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SWTOR pre-order confirmed by Gamestop?
As if to confirm the rumor from yesterday, GameStop's website briefly displayed a pre-order page for the Star Wars: The Old Republic collector's edition. According to the page, the full collector's edition will be priced at $149.99 US and chock full of CE goodness. According to the rumor, the full collector's edition will contain these items physically in the box: Exclusive Gentle Giant Darth Malgus statue Star Wars: The Old Republic game disks in collectible metal case The Journal of Master Gnost-Dural annotated by Satele Shan The Old Republic galaxy map Music of Star Wars: The Old Republic CD High-quality Collector's Edition box Also, when the game goes live your account will be granted these seven additional digital items: Flare Gun: Fire flares into the air Training Droid: Hovers at your side for combat assistance HoloDancer: Project your own holographic dancer HoloCam: Keep visual records of in-game adventures STAP: Sleek and unique in-game vehicle Exclusive Mouse Droid: Spunky Droid to join your adventures Exclusive Collector's Edition Store: Unique in-game vendor with an assortment of items If that was not enough, Gamestop's pre-order is said to grant early access to the game as well as a crystal that changes the color effect on your weapon. Perhaps tomorrow we will hear the official information at San Diego Comic-con.
BioWare opens the Jedi Consular's class page
Emphasis on non-melee abilities? Check. Robes? Check. Hm, if it weren't for those lightsaber moves, we'd almost have to say Star Wars: The Old Republic's Jedi Consular is a "magic" class. BioWare's released the official page for the newly revealed class, and looking through it proves that even in a galaxy far, far away you can find clothies. The primary difference between the Knight and Consular is how they fight; one gets up close, while the other prefers to hang back a bit. Sure, the Consular can throw down in melee if need be, but when you command a significant degree of force powers why bother? Check out the new Consular screens below, and check out the official class page for all your lore related goodness.%Gallery-35033%
The full Old Republic announcement event in video format
The Videogaming247 site has a fantastic piece of footage up for your viewing enjoyment today: the full Star Wars: The Old Republic announcement event. Check it out to watch BioWare's Ray and Greg introduce SWTOR to the audience of press people at the LucasArts campus. To be honest if you've been following our coverage here on Massively you've already seen most of this in our The Old Republic Unveiled series. Still, it's inspiring to hear the words of folks like Jake Neri, Jeff Dobson, and many more live and on-camera. Head over to the VG247 site to see the announcement we'll be talking about for months to come. BioWare has finally unveiled Star Wars: The Old Republic, their new MMO! Massively's got you covered on all the details -- from liveblogging the announcement to screenshot galleries and more. Join us in the Galaxy far, far away!
