StarWars: The Old Republic - Most Anticipated MMO Since Wow?
For those who aren't aware, World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated WoW) is really a massively MMORPG produced and developed by Blizzard Entertainment (Manufacturers of such acclaimed Diablo series, and Star Craft series) which was released in 2004. According to the website WorldofWarcraft-Answers, there tend to be more than 12 million people consistently playing the game, making it the most successful massively multiplayer game ever. Many games in WoW's ever lengthening history have attempted in order to usurp the throne that Blizzard built - and these titles haven't been small names; Games like Everquest, Guild Wars, and have had the might of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord from the Rings franchise take a swing. Granted, the latter of the three listed has turned into a huge intellectual property with a fan base larger than Wow and the game has picked up a lot of vapor since 2007, with gamers complaining that at times, the online game is over-crowded. But if you can, think of one franchise that stands out that beats all others in sheer size, and dedication.
It's a fan base along with two costuming regiments, the 501st Regiment "Vader's Fist", and the actual Rebel Legion. It's the franchise that George Lucas literally built from six movies, and has thrived via the Expanded Universe and earned the dubious distinction of being the highest grossing franchise ever: we're talking star wars the old republic release date. As of right now, there are two Star Wars MMO's available on the market - Galaxies; which is generally considered the "How not to operate an MMO", was released in 2003 and had the potential to stay the position that Warcraft is in, but due to mismanagement has turned into a sparsely populated game being phased out December 15th, 2011. Another is Clone Wars Adventures which is an in-browser gamed depending on "The Clone Wars" television series which shows on Cartoon System and updated after new episodes are released. The loss of Galaxies leaves a rift within the space that LucasArts had invested in the MMO market. Although Galaxies is usually considered to have been a failure, there is a brand new hope in Star Wars: The Old Republic and if just about all indications are true, this may be the one game to knock Warcraft from the mountain.
Some back-story: The Old Republic takes place in the aptly named Old Republic era within the Star Wars Universe - the same timeline as the heavily critically acclaimed Knights from the Old Republic and lesser so Knights of the Old Republic II: Sith Lords. This really is about 3, 995 years before the events of Episode INTRAVENOUS: A New Hope whereas The Old Republic takes place regarding 3, 600 before the movies. The Old Republic (hereby abbreviated as ToR) is going to be developed by the makers of the heavily acclaimed RPG, Bioware and can see a release by mega giant company, EA Games. ToR was announced in 2008 and has been under development since, with every video be it game play, or the absolutely stunning pre-rendered video - has left individuals with the jaws dropped and hungry for more. According to Swtor.com/forums, there are more than 1,000,000 active users on the forums discussing the game as of February, 2011 (pre-E3 2011 hype). Along with the release of in-game videos, and rendered trailers, there have been comic tie-ins on StarWars.com for the game, and continually updated information about classes, factions, and other experiences on the SWTOR.com. Unfortunately, as of late June, 2011 a release date and playing price (which is estimated to be around $15) has not been released, but EA, LucasArts, and Bioware have confirmed that the game is slated for the later half of 2011.
It's a fan base along with two costuming regiments, the 501st Regiment "Vader's Fist", and the actual Rebel Legion. It's the franchise that George Lucas literally built from six movies, and has thrived via the Expanded Universe and earned the dubious distinction of being the highest grossing franchise ever: we're talking star wars the old republic release date. As of right now, there are two Star Wars MMO's available on the market - Galaxies; which is generally considered the "How not to operate an MMO", was released in 2003 and had the potential to stay the position that Warcraft is in, but due to mismanagement has turned into a sparsely populated game being phased out December 15th, 2011. Another is Clone Wars Adventures which is an in-browser gamed depending on "The Clone Wars" television series which shows on Cartoon System and updated after new episodes are released. The loss of Galaxies leaves a rift within the space that LucasArts had invested in the MMO market. Although Galaxies is usually considered to have been a failure, there is a brand new hope in Star Wars: The Old Republic and if just about all indications are true, this may be the one game to knock Warcraft from the mountain.
Some back-story: The Old Republic takes place in the aptly named Old Republic era within the Star Wars Universe - the same timeline as the heavily critically acclaimed Knights from the Old Republic and lesser so Knights of the Old Republic II: Sith Lords. This really is about 3, 995 years before the events of Episode INTRAVENOUS: A New Hope whereas The Old Republic takes place regarding 3, 600 before the movies. The Old Republic (hereby abbreviated as ToR) is going to be developed by the makers of the heavily acclaimed RPG, Bioware and can see a release by mega giant company, EA Games. ToR was announced in 2008 and has been under development since, with every video be it game play, or the absolutely stunning pre-rendered video - has left individuals with the jaws dropped and hungry for more. According to Swtor.com/forums, there are more than 1,000,000 active users on the forums discussing the game as of February, 2011 (pre-E3 2011 hype). Along with the release of in-game videos, and rendered trailers, there have been comic tie-ins on StarWars.com for the game, and continually updated information about classes, factions, and other experiences on the SWTOR.com. Unfortunately, as of late June, 2011 a release date and playing price (which is estimated to be around $15) has not been released, but EA, LucasArts, and Bioware have confirmed that the game is slated for the later half of 2011.