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.
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 »
EA Games is kicking off E3 a day early with a live press conference today at 12:30 pm PDT/3:30 EDT. They are expected to talk about their three much-anticipated titles, Mass Effect 3, Battlefield 3, and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Watch the conference live at EA, IGN, and Gamespot (we like Gamespot’s page because there’s a countdown in the video window).
Gamespot released an exclusive video and Q&A yesterday on the Sith Inquisitor. Starting their path on the planet Korriban, this video shows just how powerful the Sith Inquisitor can be. Your can read the full Q&A here.
Kathy’s back from being out of town and we celebrate by having Roxanne compare things to Nazis and spread baseless rumors about who’s picking up the tab at the fansite cantina event. Speaking of cantinas, we hope actual social spaces like cantinas will replace fake social spaces like the mailbox in our Community Buzz discussion.
Fact or Fiction: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s host challenge involves crew skills, class balance, and PAX East. Continue reading »