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SDCC 2011 Update: Dark Horse And BioWare Panel Announced

As we get closer to San Diego Comic-Con, we’re slowly getting the full picture of what to expect, at least in terms of TOR-related goodness!

Just the other day, we learned that BioWare’s main panel on Star Wars: The Old Republic will be held Thursday, and we now have word that there’s a panel on Saturday with BioWare and Dark Horse, focusing on their collaborations in the comic world:

Dark Horse and BioWare: A Comic and Video Game Partnership— Star Wars: The Old Republic and Mass Effect are creations of one of the most distinguished developers in video games — BioWare! Join Star Wars: The Old Republic senior writer Alexander Freed, Mass Effect 3 lead writer Mac Walters, Mass Effect comics scripter John Jackson Miller, Dark Horse editor Dave Marshall, and a cast of celebrities, as BioWare and Dark Horse announce their next collaboration and reveal exclusive details about the games and comics they’re working on.

The panel will be held in room 23ABC on Saturday, July 23 from 4:00-5:00pm.

Personally, I’d like to see new TOR comics available via their digital channel. Let’s hope that’s in the cards!

The excitement builds, nd the countdown to Comic-Con continues!

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SDCC 2011 Update: More Badges Available Soon And Why You Don't Need One

Today brought a couple bits of news regarding the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con next month, where Star Wars: The Old Republic will be making a grand showing!

First, BioWare Senior Community Coordinator David Bass confirmed on the official forums that TOR will in fact be playable not only on the show floor, but also outside of the show at the nearby Hilton Gaslamp hotel. Yes, this means that you do NOT need a badge for Comic-Con to play SW:TOR!

Yesterday, BioWare made an announcement that we have a space at the Hilton Gaslamp hotel across the street from Comic-Con where fans can get their hands on Mass Effect 3 and the newest Dragon Age II DLC. Well, surprisingly enough, The Old Republic is planning on being there as well! Anyone (yes, even you!) can come to the Hilton and wait in line to play any of the BioWare games.

So if you’re anywhere near San Diego, and all you want to do is get some hands-on time with TOR (which I highly recommend) now you’ve got your chance!

[UPDATE]: David Bass has added a bit more information for the Hilton Event:

I’ve been getting a bunch of questions along the lines of “What night is the Hilton event?” To be clear, BioWare Base (as we’ve been calling it) will be open every day of Comic-Con at the Hilton, it’s not a “one-night party.” We’re still potentially planning special events for a night or two (and you may want to follow the BioWare Social Network thread as well for updates), but in general, you can come by the Hilton any day from July 21-24 to say hi and/or get in line to play the game. More details soon!

But, if you’d like to double your chances to play, or simply see the pop-culture spectacle that is SDCC, they’ve announced that they will have approximatly 15 additional 4-day badges available for sale soon:

The deadline for refunded badges was June 20, 2011. We will announce via our website, Facebook, Twitter and RSS feed when those refunded badges will go on sale. This is a soft opening so the announcement will be made on the day registration opens with about one hour prior notice.

At this time we expect to have 1,500 4-day badges available for purchase.

Now, these are likely to sell out very quickly. If you’re interested, be sure to follow them on Facebook, Twitter and even their RSS feed so you’re among the first to hear the announcement when the go on sale. Good luck and godspeed!

 

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Special Reveal at Comic-Con?

Sean Dahlberg just posted an interesting announcement on the official SW:TOR forums. Apparently, if we (the community) can help them achieve certain levels of followers on Facebook and Twitter, then we’ll get something special at Comic-Con (that we apparently will not get otherwise!)

Here’s the message:

Comic-Con International is almost upon us! You already know about the “Beyond Solo” panel being held on Friday, but we have something extra we want to announce during it. You’re going to work for this one, though. If we get at least 200,000 “Likes” on our Facebook page and 30,000 Followers on our Twitter page by Friday, July 23rd, 2010, we will bring you this cool reveal!

Well folks, you know what this means! Time to get your friends, your parents, your uncles, your gym teacher, your mayor and everyone in between up to speed on TOR, and why they should friend them on Facebook and follow on Twitter!

Ready…. GO!

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Friday Update – Game Testing is Under Way! + Comic-Con

Sean Dahlberg just posted the news we’ve all been waiting to hear: Game Testing is under way!

Game Testing for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is underway! Those selected to test will gain access to the game and be able to provide valuable feedback to help us tune particular areas of gameplay and begin the process of balancing and tweaking our content.

This confirms what many have been suspecting over the past few weeks amid some rumors. So if you haven’t already done so, run – not walk – over the the official TOR site to sign up to become eligible for Game Testing!

Sean also announced the official presence of Star Wars: The Old Republic at Comic-Con in San Diego later this month. They will have several booths at the show, and the developers will be hosting a panel entitled: “Beyond Solo: Crafting the Multiplayer Story.” Read the entire post here.

Ask A Jedi will be at the event to bring you all of the latest news and information of course!

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The Old Republic @ Comic-Con

Sean just posted an official announcement that Star Wars: The Old Republic will have a presence at this month’s Comic-Con International in San Diego!

It sounds like they’ll be taking part in a panel hosted by X-Play’s Morgan Webb where they’ll discuss the overarching galactic story, as opposed to individual class stories that they’ve been focusing on:

Comic-Con International is coming to San Diego, California! Meet up with The Old Republic team at the panel entitled “Beyond Solo: Crafting the Multiplayer Story in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™” on July 23rd from 1:00 to 2:00pm in Room 7AB. Morgan Webb (G4’s X-Play) moderates a discussion with James Ohlen (Studio Creative Director and Lead Designer, BioWare), Drew Karpyshyn  (Principal Writer, BioWare), and Alexander Freed (Managing Editor, BioWare) about the creation of the multiplayer, planet-spanning story in Star Wars: The Old Republic.

It sounds like this is going to be a great discussion!

There are also a few other events worth noting that will be taking place:

• Blood of the Empire signing by Alexander Freed at the Dark Horse booth
• “Hope” Cinematic Trailer displayed at the Star Wars™ booth

All in all, Comic-Con is looking promising. Convention season is in full swing and it’ll be Spring 2011 before you know it.

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