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. Early access to the game began one week before release, on December 13 (moved back from its original date of December 15), for those who had pre-ordered the game online access opened in “waves” based on pre-order date. The video game will be released for the Microsoft Windows platform on Decemin North America and Europe. Currently in development by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an invitation-only press event. Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe.
