Star Wars: The Old Republic wallpapers

I meant to post this last night, but Blogger's image uploader wasn't working - - I cropped some wallpaper-sized stills featuring Darth Malgus and his master from The Old Republic's cinematic opening.

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Ridiculously expensive peripherals for The Old Republic

About the Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Keyboard by Razer

A first for the world of gaming technology, the Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Keyboard by Razer features a full-color highly sensitive multi-touch LCD panel, and incorporates ten adaptive tactile keys, providing more room for easily accessible skills, hotkeys, and macros. Plus, you can convert the entire keyboard from alpha-numeric to Aurebesh!

The interchangeable gold backlit faction symbols let you showcase your allegiance with the Galactic Republic or the Sith Empire. The Force is with you in this ultimate tool for intergalactic domination.

Product features:
· Touch-sensitive LCD track-panel for better control and efficient skills management
· Ten dynamic adaptive tactile keys for customizable controls
· Gold backlit keys with slim key caps for faster actuation and shorter travel distance
· Fully programmable keys and on-the-fly macro recording
· Adjustable multi-color LED (Up to 16 million colors)
· 1000Hz Ultrapolling/1ms response time
· Braided 7 foot USB cable

Price: US $199.99 / EU €199.99

About the Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Headset by Razer

With the Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Headset by Razer, your total immersion into the game is complete. Featuring 5.1 surround sound so you can hear everything around you in absolute clarity. With positional audio, get the tactical aural advantage to prevent backstabs and react to enemy attacks no matter where you hear them. It comes with interchangeable Sith Empire and Galactic Republic faction symbols to emblazon your headset with the symbol of your allegiance.

Product features:
· 5.1 surround sound headset for positional audio
· Circumaural design with 50mm driver units
· Flexible boom microphone
· Interchangeable faction panels
· Adjustable multi-color LED (Up to 16 million colors)
· Volume and mic control buttons on the headset
· Adjustable headband structure for optimal comfort

Price: US $129.99 / EU €129.99

About the Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Mouse by Razer

Wield the Force with the Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Mouse by Razer, featuring gaming-grade wireless technology for complete swiping freedom and a fully programmable twelve button MMO thumb-grid for more skills at your fingertips. It also comes with interchangeable faction symbols and multi-color lighting so you can annihilate all those who oppose you with pride and in style.

Product features:
· 17 fully programmable MMO-optimized buttons (including 12 button thumb grid)
· Wired/wireless dual mode capability
· Interchangeable gold-backlit faction panels
· Charging dock (also functions as a wireless receiver unit)
· Adjustable multi-color LED (Up to 16 million colors)
· 5600dpi Razer precision 3.5G laser sensor
· 1000Hz Ultrapolling/1ms response time

Price: US $129.99 / EU €129.99

About the Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Mouse Mat by Razer

Every war has two sides, and to be victorious, you'll have to choose. With the Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Mouse Mat by Razer, experience enhanced swiping and unparalleled precision thanks to performance-grade tracking surfaces on both sides. One represents the might of the Sith Empire, the other the splendor of the Galactic Republic, so you'll always be gaming under the right banner with pride.

Product features:
· Dual-sided mouse mat to display different faction choices
· Performance-grade hard surfaces for smoother mouse swiping
· Non-slip, anti-reflective, abrasion-resistant hard coating

Price: US $49.99 / EU €49.99

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Opening cinematic for The Old Republic

A little repetitive of the cinematic videos to date, but still very cool - - the opening cinematic for The Old Republic.

New trailer for The Old Republic

Good looking trailer for The Old Republic. Via.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Trooper Progression

The latest video for The Old Republic shows off the Trooper class and features a ridiculous design:




Here's a much older video showing how the animators went about designing the class:



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1. The ESPN Films: 30 for 30 Limited Edition Collector Set is 40% off at Amazon. (Perfect for Father's Day.)

2. Desktop wallpaper of a forest reclaiming a city.

3. 90 minute video showing off (what I think) are the first few quests of the Jedi class. It looks a lot like KOTOR.

Sith Inquisitor Class (The Old Republic)

The video showing off the Sith Inquisitor class is the best yet (of course, Palpatine was always my favorite...). I like the Sith masks too, including Darth Jadus's:




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1. RPS calls The Old Republic's player vs. player component "a tedious, miserable experience."

2. Good example of how websites try to take advantage of SEO to build traffic. (Seems like such a miserable, joyless way to make a buck.)

3. The Conan trailer is one of the worst trailers I've seen in recent memory (I hate everything - - the editing, the music, the look of the characters, the behavior of the characters). By comparison, this two-minute scene from Drive is excellent.

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1. TomTom sold user data to the police, who then used it to expertly place speed traps. Via.

2. RPS takes a long look at The Old Republic:

And this level of story exceeds anything I’ve seen in an MMO. There’s currently nothing else that comes close, with perhaps only The Secret World as a rival for such a narrative-focused approach. Simply the fact that my character pretended to be someone else – Blade, she went by – for such a protracted period, was novel to the point of gripping me. And within that, as I lied and tricked the various residents of this Hutta enclave, I was able to betray at my leisure. I could come out of that situation – a good day’s worth of play – having decided whose side I was really on.

The other thing to note here is that I was playing alone. And there was little impetus to team up with anyone. The story, in fact, encouraged me to be soloing this. This happens to be exactly how I want to play MMOs, so I was delighted. But those who are all about guilds and the like will have to get through some significant sections before they’ll get their way. That’s not to say that you can’t team up, because you absolutely can. Certain areas will be blocked off to someone who’s not the same class as you, and some quests are specific to you, but it’s more the lack of narrative sense that put me off wanting a buddy.

In fact, at the point where you really do need someone else to help you battle through, the game gives you an NPC companion.

3. Lifehacker's guide to setting up an online store.

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