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E3 2010: Hands-on with Clone Wars Adventures

Dan O'Halloran — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Puzzle, Sci-Fi, New Titles, Previews, Browser, Hands-On, Virtual Worlds, Hands-On (Massively's), First Impressions, Events (Massively's Coverage), Clone Wars Adventures

Arriving at the SOE booth at E3, one is assaulted with the shininess of their latest upcoming titles, DC Universe Online and The Agency. But scattered about the booth were demo stations for many of their other upcoming games including the recently announced Clone Wars Adventures. We haven't heard much about this game since it was announced (and our subsequent interview with the lead designer), but we got to sit down at E3 and find out what's involved.

As a quick refresher, CWA is less a traditional MMORPG and more a virtual lobby where players can access a number of minigames. There's no leveling or quests or equipment with stats. It's more Free Realms and less EverQuest. It will be free-to-play as a Flash-based browser title when it arrives this fall. But how does all this actually play? Click past the jump for more info.

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Exclusive: SOE talks Clone Wars Adventures

Brianna Royce — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:30:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, Interviews, Previews, Browser, Trading Card Games, Casual, Virtual Worlds, Interviews (Massively's), Kids, Family, Clone Wars Adventures

Last Tuesday, we gleefully reported on Sony Online Entertainment's brand-new, upcoming Star Wars game: Clone Wars Adventures. We'd heard the rumors, but confirmation sent us into pure fan-frenzy! This kid-friendly virtual world promises a free-to-play romp through the Clone Wars era, allowing players to jump into Star Wars minigames and join the storied heroes of the Republic in the fight against the Separatist armies. That's what we could dig up on the official site, anyway -- but don't you want to know more?

Well, Star Wars fans, you're in luck, because we've landed a juicy interview with the Lead Designer of CWA, Matt Higby. Join us after the break as Matt graciously answers all our eager questions about purple lightsabers and parental tools, cartoons and cash shops, and why adult fans (not just kids) will want to check it out!

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BioWare blog defines "stylized reality" in The Old Republic

Shawn Schuster — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, New Titles, Education, Star Wars: The Old Republic

Sure, the news of Star Wars: The Old Republic was kept a secret (kinda) for a few years, and during that time we really heard nothing of the game itself. Yet here we are now getting a steady stream of useful information on a game that is not even predicted to launch this year. This week we have two examples of this from the team at BioWare: a look at the art style of the game, and an entertaining blog entry from Principal Lead Animator Mark How.

In the blog entry, How explains a bit about how enthusiastic the animation team is for getting every lightsaber battle exactly right. He reflects on how powerful the toys were to him as a child and how the work they will do with TOR can be 10,000 times better than anything we could imagine back then.

Gallery: Star Wars: The Old Republic Concept Art

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