Daniel Erickson sat down with Gamespot and showed a gameplay demo of grouping in Alderaan. Daniel wanted to emphasize that there are group play opportunities outside flashpoints and raids/operations. The boss fight depicted in this video shows some fairly complicated group coordination needed to defeat the enemies. There are even some puzzle aspects to the encounter. Watch the full video for plenty of in-game footage.
Game Amatangelo sat down with GTTV to talk about raids, or operations, as they are called in SWTOR. The teaser trailer is included in this video.
Today at 2 pm PDT, BioWare livestreamed a gameplay demo with Daniel Erickson. Daniel took questions and chatted as he quested on the deserts of Tatooine on his Bounty Hunter. Here are some of the highlights:
- Blizz, the Jawa Bounty Hunter companion confirmed!
- Speederbikes were scaled down to the current wave runner form because the bikes took up so much space in the cities.
More highlights and transcript of Q & A after the jump Continue reading »
BioWare has started a brand new web TV show called BioWare Pulse. In their second episode, BioWare TV interviews Mass Effect’s Executive Producer Casey Hudson and BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk. Dr. Greg talks about SWTOR and what to expect at E3:
- New UI
- Hands-on gameplay on Tatooine
- Vehicle Mounts
- A bit more info on raids, a glimpse at high-end boss fights
UPDATE 2: BioWare Pulse will broadcast a live boss fight Wednesday at 3 pm PDT. On Thursday they will broadcast a Q&A session at 9 am PDT. Watch that and other E3-related BioWare news here.
UPDATE: The time for Wednesday’s G4TV live coverage was incorrect. Check them out from 3 pm to 6 pm PDT for coverage of several games, including SWTOR.
E3 is closed to the general public, but there will be plenty of live coverage coming from the Los Angeles Convention Center. Here are a few events SWTOR fans won’t want to miss:
Tuesday
2 pm PDT: BioWare Lead Writer Daniel Erickson will host a gameplay demo and Q&A session at EA.com. BioWare is promising some never-before-seen exclusives. Watch live here. Continue reading »