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  A conversation with EA's Peter Moore on the thorny issues of DLC, Online Passes and all the rest of it

  "You can pretty much pick out the age of most of your readers by their commentary." 189

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  Peter Moore gives BioWare vote of confidence after tumultuous 18 months

  "They're doing great. Mass Effect has been enormous for us." 50

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  The writer who left BioWare: Eurogamer interviews Drew Karpyshyn

  On poor fiction, text versus graphics, KOTOR, the Mass Effect 3 ending and Children of Fire. 69

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  BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk quits Old Republic dev BioWare Austin - report

  UPDATE: Job "always planned to have a finite endpoint," Zeschuk explains. 66

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  Star Wars: The Old Republic has lost 400,000 subs since February

  But strong digital sales help EA back into annual profit. 81

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  SWTOR Game Update 1.2 'Legacy' announced

  Legacy improvements, Guild Banks, Warzone raking, more. 10

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  BioWare: SWTOR players average 4-6 hours per session

  "Their sessions are absurd," says Zeschuk. 39

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  KOTOR, Mass Effect lead writer Drew Karpyshyn leaves BioWare

  Not because of Mass Effect: Deception. 49

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  BioWare SWTOR post-mortem: it's more innovative than an FPS

  "Even World of Warcraft doesn't get 10/10s hardly at all." 104

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  BioWare: "most" people aren't having SWTOR performance issues

  It's a "smaller" group with low-end PCs. 60

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  BioWare explains recent spate of SWTOR bans

  Vows to adjust Ilum to "discourage" exploits. 34

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  BioWare takes Star Wars The Old Republic queues "seriously"

  Analyst reckons MMO already has 1 million players. 47

December 2011

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  BioWare explains staggered early access Old Republic roll-out

  Servers nearing capacity, more invites going out soon. 16

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  What's next for Star Wars: The Old Republic?

  BioWare to "surprise and delight" you with new content and patches. 37

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  BioWare's Greg Zeschuk gets SWTOR tattoo

  Inkredible. 26

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  Star Wars: The Old Republic early access start date announced

  "Some" players get as much as seven days head start. 21

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  2 million volunteer for The Old Republic beta

  725,000 played it last weekend. 36

November 2011

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  LucasArts to take "around 35%" of Old Republic revenue - report

  But EA should still make money, reckon analysts. 30

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  Bobby Kotick questions Star Wars Old Republic's economics

  Suggests Lucasarts will be only beneficiary. 56

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  Star Wars: The Old Republic beta test weekend goes live

  Use the key. 50

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  SWTOR upcoming beta weekend dates revealed

  The one we are giving keys away for. 21

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  SWTOR had over 1m hours of testing last weekend

  BioWare Austin "working their asses off". 22

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  12,000 Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Keys

  You want 'em, we got 'em. For MMO's forthcoming beta weekend. 14

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  Nvidia: Battlefield 3 shows PC is "dramatically better than consoles"

  "This happens every major game console cycle." 124

• Star Wars Old Republic gains "additional security" pre launch

  BioWare resetting most existing passwords. 8

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  Star Wars pre-orders net up to five days early play

  Depending on when you redeem your code. 17

October 2011

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  SWTOR pre-order in-game extras detailed

  BioWare reveals exclusive digital swag. 12

• EA: Origin has over 5m daily users

  Fans "get what we're doing last". 30

• SWTOR Euro launch brought forward

  Now in line with the US. 17

• Why subs-based MMOs have a future

  Mythic founder senses shift away from F2P. 27

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  BioWare: EA doesn't tell us what to do

  "We still have huge autonomy," say Docs. 61

September 2011

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  Origin wants "fair and open marketplace"

  Third parties can sell DLC how they like. 46

• The Old Republic early access detailed

  Pre-orders get first dibs. 21

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  Star Wars: The Old Republic release date announced at Eurogamer Expo 2011

  Finally, it's here. 48

• Old Republic guild alignment begins

  Time to choose your allies. 7

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  SWTOR to be final subscription MMO?

  Sony Online boss believes so. 23

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  Knights of Old Republic £3.50 on Steam

  Star Wars weekend deal goes live. 36

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  Money from MMO subs begins to decline

  For the first time in recent memory. 23

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  Euro SWTOR beta invites delayed

  BioWare waiting for imminent new build. 25

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  BioWare Doctors headline Expo sessions

  Battlefield! Assassin's! id! Career Fair! 11

August 2011

• EA: our games won't be Origin exclusive

  Gabe Newell comments on Steam ban. 16

• SWTOR won't launch unless "it's solid"

  "We're trying as fast as we can." 35

• EA to constrain Old Republic supply

  Limiting numbers to ensure smooth launch. 61

July 2011

• BF3 pre-orders 10 times Bad Company 2

  And SW:TOR breaks EA pre-order record. 18

• BioWare: SW:TOR to last for "decades"

  Wants to add dozens of worlds post launch. 49

• SW:TOR: EA commits to 2011 launch

  Beta test weekends start in September. 21

• Steam EA games activate on Origin

  Keep your enemies closer. 18

• The Old Republic pre-orders go live

  Bonuses, Collector's Edition unveiled. 57

• Alienware to power Eurogamer Expo

  Gaming PC brand sponsoring EG event. 19

• SWTOR special edition detailed – report

  Swag-heavy collector's set sighted. 26

June 2011

• EA: 200 hours of play per SWTOR class

  Excluding crafting, raiding, "the multiplayer". 38

• Origin not compulsory for The Old Republic

  Play and patch through BioWare servers. 24

• EA: Origin compares to XBL, PSN, Steam

  Exclusives will spread the word. 68

• Star Wars MMO: "we're progressing well"

  "We're getting a lot of positive feedback." 44

• SW:TOR "highly derivative" of WOW

  Analyst unimpressed with E3 hands-on. 56

• EA reveals Steam rival Origin

  The only place to download SWTOR. 71

• Origin: exclusive ME3, BF3 game content

  EA launches Steam rival today. 40

• LucasArts promises to make better games

  "High quality" Star Wars games coming. 91

May 2011

• Old Republic "very different" to WOW

  "Once you've tried it, you can't go back." 29

• "Outside possibility" no SW:TOR this year

  EA doesn't want to tip off competitors. 17

April 2011

• You can buy SWTOR gold/credits now

  Only £650 for 1000 credits. 39

March 2011

• BioWare warns of SWTOR beta scams

  Be wary, you must. 11

• Blizzard hopes for Old Republic success

  BioWare's game could grow MMO market. 16

• EA: 1.5m register SWTOR beta interest

  Believes "addressable market" is over 12m. 23

• EA: WOW is like "doing a shopping list"

  Talks up more story-driven SWTOR. 46

• Guild sign-up for The Old Republic is go

  BioWare offers headstart for team-builders. 6

February 2011

• EA: World of Warcraft a "silent movie"

  And Star Wars: The Old Republic "is the first talkie". 34

• 500k subs will make SW:TOR profitable

  $300 million cost rumour a "falsehood". 20

January 2011

• Star Wars: TOR won't be "a cakewalk"

  MMO to favour skillful play over grinding. 9

• Rumour: The Old Republic for September

  BioWare MMO release window narrowed? 24

• EA investors "betting against" SWTOR

  Analyst claims city unrest over MMO. 39

December 2010

• BioWare Docs videogame Hall of Famers

  Join Miyamoto, Suzuki, Molyneux, Carmack. 14

• Star Wars: TOR is a "10 year opportunity"

  EA is in it for the long haul. 18

• The Old Republic not before April 2011

  First time EA has dated Star Wars MMO. 14

November 2010

• BioWare: "It was sad to read EA Louse"

  Star Wars MMO "a big bet, but the right bet". 26

• WOW "sucked oxygen" from MMO subs

  F2P or you'll be "skating up hill" - Cryptic. 52

October 2010

• MMO storytelling: "more isn't better"

  Age of Conan boss argues the toss. 30

• BioWare leak row gathers pace

  Insider calls out EA mole, drops F-bombs. 33

• Laid-off EA dev: Old Republic "is a joke"

  David Jaffe responds: stop whining. 64

August 2010

• SWTOR's advanced Jedi classes revealed

  Tank and damage roles for space Knights. 11

• New species for SWTOR revealed

  Play as a non-human, Sith you like. 9