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EA-owned developer BioWare has confirmed an unspecified number of job losses from its Star Wars: The Old Republic team. The ambitious MMO finally launched late last year and has, by all account, been a success. How its user numbers have fared since launch depends on who you talk to and …
Read More »Layoffs for Star Wars: The Old Republic team
Restructure for BioWare Austin after MMO loses 25% of subscribers
Read More »New Mass Effect 3 multiplayer DLC leaked
Info on what appears to be Mass Effect 3’s next DLC offering has leaked out. Kotaku reports that a Playstation Asia page (which has since been pulled) details the upcoming Rebellion Pack. The multiplayer-focused pack includes Firebase Jade in the jungle and Firebase Goddess on Thessia maps, six new classes, …
Read More »Pachter: Dragon Age 3 devs ‘loaned’ to SWTOR
Wedbush securities analyst believes Bioware delayed Dragon Age to benefit Star Wars MMO
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic down 400,000 subs, Allies update announced
The active player base for Star Wars: The Old Republic has dropped from 1.7m to 1.3m, EA revealed today in an earnings statement. The 400,000 figure marks a subscriber decline of nearly 25% for the MMO since numbers were last shared in February. EA explained in a conference call earlier …
Read More »Newell: Fan feedback is gaming’s great advantage
'The closer developers are to their users, the more the line blurs between both'
Read More »Bioware: Old Republic subscriptions ‘not falling’
'Light' server numbers due to decline in concurrent users, not subscribers, dev suggests
Read More »BioWare expands SWTOR free time offer
Thirty days of free game time now available to players who have reached legacy level six
Read More »Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut will not alter game’s ending
BioWare has cleared up some of the confusion concerning what the upcoming Extended Cut DLC will and will not offer players of Mass Effect 3. The announcement of the DLC came in response to widespread criticism amongst parts of the gaming community regarding the game’s ending, which skips over the …
Read More »BBB concludes Mass Effect 3 falsely advertised
The Better Business Bureau has examined claims from Mass Effect 3 owners that BioWare falsely advertised. Specifically, the accusation falls on the developer’s promise of a player’s ability to ‘completely shape’ outcome and overall experience. "Did BioWare falsely advertise?," Marjorie Stephens asks on BBB.org. "Technically, yes, they did." The problem …
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