Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG Announced
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
That BioWare and LucasArts MMORPG announcement thing is going right now. It’s official and it’ll be called Star Wars: The Old Republic. 1UP has the entire live blog if you’re keen on the finer details, but if you’d like high level details: I’ve got you covered.
- Takes place 3500 years before the movie and 300 years after KOTOR 1&2
- They were “only talking PC today”
- There will be companion characters
- Wants to use an art style which will work with a wide range of PC hardware
- No release date announced
- Open beta at some point
If you’re looking for some early screenshots and artwork, take a gander below: