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gamescom 2011: Total Access Coverage

We are at the very peak of convention season, and arguably none is bigger than gamescom, Europe’s largest gaming convention, which kicks off its 2011 show this week. And of course, we know that BioWare and Star Wars: The Old Republic will have a big presence there!

Keep up with Ask A Jedi as we track all of the important news and announcements coming out of the show, and hopefully bring a few surprises of our own as well! We already know that BioWare will be showing some in-game operation footage of the Eternity Vault, but what other announcements or reveals will we see?

This post will serve as ground-zero for overall gamescom coverage, so bookmark it and visit often. Click past the jump for total access!

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Blue Milk & Cereal: What Do You Hope To See From gamescom?

No day would be complete without the breakfast of Jedi: Blue Milk & Cereal.  Every morning, the team at Ask A Jedi will get Force-induced thoughts coursing through your head with delicious issues from around the galaxy! Join in the discussion below to make your voice heard!

Since gamescom 2011 kicks off today, we thought Blue Milk & Cereal should stick with the theme!

In just a few short hours, Electronic Arts will hold their press conference in which they’ll demo the latest and greatest of their upcoming wares. According to BioWare Senior Community Manager Stephen Reid, the Battlefield 3 trailer is nothing less than jaw-dropping. But for readers of this site, we also know there BioWare will show a demo of the Eternity Vault, the first Operation (raid) in Star Wars: The Old Republic.

But beyond that, what else do you hope or think we’ll see come out of gamescom? Maybe it’s PvP info? More crafting info? Perhaps the final Holonet tab unleveled? Or maybe James Ohlen’s final “big thing”?

We can only include so many options in the poll below, so let’s here your thoughts i the comments!

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SWTOR FTW Weekly: Gamescom, Sales Predictions + Day/Night Cycles

It’s time once again to kick back, relax, and review the week in TOR in style, courtesy of FTW Broadcasting!

This week is all about Gamescom, as we learn what BioWare’s plans are. There are also some new, lofty predictions from analysts about the potential upside of TOR, as well as the usual pulse of the community on pressing issues, such as the day/night cycle!

All that and more in this edition of SWTOR FTW Weekly!

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Guild Beta Testing Underway + Release Date Hiding In Plain Sight?

Thanks to TORSyndicate’s recent chat with BioWare’s Dynamic Community Duo Stephen Reid and David Bass, we learned that guild beta testing of Star Wars: The Old Republic will be starting soon!

David Bass: In addition to Phase 2, we’re also going to be starting up a guild testing program. We’re obviously continuing to expand our invites for testing and we’re going to start including guilds in that list.

And now, thanks to Twitter it’s been confirmed that guild testing is indeed underway!

David Bass: Yes, #swtor Guild Testing has started. We’ll make a post soon with all the details. Please do not contact any of us with invite requests :)

This is no doubt a huge milestone in the development and testing process for TOR!

So let this serve as fair warning for guilds anxious to test Star Wars: The Old Republic to stay tuned to the official forums, Twitter, fan sites and maybe even CNN to get the information you need to get your guild on the invite list!

In other, non-related news, Stephen Reid posted some pics from the gamescom show floor this morning, and we thought we saw something suspicious etched on the hand of European Community Manager Chris Collins, so we took a closer look.

Shockingly, we learned those sneaky devils were hiding the juiciest piece of information in PLAIN SIGHT! Behold our discovery of the release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic in the diagram below!

Stay tuned for gamescom coverage from Ask A Jedi all week long, beginning Tuesday at 10AM EDT with the EA Press Conference right here!

 

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gamescom 2011: Electronic Arts Press Conference [UPDATED]

Don’t look now, but gamescom 2011 is NEXT WEEK!

Before the official opening of the show, however, many of the heavy-hitters in the gaming industry hold special press conferences to show off their featured wares. This year is no different, and of course Electronic Arts is one of those companies holding court before gamescom next week.

The Electronic Arts press conference will take place on Tuesday, August 16 at 10:00AM EDT (7:00AM PDT, or 4:00PM Central European Time).

While we don’t know exactly what EA will show during this conference, we have to believe that Star Wars: The Old Republic will have some sort of presence during it.

[UPDATE] The Electronic Arts Press Conference will be webcast LIVE this Tuesday. You can check it out, as well as several other gamescom features at EA’s dedicated gamescom page here.

We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

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