 2015, Nolan North did a Q&A session. He talked about Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End mainly but he also game some clues on the current Star Wars game that Visceral is working on. The most interesting part of the interview is when he gave details about the type of Star Wars game that Visceral is working on. He explained what Amy Hennig is currently working on. Amy Hennig is not at Naughty Dog any longer and is working on writing the story for the new Star Wars game. She stated that the game she is currently working on will “reboot a brand new Star Wars franchise.” It will also be done in the same style of Uncharted. The choice of words that North used is quite interesting. Rebooting a new franchise could mean Visceral has decided to create a game close to Star Wars 1313. However, that game…
There’s no Death Star map in Star Wars: Battlefront
For those of you who don’t know, there is no Death Star map in the upcoming new release, Star Wars: Battlefront. We have known for a while that Star Wars: Battlefront would not be including any space battles or maps but we have now found out that there will be no infantry battles on the Death Star space station map. “We will not offer a Death Star based map. But stay tuned for details around the maps we will offer,” an EA manager said on Reddit. It has also been confirmed that Star Destroyers will be in the game, however you will not be able to take them down with a small blaster. “Yes you will see them within maps, but you can’t physically shoot them down. But the progression of how you’re playing will influence the Battles beyond the players’ battle,” confirmed the team. Star Wars: Battlefront will be…
DICE: why Star Wars Battlefront AT-ATs are on-rails
The developer for Star Wars: Battlefront, DICE, has decided to explain why they made the decision to keep AT-AT walkers on-rails. Just like in Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Battlefront Rebel characters will have to bring down the AT-ATs by maneuvering snowspeeders and wrapping cables around the AT-ATs legs. If you decide to play on the Empire’s sides you will be trying to keep the base for the Rebel’s in one piece. If you are controlling an AT-AT, you are only allowed to move its head-mounted turrets. You can move these around to fire at Revel infantry and enemy players that are on the ground. Players are also able to call in an orbital strike. The senior producer for Star Wars: Battlefront, Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir, talked to Eurogamer and told them that DICE was forced to keep the AT-ATs on-rails in order to avoid “game breaking” consequences. Ingvarsdottir also talked about…
Could There Be Another CGI Trailer for the Expansion?
We all know there was a great deal of hype about the new expansion and the trailer for it when it was revealed (and even when some info was leaked early). So a big question now is: will there be another CGI trailer? There are some fans who definitely think there might be. With all the efforts and marketing budgets they have dumped into marketing KotFE so far, there is a very good chance we might see a second trailer. This is the kind of thing that would surprise a lot of fans and definitely continue to fuel the hype train about the new expansion. What are some subtle signs there could be another trailer coming soon? Well, it’s all speculation of course, but the only characters who had artwork in the Fallen Empire page were the ones in the new trailer. Maybe this is a sign they have some…