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A frank letter from the game’s executive producer talks about how The Old Republic can still improve, but also touts 2 million new active players since going free-to-play. The prevailing sentiment in many gaming circles is that The Old Republic is struggling to find players, but info from the developer... More

The free-to-play option for Star Wars: The Old Republic went live today. Players can now get to level 50 for free. This option is in addition to the already existing subscription service. BioWare also released Game Update 1.5: HK-51 Activated, which adds new areas, a new companion character, and more... More

If you've been holding off of playing the MMO, now might be the time to jump in for free. The Old Republic goes free on November 15, although if you're already a paying member, you'll get all of the complimentary Cartel coins for use in the microtransaction shop based on your playing time... More

Master Chief was added to Sideshow Collectibles' Premium Format series five days ago , and now Darth Malgus of Star Wars: The Old Republic fame joins the ranks. If you couldn't afford Sideshow's life-size Darth Malgus statue , this smaller, yet still expensive $374.99 version may be more... More

In addition to announcing a new free-to-play option , Electronic Arts said today total subscribers for Star Wars: The Old Republic have slipped below 1 million. EA did not provide a new number, but did say it's "well above" the 500,000 subscriber mark the publisher needs to break even.... More

BioWare announced today that its science-fiction MMORPG is adding a free-to-play option this fall. The game will be going on sale in August for $14.99 (one month's subscription included) in anticipation of the change. All existing and former subscribers will receive a lump sum of "cartel coins"... More

The development team behind Star Wars: The Old Republic suffered layoffs today as part of a studio restructuring. EA said some of the affected employees will join other projects within the publisher, but was unable to say how many were let go. "BioWare has restructured its studio in Austin today... More

EA revealed the active subscribers for Star Wars: The Old Republic has dropped 400,000 since earlier this year. As part of its quarterly earnings release this afternoon, the publisher said it currently has 1.3 million active subscribers, down from the 1.7 million it reported this past February. Two content... More

Everyone is trying to get a slice of the MMO pie, and Activision Blizzard knows this has an effect on World of Warcraft. Recently one of the game's developers gave a nod to the competition coming from BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic. "Of course people are trying Star Wars – our... More

If you've been waiting for a major update to BioWare's recently launched MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, I have good news. You won't need to wait much longer, and you can get your first glimpse here. Titled "Legacy," Update 1.2's biggest addition to The Old Republic will be... More

After 12 years at BioWare, and having a hand in numerous projects at the company – from the Mass Effect series to both Star Wars titles – lead writer Drew Karpyshyn has announced he is leaving the company. Karpyshyn was co-lead writer on Mass Effect 2, and lead writer on Star Wars: Knights... More

Say what you will about MMO players, but you can't accuse them of being shy when it comes to providing feedback. Visit any game's official forum – especially right after a patch is released – and you'll see thread after thread of players questioning decisions about re-balancing... More

Electronic Arts may be bragging about the sales and subscription numbers for its recently launched MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, but apparently not everything in the galaxy is good. Today I received the e-mail above begging me to log back in to The Old Republic on behalf of my imperial agent's... More

Star Wars: The Old Republic seems to be off to a hot start. EA said today the game has generated 1.7 million active subscribers since launch. Additionally, the publisher said its new MMO has sold through more than 2 million units to date. "Star Wars: The Old Republic is developing a committed community... More

The Internet is serious business, apparently. A user on Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic forums discovered you have to be careful when discussing your age. The user posted the Internet meme "I'm 12 and what is this?" on the forums, but didn't realize you must be 13 to have... More

As you can imagine, creating a MMO title the size of Star Wars: The Old Republic wasn't cheap. A new report says the game's initial cost was upwards of $200 million to develop for EA. According to the Los Angeles Times, it took more than 800 people over six years to get Star Wars: The Old Republic... More

[Update] The much-anticipated "Rise of the Rakghouls" update for BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic was supposed to launch today. However, it has now been delayed to an unspecified "later date" due to issues in the update that will require further testing. While fans will obviously... More

MMOs are traditionally ambitious endeavors, and Star Wars: The Old Republic is clearly no exception. One of the side effects of the genre's scale is that developers have a lot of post-launch tweaking and tuning. The Old Republic is getting an update soon, which will add anti-aliasing, a quartet of... More

As many of you know, most of the Game Informer staff is on holiday break this week. Many of these staffers are using their free time to play Star Wars: The Old Republic. None of us have hit level 50 yet (I'm at 25, and at last check Andy is our highest at 36), but we've been playing the hell... More

It looks like Star Wars: The Old Republic players will have to deal with server queues for the foreseeable future. BioWare says it’s not raising the server population caps too quickly, as the developer wants to maintain its long-term goals of server stability and healthy populations. A server queue... More