SeanDahlberg has announced a time frame for release for SWTOR. Check out the post below.
While we have not announced a specific date, we can confirm that we are targeting a spring 2011 release for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. We’ve got a lot of exciting updates and reveals planned throughout 2010, including the first-ever hands-on testing for the game. It’s not too late to sign up to be a game tester, so go to www.swtor.com/tester and sign up today. We can’t wait to share more about the game with you as we progress through the year, so make sure you stay tuned to the official website for details.
Looks like its a bit of a way off yet. But hopefully worth it. 
Just so that people know. I wont be doing any updates until after Christmas.
Hope that everyone has a Happy and Safe Christmas.
Checkout this clip of a christmas song by C3PO and R2D2, Enjoy!
This week’s update brings us Tatooine!
As well as another issue of Theat of Peace, #22.
Here are the details.
Far in the Outer Rim, the sands of Tatooine bake beneath the glare of two bright suns. Small pockets of barely civilized communities dot the desolate landscape, surrounded by the endless expanse of barren dunes and rocky canyons that have silently slain so many of those who ventured out into desert. Among the small shantytowns and settlements that persist, travelers may find shelter from the brutal climate, but trust is as rare as water on this lawless world. Visitors and locals alike must constantly watch their backs in Tatooine’s townships.
Access the HoloNet records to find out more about the desert wasteland of
Tatooine, and the mysteries buried in its scorched sands. Be sure to check out the
Media section to get the latest screenshots, concept art, and wallpapers depicting this harsh, desert wasteland.
The twenty-second issue of Threat of Peace™ takes us to the long-abandoned Jedi Enclave on Dantooine, where Lieutenant Tavus meets the true culprit behind the efforts to undermine the peace treaty. It seems Master Dar’Nala survived her Imperial captivity after all, and everything that’s happened since has been all part of her plan. Despite his doubts, Lieutenant Tavus agrees to assist Master Dar’Nala in completing her plan by slaying the Sith mastermind, Lord Baras.
Thats it for this week. Check back again soon for hopefully more new and exciting info!!
Here is an interesting interview from MMORPG.com as well as some screenshots. The interview talks about some Hands-On time spent with the game by Dana Massey.
Check that out here.
Also, here are some screenshots from MMORPG.com as well.
Checkout there gallary here.
This week brings us the official release of the Sith Inquisitor. Here are the details from Sean Dahlberg.
The history of the Sith Empire is fraught with scheming politics and dark secrets—the lifeblood of the Sith Inquisitor. Treachery hides around every corner in the Empire’s dark corridors, and survival depends on an individual’s natural cunning and the will to manipulate and defeat enemies and allies alike. The Inquisitor experiments with forbidden powers to not only survive in this cutthroat environment, but to excel and seize authority.
Access the latest HoloNet entry now to see a full profile of the
Sith Inquisitor, including footage displaying the destructive powers of the dark side! Also, be sure to visit the
Media section to get downloadable screenshots, concepts, and wallpapers!
Thats it for this week.
Going off one of Sean Dahlberg’s posts, the next class information going out will be the page for the Sith Inquisitor. See the Dev post here.
Also a new Interview is around that revolves around Class Discussion.
Check that out here on G4TV: The Old Republic Class Discussion (Video)
Here is the official announcement of the Jedi Consular class.
Channeling the power of the Force for strength and wisdom, the Consulars of the Jedi Order cut to the truth of any complicated situation as cleanly as their double-bladed Lightsabers cut down an army of Imperial foes. Whether unlocking long forgotten mysteries of the Jedi, raising armies to fight for the Republic, or engaging in mortal combat with Dark Lords of the Sith, the Jedi Consulars’ deep attunement to the Force gives them all the power they need to rise to any battle with poise and balance.
Access the HoloNet to read archived reports on the mystical Jedi Consular and to see footage of the Consular in action! Also, be sure to check out the media section for new downloadable screenshots, concept art, and wallpapers!
Head over to the site and take a look here.
Here is some information regarding the expanded universe for SWTOR.
LucasArts and BioWare are forging a new Star Wars™ era of epic adventure with their forthcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Set more than 3,500 years in the past of the far-away galaxy, the game occurs in a time when the Jedi and the Galactic Republic clashed with the Sith Empire. It is an era rich with storytelling opportunities not only for players, but for fans of Star Wars literature.
Already, online fans are aware of Threat of Peace™, the serialized web-comic written by BioWare’s Rob Chestney. This April, Dark Horse Comics begins collecting the comic into a 96-page trade paperback, Star Wars: The Old Republic Volume 1: Threat of Peace, with art by Alex Sanchez, and colors by Michael Atiyeh.
Threat of Peace author Rob Chestney is also slated to write a new, original The Old Republic short story for online publication here at StarWars.com.
Next July, Del Rey Books will publish in hardcover Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance, a novel by bestselling author Sean Williams. Now in the early planning stages is a second novel set in the Old Republic time frame, written by Paul Kemp, author of the forthcoming Crosscurrent.
For more information at the forums, take a look here.
This week’s Fan Friday has brought us another playable planet. That planet is Alderran! Check out the details below.
Ever wonder what happened on Alderaan before the Death Star reduced it to an asteroid field? Now you can see it for yourself! We are excited to announce Alderaan – a planet famed for its natural beauty – as the next playable planet in The Old Republic™! For thousands of years this planet has been a shining example of peace and diplomacy, but now a bloody civil war threatens the legacy, and the very future of Alderaan.
Access the HoloNet records to research the history of Alderaan, and find out about the civil war consuming the planet!
Be sure to check out the Media section for never-before-seen screenshots, concept art, and wallpapers of this beautiful planet of snow-capped mountains and lush green forests!
Head on over to the TOR site and checkout the details that have been released for this planet, well worth the time.
Personally, if you haven’t yet played Dragon Age: Origins, get out and buy it. If it is an indication of what type of Story element Bioware can bring to an RPG, what they have planned for SWTOR will be massive!!
They also plan on releasing new content for Dragon Age: Origins over the course of the next 2 years. At launch there were several additional packs you could download, now in the first month after release, there is already another announced. I believe this game will make the wait for SWTOR now bearable.
Looks like there will be some new classes revealed this week. Here are the details as posted by SeanDahlberg:
Fans of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ will be in for a treat this week! Several magazines in North America and Europe will have articles that not only talk about The Old Republic but also reveal our final two classes: the Jedi Consular and the Sith Inquisitor!
We will be updating the HoloNet with information about both of these in December, but in the meantime, feel free to participate in discussions within the class areas for both the Jedi Consular and Sith Inquisitor.
Looks like it will be an exciting week.