Star Wars: The Old Republic
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 Star Wars: The Old Republic facts

• Developed 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
• The video game was released for the Microsoft Windows platform on December 20, 2011 in North America and part of Europe
• Early access to the game began one week before release, on December 13, 2011, for those who had pre-ordered the game online; access opened in "waves" based on pre-order date
• This story takes place in the Star Wars Legends fictional universe shortly after the establishment of a tenuous peace between the re-emergent Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic
• The game features eight different classes
• Each of the eight classes has a three act storyline that progresses as the character levels up
• Players join either the Republic or the Sith, but players may possess a morality at any point along the light/dark spectrum
• Different class favour different gameplay, and the game features extensive customization options, fully voiced dialogue, companion characters, and dialogue options similar to BioWare's own Mass Effect series
• Although not officially disclosed, based on estimates, it is one of the most developmentally expensive games ever made
• The game had one million subscribers within three days of its launch, making it the world's "fastest-growing MMO ever", though in the following months the game lost a fair share of its subscriptions