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A diversity of worlds in newest The Old Republic developer video

by Kyle Horner May 1st 2009 at 7:00PM

Filed under: Video, New titles, News items, Star Wars: The Old Republic

There are already many diverse worlds in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and so it's probably fitting that this newest developer dispatch video is named just that: Diverse Worlds. Tython is the ancient forgotten home of the Jedi, full of forests and mystery. Korriban is similarly the home of the Sith, but its lands are thematically angular, painful, deadly and dry. Hutta is a literal swamp of filth and decay, while Ord Mantell is almost a paradise in some places and yet a living volcanic hell in others.

And that's without getting into the story of each world and what choices can be made by the players.

With four planets revealed, we've begun to wonder how many more BioWare is keeping close to their chest. It's a big galaxy out there, so we wouldn't be surprised to find that less than half of the game's worlds have been touched upon. To see Star Wars: The Old Republic's developers get all chatty about their work, check out the video in its entirety after the break.

Tags: bioware, developer-diary, developer-dispatch, ea, electronic-arts, hutta, jedi, korriban, lucas-arts, ord-mantell, sith, star-wars, star-wars-the-old-republic, tython, video

The Lore of Star Wars: The Old Republic

by James Egan Oct 22nd 2008 at 9:00AM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Lore, New titles, Star Wars: The Old Republic

The hotly anticipated MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) from BioWare has only just been announced, but they've already given us a clear picture of the game's setting and a bit of the lore as well. From what we can tell, you won't need to be a die-hard fan of Star Wars to appreciate the title, which is good news as there's a daunting amount of Star Wars canon out there. That said, it'll certainly help to have at least some grounding in what's going on in Star Wars: The Old Republic. To that end, Massively's put together a brief primer on the lore of SWTOR.

Who is this written for? People who've seen the films but may not necessarily have played Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) on PC or console, and especially those who haven't read the novels or various comic book lines released over the years. Read on, and we'll introduce you to the backdrop and factions of Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Get Educated, Padawan >>

Tags: bioware, coruscant, dark-council, darth-vader, emperor, empire, featured, galactic-republic, jedi, jedi-council, jedi-order, joystiqfeatures, knights-of-the-old-republic, korriban, kotor, lore, naga-sadow, republic, revan, sci-fi, sith, sith-empire, sith-lord, sith-lords, star-wars, star-wars-the-old-republic, swtor, treaty-of-coruscant, tython

The Digital Continuum: Six planets KOTORO shouldn't be without

by Kyle Horner Sep 6th 2008 at 12:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, New titles, Opinion, The Digital Continuum

There are many worlds to explore in the Star Wars universe. Some are nothing but deserts, while others are covered completely by a single city. So how do you decide which planets to include in something like the upcoming KOTOR MMO? Well, you could just flippantly choose the ones that appeal to you the most, or spend way too much of your time researching planets to figure out which ones would suit both MMO gameplay and lore the best. I went with the latter choice for this week's Digital Continuum. Feel free to click the image above and read through the results.

Gallery: Six planets KOTORO shouldn't be without