Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated TOR, is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Old Republic era, and is currently under development by BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts. The game was first officially announced in an October 30, 2007 press release, though details were vague. On October 21, 2008, the title of the game was revealed, in addition to a fair amount of detail about the game in a press conference. A novel, released around the same time as the game, will cover the story behind it. In addition, Dark Horse Comics intends to release an online-only comic based on the game.

Classes

 * Jedi
 * Sith
 * Bounty hunter

Characters

 * Sith Emperor

Creatures

 * Acklay
 * K'lor'slug
 * Nexu
 * Terentatek
 * Wraid

Droid models

 * Assassin droid
 * HK-series assassin droid
 * Astromech droid
 * Medical droid

Locations

 * Coruscant
 * The Works
 * Korriban
 * Hutta
 * Ord Mantell
 * Tython
 * Jedi Enclave
 * Jedi Temple

Organizations and titles

 * Galactic Republic
 * Republic Special Forces
 * Jedi Order
 * Jedi
 * Sith Empire
 * Dark Lord of the Sith
 * Emperor's Dark Council
 * Sith Lord
 * Morgukai

Sentient species
A number of species have been confirmed to appear in the game as NPC's but have not yet been confirmed as playable:
 * Bith
 * Chagrian
 * Dashade
 * Evocii
 * Gamorrean
 * Gran
 * Hutt
 * Ithorian
 * Kitonak
 * Kubaz
 * Nautolan
 * Neimodian
 * Nikto
 * Rakata
 * Selkath
 * Togruta
 * Twi'lek

Playable species
A number of species have been confirmed (or presumed) to appear in the game as playable species as well as NPC's:
 * Human
 * Mon Calamari (presumed)
 * Kel Dor (presumed)

Vehicles and vessels

 * Battle ship
 * Rebel fighter
 * Republic Troop Transport
 * Sith warship

Weapons and technology

 * Lightsaber
 * Blaster
 * Blaster pistol
 * Blaster rifle

Other

 * Hologram

Behind the scenes
BioWare began development on The Old Republic in December 2005 at a satellite studio in Austin, Texas constructed primarily for the project. By January 7, 2007, Electronic Arts completed its acquisition of BioWare/Pandemic for $860 million, in a move motivated by hopes of expanding into the MMO genre of video games. In the following months, rumors persisted about the development of a new Knights of the Old Republic video game, spurred on by leaks from within BioWare and LucasArts and the registration of "Star Wars The Old Republic" and "The Old Republic" as LucasArts trademarks. During the E3 2008 expo, Electronic Arts executive John Riccitello confirmed that the MMO would be connected to the Knights of the Old Republic series of video games. On October 7, Lucasarts and Bioware released an invitation to the press to attend an event on October 21 about "the game that has been rumoured about for years." At the event, the official press release was finally published. Drew Karpyshyn will also help with the production of the game as he is moving to Auston, Texas where game is being designed.