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STAR WARS: The Old Republic - Threat of Peace Announced

ALL NEW STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC COMIC SERIES TO BE PUBLISHED EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE
Star Wars: The Old RepublicThreat of Peace Set to Debut in February at www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com

FEBRUARY 6, NEW YORK – Dark Horse has joined forces with LucasArts and BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), to create a new comic series, published entirely online, to introduce both the gaming and comics worlds to the upcoming massively multiplayer online game Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Debuting this month, Star Wars: The Old Republic - Threat of Peace will feature action-packed, character-driven episodes written by BioWare’s Rob Chestney and published by Dark Horse. The stories will span the three decades from the pivotal signing of the Treaty of Coruscant to critical events at the beginning of the game.

War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire has gripped the galaxy for generations, but the sacking of Coruscant and a subsequent peace treaty are changing everything. As the Republic scrambles to re-establish order, the Sith Empire moves quickly to consolidate power within its new dominion. Behind closed doors, however, individual Sith Lords engage in a quiet but deadly power struggle, and discord breaks out among the Jedi as they wrestle with the moral implications of the new galactic balance. During these chaotic days, the stories of several critical characters interweave as they pursue their passions, stand up for their convictions and ultimately lead the galaxy back to the brink of a catastrophic conflict.

“The Old Republic time frame is ripe for creating epic, galaxy-spanning storylines with provocative moral themes,” says Rob Chestney. “Not only will readers get a preview of the game, they’ll also meet some of the game’s most compelling characters.”

“The comic offers a unique perspective on an era in the Star Wars™ galaxy unseen outside the game,” explains Dark Horse series editor Dave Marshall. “It will be an integral companion to the online experience, and a compelling adventure on its own, accessible to every Star Wars fan.”

This new ongoing series begins in February, featuring story by Rob Chestney and art by Alex Sanchez. Sanchez is an artist who has done work on comics such as Marvel Age Hulk, X-Men, and various Dark Horse comics. New issues of Star Wars: The Old Republic - Threat of Peace will appear every other Friday exclusively on www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com.

Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is a story-driven massively multiplayer online PC game set in the timeframe of the Star Wars™: Knights of the Old Republic™ franchise. Developed and published by BioWare and LucasArts, Star Wars: The Old Republic represents an innovative approach to interactive entertainment, featuring immersive storytelling, dynamic combat and intelligent companion characters.

In Star Wars: The Old Republic players will explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Players can choose to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, defining their personal story and determining their path down the light or dark side of the Force. Along the way, players will befriend courageous companions who will fight at their side or possibly betray them, based on the players’ actions. Players can also choose to team up with friends to battle enemies and overcome incredible challenges using dynamic Star Wars combat.

About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as The Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, their highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, and Serenity. Today Dark Horse Comics is the third largest comic-book publisher in the U.S. and is recognized as one of the world's leading publisher of licensed comics material.

About LucasArts
LucasArts, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game console systems, computers and the Internet. Based in San Francisco, Calif., as well as on the Internet at www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his vision of a state-of-the-art, multifaceted entertainment company.

About BioWare
BioWare develops computer, console, handheld and online video games focused on rich stories and memorable characters. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's best-selling titles including the award-winning Baldur's Gate™ and Neverwinter Nights™ series, and Star Wars™: Knights of the Old Republic™. Original BioWare-created IPs include Jade Empire™ and the 2007 Game of the Year, Mass Effect™. With studios in Edmonton, Canada, and Austin, Texas, BioWare is hard at work on the epic fantasy RPG, Dragon Age™: Origins. In 2008, BioWare was acquired by the world’s leading electronic entertainment publisher, Electronic Arts. For more information on BioWare, visit www.bioware.com.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS Freestyle™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.


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COMMENTS

Thu, 10/29/2009 - 19:46

cant wait to play this game!

Mon, 10/26/2009 - 21:34

Right on I cant wait!

Sun, 10/25/2009 - 23:18

this game looks so amazing i hope its not more then 20 a month but if it is ill just have to quit wow lol after they changed swg it kinda killed it and ive been waitin for a new starwars game for too long

Sun, 10/25/2009 - 22:05

I hope the game cost $60 for the game itself, $40 for expansions, and $30 a month for a subscription. I'll pay that or more if need be as long as it continues to look as amazing as it does.

Sun, 10/18/2009 - 04:12

If U like Clones or the "clone wars" era you will like the series I'm starting its a sprite animation.Its Called "True Origins" And its first episode should be coming soon so please watch this trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsv8d3r1xZ0.html

Sat, 10/17/2009 - 16:44

Hello fellow Mandalorians I am Grand Commando Mount I have come to recruit any Mandalorian willing to fight with me, Today could be your chance tomorrow could be your chance, As every Mandalorian my parents were great warriors, The four first people on this website http://commandosofmandalore.webs.com/
get to be in the Commando High Council.

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 11:50

im loving the idea of thee voice active stuff
thats gonna be amazing just to go around chatting to everyone but it might make the story a bit longer but as they say. the longer the better.

there will always be the sithlords to destory the republic scum!

can't wait for the comic to come out ill subscribe straight away :P lol
im kind of a starwars freak.... lol

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 20:06

I think we do have to pay for the game. Look how much time the game costs. I hope we can pay with some kind of prepaid card what you can find in stores and not only credit card payments.

 
Thu, 10/01/2009 - 20:02

You tell em man, DOWN WITH JEDI

 
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 13:12

As long as there are Sith there will be jedi. One can not exist without the other. fore both there natures prevent balance in the force.

Sat, 09/12/2009 - 23:40

This is my third MMO, and from what i know is that is going to be sick! I mean, in my opinion this game is going to ser pass other MMOs like WoW and even LotRO. Would say mostly because of the already massive community and originality of star wars. and.... it has a freaken PvP system! also in my opinion is the setting of TOR the first i have seen to have a advanced civilization and not arcane magic or old ruin city. we have Courosant and those Minaclorean things! but over all i thinks its going to be a great game. and be honest, we do get dry from the same 'World of Warcraft' or 'Middle Earth' and this is a step up from that. btw the game is said to be launched November 27, 2009 for anyone who asked. you can also pre-order the game i think?

 
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 13:05

WHEN POSTING MESSAGES PLEASE DON'T USE JARGON. SOME OF USE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING.BUT AM ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE GAME. JUST HOPE ITS NOT TO PG (THAT'S PARENTAL GUIDANCE) FOR MY TASTE.

Sun, 09/06/2009 - 01:32

Why do ppl think WoW will be better first of all u can be jedi or sith that F****** awesome also in this galaxy so far far away theres tons of planets that we hvent heard of and there will be planets like Kamino and Dagobah that wont be on maps of galaxies because ppl hve deleted them to keep them hidden and secret, that means more adventure and prob alot of unknown stuff going on at those unknown planets and in a video about making the planets while they were talkin bout Ord Mantell a guy said smugglers steal ur spaceships so instead of mounts there is now spaceships this game sounds great.Plus hving PvP in this games with Jedis and Troopers against Sith and Bounty Hunters that sounds like alot of fun.Hopefully this game wont hve monthly pyments just a higher grand total price

MrSteven
Mon, 08/31/2009 - 14:05

See the thing a lot of you people need to realize is games that are MMO based always need to have some form of income. A game that solely survives off the game sales itself are not always that successful. Dont get me wrong some games do have the ability to due so but with those games paying people to fix issues with the game can be an issue. So having a game with a monthly payment is a GREAT THING in my opinion. It makes it to were the company themselves can pay to have issues of online play resolved and fixed quickly. Not only that its also nice to know that the 15$ a month or w/e the price may be keeps out the really young players who cant afford it ^_^. They usually tend to be the quite immature players that make people want to stop playing the game.

Wed, 08/26/2009 - 20:05

***** i accidently flagged myself. ROFL!

 
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 19:32

I agree. The game should cost money monthly, or the updates will not be as frequent. The new content will also not be as good. I think that those 10-15$ that we spend will keep out spammers, and little kids who are bored.
Games that only have a base cost never have quite as much expansion packs, and new content. With the 15$ monthly price tag, they can keep the game running smoothly, and keep the costumers happy.

nasalspray
Sat, 08/15/2009 - 02:41

besides if we have to pay wouldnt it say something about that

nasalspray
Sat, 08/15/2009 - 02:40

I really dont think you have to I mean really its online and if you dont need a disk then you dont have to pay.

nasalspray
Sat, 08/15/2009 - 02:36

Do we have to pay

 
Sat, 10/24/2009 - 01:35

dude you have to pay for the game. all the work the devolopers and animators and all the money put in to the game. it aint going to be free. it will prob be just like WoW. a monthly fee.

Fri, 08/14/2009 - 00:41

I have reserved a copy of this game from a a major retailer of comp games only with only 4 letters in it for the 24th of september yesterday in UK i recomend you do the same unless you are a crazy 2 week camper outside shops lol

Wed, 08/12/2009 - 18:57

Hey guys... k i got a few questions about the game.
1st Will the game be like wow (pvp/pve) or will the system be improved ?
2nd How will we be able to pay for the game and how much ?
3rd What will the world of SW:TOR be like world of warcraft and its so caled brothers (age of conan/final fantazy...so on and so forth) or will it be a whole new world ?

 
Fri, 08/14/2009 - 08:28

I just watched some of the game play from the trailers, and so far it looks exactly like World of warcraft. The good thing, is that there's a reason WoW is the most played game: it's got a great storyline, tons of gear, and a great world/gameplay setup. TOR looks like it's holding true to the way they do gameplay (similar to WoW so far). I have a few level 80s from WoW, and the battle tactics are flawless. Hopefully this game takes some tips and succeeds farther than WoW ever can in battle technique.

tokkaeveer
Wed, 08/12/2009 - 06:28

Hello every one!!!? ya same here! well if this game ever come's out i'll be doin fine, just kinding no rush take your time guy's and please don't make the same mistake as in the s.w.g. iam new here but have a lot of feedback if

 
Wed, 08/26/2009 - 20:04

Well you know what people? This game might not be too good. Becuz i remember alot of people were like this before the release of SWG. And that game SUCKED!!

Sun, 08/09/2009 - 09:47

right.. how do i just play the game! lol

 
Sat, 09/26/2009 - 23:37

how do i play this thing

Sun, 08/09/2009 - 09:46

right.. how do i just play the game! lol

Thu, 08/06/2009 - 03:51

Please don't make us pay to much for online! Please!!!!

 
Sat, 08/15/2009 - 04:10

Y CAN'T IT B FREE LOLZ!!!!^.^

 
Sat, 08/08/2009 - 17:36

I think that the best payment method can be 10 or 15 dollars for two months, the game was much better than WoW or SWG in payment prices and relation quality/price.

Mon, 08/03/2009 - 22:01

so i just found out about this game and while ive never even played a game online im extremely looking forward to this. when does it come out and will it be a monthly payment thing?

 
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:48

I think that this game will be as Star Wars Galaxy in the payment method, maybe monthly payment should be cheap as 10 or 15 dollars/month, but i think that the monthly payment will have a price 20 or 25 Dollars/month, I hope that the game dont be too expensive

Sat, 08/01/2009 - 19:39

dude how bout some double bladed lightsabers with a different color on each side ya feel me?

Rockey
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 21:54

Man I hope it is f2p not p2p

 
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 22:20

gonna print these out to make nic comics at my school

Wed, 07/22/2009 - 22:20

Don't forget ps3 online and xbox360 live if they make this for ps3 and xbox360.

Wed, 07/22/2009 - 20:39

sorry i had hit reply to a comment by accident

If you read the book "Revenge of the Sith", a tremendous amount of story was left out of the movie. Sidious could've easliy finished off Mace. In the Book Mace was barely able to stay alive after Sidious attacked the Jedi and killed 3 Jedi Masters with 3 Strikes. He felt Skywalker coming through the force and bidded his time for him to get there and allowed himself to be disarmed and add effect to the situation for anakin to join him in the Dark Side. and if you think about it he whooped Yoda's a** in lightsaber combat and use of the force (luckily yoda can fit through wire ducting lol). And the only Jedi who could defeat Mace Windu. Read the book to really see Sidious' power and if you really want to see his power over Anakin read "Labyrinth of Evil" the book before EP III.

 
Thu, 07/23/2009 - 20:10

The book(s) was made after the movie so I think that the movie should be right.

Tue, 07/21/2009 - 02:33

If this game doesn't have jedi or sith, that depletes the whole game...

Tue, 07/14/2009 - 10:13

well i think release is close cos i already pre-orderd it at eb games an they dont let u pre-order games if the release is longer than 10-12 months

 
Daneres
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 16:04

What eb games are you talking about? Because I've checked both gamestop and eb games and neither of them has this game for pre order yet.

 
Fri, 07/17/2009 - 19:22

I am REALLY REALLY hoping they have a open PvP server.

If you want to talk epic battles between good and evil, than you need this for the hardcores.

I think the PvP aspect is what is going to be the selling point for me.
I loved Shadowbane for it, WoW was good for PvP when it first started (Now it's just pointless), and AoC has a decent system, just really buggy and caster heavy now.

Give me blood, not grinding.....

Sun, 07/12/2009 - 23:40

Paitients! The Time (game) will come this only gives the republic and the jedi more time to prepare for what is going to happen.

 
Mon, 07/20/2009 - 18:55

lol

patience

unless somebody needs a doctor?

mynameismax
Fri, 07/10/2009 - 09:48

Wouldnt that just ***** everyone off if they made jedi and sith unplayable LOL!

 
Sun, 09/20/2009 - 18:19

I believe in reference to the topic of payment and cost, there has been some converstation about the use of "micro transaction" where the actual game is free but items in the game can at the players choice take their real/tangable money and turn it into the given games choice of currency and be used to purchase items. This type of financal system is used in "Second Life" as well as in "D&D online" and from what I have been able to learn is very successful in both cases! so for what its worth this is what I have heard.
Might be worth some checking out if you are very concerned with how you are to pay for This more awaited game!!! Granted no matter how they choose to obtain funding I will be more then happy to give it to them, after playing SWG for 5yrs, wow for almost 3, and SL for 3 as well.. I have been waiting for a new Star Wars game For a VERY long time!!! Where I can again Take up my Saber and Show the SITH who trully is Boss!! *grins*

Thu, 07/09/2009 - 00:31

this place needs GMs =(

Wed, 07/08/2009 - 19:38

We want to know when it is coming out

Wed, 07/08/2009 - 00:51

SITH WILL ALWAYS OWN....cmon its always a power struggle, the sith win, the jedi win...screw luke hes a lil biotch. return of the jedi was a fluke. vader and sidious took out ALL THE JEDIN ALONE, no way luke could mess it all up, that little nub. but whatever.....it looks good in the movies right?

you damn well know my allegiance will be to the sith lords, yay i get a red lightsaber and all.......

guess my time on galaxies is limited now....thank god lol

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