December 23, 2011 | 
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If you happened to be walking around Times Square on the night of December 20th, you may have witnessed one of the more unique MMO launch day promotions in recent memory. BioWare enlisted the help of Darth Malgus and a cadre of heavily armored Jedi (or at least, their cosplay equivalents) to stage aStar Wars: The Old Republic freeze mob event complete with lightsabers and bewildered onlookers.
What’s a freeze mob? Well, it’s just what it sounds like, and fortunately for those of you who didn’t get to see it live, there’s a video of the shenanigans after the cut.
- Via: Facebook
- Source: YouTube
- More coverage: Official site
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Tired of heathen game journos getting their unworthy mitts on Star Wars: The Old Republic before true fans like yourself? Well, take heart young apprentice, as BioWare is sending out invites to TOR’s latest round of weekend previewing beta testing.
A new post on the game’s official boards says that some invites have already been sent, and more will be forthcoming throughout the evening (i.e., check your inboxes and spam folders).
In other SWTOR news, Darth Hater has you covered when it comes to the latest fan site summit in Austin, Texas. The website has a couple of staff members on location to “gather the latest news and details about SWTOR for the community.”
- Source: SWTOR forums
- More coverage: Fan site summit, SWTOR website
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Winter is coming, and according to USA Today, so is a rogue’s gallery of games based on George R.R. Martin’s trendy Song of Ice and Fire IP. In addition to the recently released A Game of Thrones: Genesisstrategy title, the lands of Westeros will be featured in an upcoming single-player RPG, a social networking game, and an MMO.
The massively multiplayer entry is being developed by Bigpoint, a German browser-game specialist known for its Battlestar Galactica game and its love of selling in-game advantages.
Whether you’re excited about the prospect of killing 10 Lannisters or slitting your wrists over the inevitable MMOification of another beloved fantasy world, the next few months should be interesting to watch.
- Source: USA Today
- More coverage: Bigpoint website
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Earlier today at South Korea’s G-Star 2011, NCsoft announced the sequel to their wildly popular Lineage series. Lineage Eternal: Twilight Resistance (also referred to as Lineage 3) will be set in the same fantasy setting as the previous two Lineage games, but this one sports more of a Diablo-esque camera view and much more use of object-oriented gameplay.
One exciting mechanic said to be in the game is “drag-and-hold” combat, where you will literally drag your mouse to strike or cast at enemies in a pattern you draw on your screen (shown in the header image above).
We’ll be sure to keep you updated on every tiny bit of new info we can get from NCsoft onLineage Eternal as it develops.
- Source: G-Star coverage
- More coverage: Dot MMO
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