Star Wars: The Old Republic gets a new release date

After many months of waiting and anticipation, Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) finally has a release date. BioWare and LucasArts have announced the official launch date on the game to be December 20, 2011 (just in time for Christmas or… Read More »

SW:TOR Breaks EA Preorder Record

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Electronic Arts had plenty to boast about during their preliminary financial results report for the first quarter of 2011. Since Battlefield 3 pre-order sales are up 10% over it’s predecessor. The company was bolstered by top performing games like Portal 2, Crysis 2, FIFA 11, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12. What may have come as a big surprise for investors was news that Star Wars: The Old Republic broke the already high record set by Battlefield 3 for pre-orders. Within the first 24 hours of pre-orders going live, the $150 Collector’s Edition sold out at EA’s own store, Origin.

R2D2 Xbox 360 and White Kinect Bundle Announced at Comic Con!

To pay homage to Star Wars Microsoft will be bundling R2D2 with Kinect! Well not the actually R2D2 (wish it was the actual though), a Xbox 360 modeled after the little robot that could. The console will have R2′s sounds and look, along with a white version of the Kinect, Star Wars Kinect, Kinect Adventures, and a 320 gig hard drive. Also what would R2 be without his side kick C3P0? The controller that comes with the bundle will be modeled after the worry wart of a robot, can you say bling bling? The bundle will be on sale in the fall but pre-orders should be expected to start today. Pre-orders for the bundle will be priced at $449, force powers and light saber not included.

DEAL BREAKER: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed $9.98

The next gen Starwars title featuring Dark Vadars secret apprentice is now at the low low price of $9.98 at amazon.com. Now this is amazon’s deal of the day promotion so it’ll be gone today. What’s more interesting is that downloadable content for the game just released online for the same price. Have yourself a new experience for $20.00?, act now