Game Update 1.2: PvP Preview
Game Update 1.2 brings with it a plethora of PvP changes, including a new set of gear, join us for a look at what's to come.
Patch Notes 1.2: Legacy
The highly anticipated Game Update 1.2, Legacy, has finally arrived. See the patch notes for the huge amount of changes that await in game.
GameSpy interviews BioWare Execs
The BioWare doctors, Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, recently sat down with GameSpy to answer some questions about The Old Republic. A lot of it was general questions such as why make an MMO, why Star Wars, and how the story will be implemented. You can read their answers at GameSpy.
BioWare has “as good a chance as anybody” says Blizzard Exec
In an interview with EuroGamer Blizzard executive Paul Sams says BioWare has “as good a chance as anybody” with regards to their newly announced MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic. “I wouldn’t bet against them, that’s for sure,” Sams continues, noting that the game is utilizing a “well-known franchise” and thinks that it will help push SW:TOR to success.
Writer Rob Chestney shares experiences with BioWare
Rob Chestney, one of BioWare’s senior writers working on The Old Republic and a former CNN producer, took some time out of his hectic schedule to release a blog you can find on the official Star Wars: The Old Republic website. In it he discusses his journey from a gamer to a BioWare employee and finally to his current post on the SW:TOR development team.
Rescue the Princess: What to expect from The Old Republic
It looks like The Old Republic, BioWare’s biggest project yet, is taking some ideas from Super Mario Brothers. Ray Muzyka, general manager at BioWare, said in an interview with VG247.com, “Wouldn’t it be cool to be part of a mission team – Obi-wan Kenobi and Luke, C3PO and R2D2 and Han and Chewie – going to rescue Leia. Break the tractor beam, free up your Millennium Falcon and take off from the Death Star? Wouldn’t it be cool to take part in a quest to do that in a massively multiplayer game?”
Interview with Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk
The Escapist has had a great opportunity to sit down with Bioware founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk and have a discussion on how their previous careers as doctors have influenced their current careers at Bioware. The end result is an excellent article and you can read it here: Hippocratic Game Design.
