Star Wars Online Rpg News
- E3 2010: BioWare Announces Personal Starships, New Species, and PvP For Star Wars: The Old Republic Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 5:34PMMuch of BioWare's messaging in presenting Star Wars: The Old Republic is that it contains the depth and feel of a BioWare RPG. That is, it looks and feels like a Knights of the Old Republic game, but it just happens to take place online. While the dialogue and combat feel like KOTOR, today is when BioWare announces some MMO-specific features for the game. Producer Blaine Christine summarizes the ...
- Lord of Ultima debuts. But why is this called Ultima again? Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 3:35PMLord of Ultima debuts. But why is this called Ultima again? The Ultima series has been around for three decades – it was literally one of the earliest role-playing videogame franchises.
- Top 10 computer console games Saturday, March 27, 2010 @ 1:00PMLast week's list provoked a storm of reaction - understandably.
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Preview (PC) Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 4:05PMOur latest hands-on shows how BioWare might already be giving STO a hard time.
- Game Brain: Another great year for gaming Wednesday, January 13, 2010 @ 9:40PMBy Brian Diefenbach Western Herald After weeks of gorging myself on video games, it’s finally time to transition back to the real world. 2009 was a great year for games, but 2010 already shows considerable promise. I get giddier than a middle school girl at a “Twilight” premier (I’m still stuck on 2009 references, OK?) when I think about [...]
- The Most Anticipated Games Of 2010: PC And MMO Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 7:54AMMany analysts expect the game industry to rebound in 2010, and a big part of that expectation has been the many likely hits moved out of year-end 2009 into this year. Those titles form the backbone of a strong first quarter on the PC as well as on its console cousins, while the remainder of the year on PC contains a number of exclusive titles and online offerings. Beyond February, established ...
- Daily Briefs Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 3:40PM• Gonzo Produces Animation for Arcadia Saga Online RPG • 1st Nodame Film Gets HK, Singapore Opening Dates
- Spike VGAs highlight problems with industry awards Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 12:39PMEvery entertainment industry has its own set of prestigious awards. Movies have the Oscars, music has the Grammys, television has the Emmys, etc. Unfortunately, video games have yet to figure out what the big awards of the year are going to be: should they be the Game Developer's Choice Awards? The Spike Video Game Awards? A specific news outlet's choices? There are many options available, with ...
- Review - Video Games for the Holidays Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 8:26AMThis year holiday shoppers can find immense entertainment on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC (personal computer) and several titles on the Nintendo Wii.
- AU Shippin' Out November 2-6: Dragon Age: Origins Monday, November 2, 2009 @ 12:45AMBioWare's highly anticipated fantasy RPG is just about here.
- Release This: Forza 3, DJ Hero, Tekken 6 Premiere Stateside Monday, October 26, 2009 @ 8:49AMGamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in a custom compiled list. This week brings Forza Motorsport 3, DJ Hero, Tekken 6, and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time to North America, while Japan gets Bayonetta and Sin and Punishment 2. The following list covers all of the game ...
- PC game sales hit the net today Tuesday, September 8, 2009 @ 3:05PMFiled under: Downloads , FPS , RPG , RTS It's the day after Labor Day yet there are still some sales to find if you look hard enough. The folks at GamersGate are running a massive sale all this week, putting all of their Sega titles on the price chopping block by 50 percent. That includes titles like The Club , Space Siege , Stormrise and more. Also, GoG.com's first anniversary sale ends today ...
- Preview – Star Wars: The Old Republic Saturday, August 22, 2009 @ 3:53PMThis MMORPG set in the Star Wars universe looks like it is going to be huge Shows like GamesCom aren't just about news stories. One advantage it has over E3 is that it takes place later in the year, so there's a possibility that games which weren't sufficiently ready to be shown in anything but the sketchiest manner at E3 could have achieved sufficient solidity to surface in Cologne. A classic ...
- On Transitioning To an Asian-Style MMO, Such As Aion Thursday, August 13, 2009 @ 10:19PMA. Harvey writes "Ten Ton Hammer has an interesting article about the transition to Asian-style MMO games, specifically Aion. 'In many ways, the West is catching up to the East in terms of gaming. Per capita gaming ... and broadband proliferation is markedly higher in Asian markets. Gaming is much more social in the East as well; many players gather together in internet cafes to spend their game ...
- 00:39 (BST), 13/08/2009 Dragon Age: Origins Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA – August ... Thursday, August 13, 2009 @ 4:34AMEDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA – August 12, 2009 – Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced the Dragon Age™: Origins Collector’s Edition and pre-order incentive program*.
- News: Muzyka: "no change" to BioWare or Mythic Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 3:55AMCo-development a possibility, though. BioWare boss Ray Muzyka has spoken about last week's re-organisation of his own studios and Warhammer Online developer Mythic into a single EA group under his leadership. He stressed that, for now, there would be no formal change to the way each studio works or the projects it's working on. "Structurally, each of the organizations remains intact," he told ...
- Mythic Thursday, June 25, 2009 @ 3:27AMEA is to restructure its RPG and MMO games development studios, creating a new group to include both Mythic and BioWare. This newly formed group is to be led by Ray Muzyka, co-founder and former general manager of BioWare.
- News: EA merges Mythic and BioWare Thursday, June 25, 2009 @ 2:40AMMuzyka boss, Mark Jacobs departs. EA has merged BioWare and Mythic, naming Dr Ray Muzyka as head of the new RPG/MMO group. Mark Jacobs, Mythic's guiding hand through Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer Online, will leave the company on 23rd June. Rob Denton will fill his shoes and report directly to Dr Ray. The other BioWare doctor-boss, Dr Greg Zeschuk, will be come group creative officer. Read ...
- 16:02 (BST), 02/06/2009 Cubicle 7 acquisition Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS For Immediate Release. The British ... Tuesday, June 2, 2009 @ 11:12AMFor Immediate Release. The British publisher of role-playing adventure games and card and board games, Cubicle 7 Entertainment has announced that it has joined the Rebellion Group of companies.
- BioWare and Green Ronin to Publish Dragon Age Pen & Paper Role-Playing Game Wednesday, May 6, 2009 @ 10:14AMBioWare's highy-anticipated epic fantasy game gets pen & paper treatment.
- BioWare and Green Ronin to Publish Dragon Age Pen & Paper Role-Playing Game Tuesday, May 5, 2009 @ 2:11PMBioWare's highy-anticipated epic fantasy game gets pen & paper treatment. May 5, 2009 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Leading video game developer BioWare , a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Green Ronin Publishing will launch a pen and paper role-playing game (RPG) based on the highly anticipated video game, Dragon Age™: Origins.
- BioWare and Green Ronin to Publish Dragon Age Pen & Paper Role-Playing Game Tuesday, May 5, 2009 @ 10:00AMEDMONTON, Alberta----Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. , today announced that Green Ronin Publishing will launch a pen and paper role-playing game based on the highly anticipated video game, Dragon Age™: Origins.