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How shame and anger aided the development of Star Wars: The Old Republic

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 27, 2012
3 min

Bioware‘s Emmanuel Lusinchi’s seven “lessons learned while designing an AAA” massively multiplayer online (MMO) game included an explanation of fan irrationality, the social benefits...

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BioWare spills more details on Mass Effect 3

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 22, 2012
2 min

Spoiler alert: Some new story details. Mass Effect 3 is easily one of the most-anticipated games of the year. And fans are eating up...

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HeroEngine is the unsung platform behind Star Wars: The Old Republic

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 21, 2012
3 min

Star Wars: The Old Republic is one of the most ambitious undertakings in video game history. When the game launched in December, it was...

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EA spent ‘only’ $200M to make Star Wars: The Old Republic?

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 20, 2012
2 min

A debate is breaking out about exactly how much it cost to build Star Wars: The Old Republic, which is easily the most ambitious...

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How BioWare saw a chance to differentiate Mass Effect 3 with Kinect (interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 18, 2012
5 min

Aaryn Flynn has a lot riding on Mass Effect 3, the sci-fi shooter and role-playing game that debuts on March 6. Flynn is general...

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Use voice commands to play better in Mass Effect 3 (video)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 18, 2012
3 min

Mass Effect 3 is one of the hot new video games coming this spring from BioWare, whose previous two installments have sold millions of...

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3 min

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DC Universe Online exec talks about the game’s future and competition from Star Wars (interview)

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 12, 2012
7 min

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) is celebrating DC Universe Online’s one-year anniversary today. All current players (with characters created on or before today) will receive a...

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7 min

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BioWare explains recent Star Wars: The Old Republic bans

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 3, 2012
1 min

Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare is defending its recent decision to ban players for what is commonly known in the massively multiplayer...

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Star Wars: The Old Republic drops 30 spots on the UK sales charts

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 3, 2012
1 min

Electronic Arts and BioWare’s long-awaited, big budget Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen an unprecedented drop down the UK sales charts. According to Chart-Track,...

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5.5 million hours spent in Star Wars: The Old Republic over Christmas weekend

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 27, 2011
1 min

Electronic Arts is touting the latest numbers for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it seemed that lightsaber hums competed hard with the sound...

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