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Star Wars Galaxies Interview

Jun 08, 2002 8:52am CST tags: MMO, LucasArts, StarWars, Interview
PC.IGN has been updated with a Star Wars Galaxies interview. Haden Blackman and John Donham of LucasArts answer more questions related to this highly anticipated MMORPG. The game's official FAQ has been updated, offering a single new Q&A.

Star Wars FAQ Update

Jun 02, 2002 10:52am CST tags: StarWars
Missed this yesterday (thanks for the reminder Blues News), but the official Star Wars Galaxies FAQ has been updated. There are four new Q&As relating to skills, structures and professions.

Star Wars Galaxies Interview

May 29, 2002 11:17am CST tags: StarWars, Interview
Also on Computer & Video Games is a Star Wars Galaxies interview. Technical Director Jeff Grills talks about this upcoming massively multiplayer game which will make obscene amounts of money.

SWG Chat Log

May 29, 2002 9:00am CST tags: StarWars
SWGalaxies.net has posted the latest chat log from one of those Star Wars Galaxies chat events. This time the questions were related to what was shown at last week's E3.

LucasArts Game Movies

May 21, 2002 5:09pm CST tags: LucasArts, StarWars
The LucasArts folks have released a whole bunch of movies of products they have going on right now. Here's a fun filled listing that will make you giggle with excitement and renew your love for George Lucas: (Thanks -efx- and Blues)

- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
- Gladius
- Star Wars Bounty Hunter
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars Galaxies Shots

May 20, 2002 6:09pm CST tags: MMO, StarWars
I saw on Blues' that the official Star Wars Galaxies site had been updated with several new images from Verant's upcoming Star Wars MMORPG. There are 19 new screenshots, two pre-rendered images (showing Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt), a character overview of humans and Bothans, and there is concept art. Star Wars Galaxies now also has a subtitle: An Empire Divided.

Star Wars FAQ Update

May 18, 2002 10:24am CST tags: StarWars
The Star Wars Galaxies FAQ has been updated once again. This week there are three new Q&As, covering clone facility building and character death / respawning.

KOTOR Screenshots

May 14, 2002 5:10pm CST tags: LucasArts, BioWare, Screenshots, StarWars
Saw on Gamespy Daily that LucasArts had updated the official Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic site with new screenshots and concept images from BioWare's upcoming action RPG. It's due out later this year on the Xbox with a PC release following next year.

Star Wars Galaxies Footage

May 09, 2002 11:22am CST tags: StarWars, Trailer
Star Wars Galaxies.net and the SWG Database (where the movies originates from) are both hosting a camcorder video showing footage from the massively multiplayer Star Wars game Star Wars Galaxies. This was shot at the recent Celebrations II event. It's a 38.5mb download, and runs for over 20 minutes. Thanks -efx- and Jon Berry.

Star Wars Galaxies Beta Signup

May 03, 2002 12:50pm CST tags: Beta Signup, MMO, StarWars, Beta
Just got the latest Star Wars Galaxies news letter which has some news about the beta of the game. The first beta test of this highly anticipated Star Wars MMORPG will start July 15, though it will only be for a handful of community members. After that the beta will be expanding though, and people can sign up now to be considered.

KOTOR Preview

May 02, 2002 9:23am CST tags: LucasArts, BioWare, StarWars
I saw on HomeLAN Fed that CG Online has a preview of Knights of the Old Republic, BioWare's upcoming Star Wars action RPG. It has several quotes from BioWare and LucasArts folks. The preview is the online version of a recent Computer Games Magazine article.

Star Wars Galaxies FAQ

Apr 27, 2002 9:40am CST tags: MMO, StarWars
Like every week, the Star Wars Galaxies FAQ has been updated. This time there's only a single new Q&A, about character "buffs". Star Wars Galaxies is Verant's upcoming Star Wars MMORPG.

Star Wars Galaxies FAQ

Apr 20, 2002 10:30am CST tags: StarWars
The Star Wars Galaxies FAQ has been updated once again. Eight questions get answered this time. These questions are about things like the beta, theme parks, if you have a keyword conversation with NPCs like in EverQuest, if you can work on several quests at the same time and more.

Star Wars Galaxies Shots

Apr 19, 2002 9:52am CST tags: MMO, StarWars
The official Star Wars Galaxies site has four new screenshots from the upcoming Star Wars MMORPG. Thanks Erik.

SWG Chat Log

Apr 17, 2002 2:46pm CST tags: StarWars
SWGalaxies.net has posted a chat log from a recent Star Wars Galaxies chat event where they talked about gameplay specific stuff in this upcoming massively multiplayer game. Thanks zX.

Star Wars FAQ Update

Apr 06, 2002 7:57am CST tags: MMO, StarWars
The Star Wars Galaxies FAQ has been updated once again. This week there are two new Q&As about this upcoming MMORPG.

KOTOR Q&A

Apr 03, 2002 6:09pm CST tags: LucasArts, BioWare, StarWars
RPG Vault has a quickie Q&A with Mike Gallo of LucasArts, and Casey Hudson of BioWare. They tell us once again why PC gamers take it up the butt when it comes to the release date of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Thanks HomeLAN Fed.

Star Wars FAQ Update

Mar 30, 2002 8:41am CST tags: StarWars
The Star Wars Galaxies FAQ has been updated yet again. There are actual three new Q&As this week. They are about the repair of crafted items, support for dual CPUs, and support for stereoscopic devices.

KOTOR Chat Log

Mar 25, 2002 11:56am CST tags: BioWare, StarWars
Games Domain now has a chat log from the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic chat which went down on Friday. Knights of the Old Republic is an action RPG in development at BioWare for the Xbox and PC. Thanks HomeLAN Fed.

NVidia & Verant

Mar 23, 2002 9:53am CST tags: StarWars, NVidia
Nvidia announced that some of Verant's upcoming games will be among the first to be GeForce 4 optimized. Looks like we should have some sweet visuals in Star Wars Galaxies. Thanks Mike Butler.