Tag Archives: The Old Republic

Review: The Old Republic: Annihilation

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Bria

As someone who hasn’t really kept up with the Old Republic novels or gotten around to playing the new game, I went into Annihilation not expecting anything more than a decent read where I’d have to continuously look up references … Continue reading →

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The Old Republic’s Lead Designer Leaves Bioware

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Brian

The upheaval at Bioware Austin, development studio for the much hyped and underperforming The Old Republic, continues as the game’s lead designer has announced he has left the company. Daniel Erickson is currently looking for employment elsewhere While a lead designer … Continue reading →

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The Old Republic Goes Free-To-Play, Attempts Stem Falling Subscriber Numbers

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Brian

Earlier this year, The Old Republic went free-to-play until level fifteen. Yesterday, it was announced that the game would be modified further by offering a restricted free-to-play model to level 50 and an unrestricted subscription model. The dinstinction from BioWare’s … Continue reading →

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‘The Old Republic’s’ Executive Producer Leaves Bioware

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Brian

Reports are circling today that BioWare Austin, the studio responsible for The Old Republic, is laying off staff today. That’s bad enough, but things may have just gotten worse. Gamasutra is reporting that TOR executive producer Rich Vogel has left the … Continue reading →

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More Bad News for ‘The Old Republic’ Publisher Electronic Arts

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Brian

While not directly related to The Old Republic, this bit of analysis by Games Industry is anything but good news for the floundering MMO. The stock trend for publisher Electronic Arts is not going in a good direction. Electronic Arts’ stock … Continue reading →

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The Old Republic May Be Going Free-To-Play

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Brian

Things have not been going well for The Old Republic. First there was the news dropped in some shareholders notes that the game had bled 400,000 users, a staggering 25% of the total subscriber base at its peak. Then there … Continue reading →

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SW:TOR goes partially free to play

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Emily

EA just announced at E3 that SW:TOR would be free to play from levels 1-15. Will this help BioWare pick up all the subscribers it’s lost? World of Warcraft went free to play from levels 1-20 last year, but I … Continue reading →

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