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BioWare has explained how gamers will be able to play Star Wars: The Old Republic before its release date. Anyone who pre-orders the upcoming PC online RPG will be able to redeem an ‘Early Game Access’ code online to download and play it ahead of its December 22nd launch in …
Read More »BioWare opens Irish customer service centre
EA and Bioware have today opened a new customer service centre in Ireland that is hoped will create as many as 200 new jobs. The facility, BioWare’s first outside of North America, and will provide 24/7 support for the upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic. It has been built …
Read More »New Bioware facility creates 200 jobs in Ireland
Customer service centre opens as Ireland PM backs games for economic growth
Read More »Zynga and EA vets launch free-to-play studio
New triple-A group to create â??engaging and fulfilling online game experiencesâ??
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic beta delayed in Europe
The European version of the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta has been delayed. No new date has been announced. Fans are still waiting for a firm release date for the actual game. "Firstly, there’s a new build of the game on the horizon,” community manager Chris Collins clarified on …
Read More »BioWare: RPGs are becoming less relevant
From Final Fantasy to Mass Effect, the RPG of today is barely recognisable compared to the titles that made the genre great. This perhaps explains why in the latest video for Mass Effect 3, BioWare almost completely ignored the RPG elements of the title to instead focus on the in-game …
Read More »Moore and Gibeau promoted in EA reshuffle
EA CEO John Riccitiello has announced a number of promotions and a new label at the global publisher. Writing on the company’s official blog, he has confirmed that Peter Moore is now Chief Operating Officer of EA, and Frank Gibeau will serve as President of the EA Labels. Moore steps …
Read More »BioWare wants you to choose female Shepard
Developer BioWare has turned to its fanbase in an effort to decide what version of the female game star Shepard it should put on the cover of Mass Effect 3. The series has always allowed gamers to choose the sex of the main lead, though 80 per cent of players …
Read More »AU/NZ missing Old Republic at launch
Bioware has issued a statement stating that it ‘cannot commit to any timeframe’ for Star Wars: The Old Republic outside Europe / North America. After some speculation as to why Australian and New Zealand customers were unable to pre-order the game, Bioware finally released the statement explaining the situation on …
Read More »Pre-orders begin for Old Republic
EA has kicked off its pre-order promotions for its high profile MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, as well as announced two special collector’s editions. Players can now pre-order the BioWare-developed MMO and will receive early access to the finished game for their trouble, as well as a colour stone …
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