The long awaited rumor makes for a new Star Wars MMORPG named ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic”.

Set 300 years after the events in Knights of the Old Republic (and featuring some familiar faces), Star Wars: The Old Republic will put players on either side of a massive war between the Empire and the Republic.  The game will follow BioWare’s emphasis on “choice with consequences” with room for players to be ambiguous or conflicted about their motives.

Here’s what we know thus far:

• Star Wars: The Old Republic will take place after Knights of the old Republic
• Coming to PC, may come to consoles
• There will be an Open Beta
• You can choose Jedi or Sith
• Elite Troopers or Assassin Droids may also be playable characters
• Will NOT replace Star Wars Galaxies

Screens Via Kotaku

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Dell Xbox360 holiday bundles out now Arcade: $169, Pro: $249, Elite: $329

We’re always scrounging the internets to bring you the best possible gaming deals out there.  And if you’ve been reluctant (ehmm) to pick up a 360, now’s the best time to do so through Dell.

Available consoles

• Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Bundle (includes Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda) $400 - $70 coupon 7H7JHWM8?HQTBR = $330 ($320 with DPA)
• Xbox 360 Pro 60GB Bundle (includes Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda) $299 - $50 coupon M69N0GW8WF$71V = $249 ($242 with DPA)
• Xbox 360 Arcade Bundle (includes Sega Superstar Tennis + 5 Arcade games) $200 - $30 coupon 6VKNSMJK0PD7L8 = $170 ($165 with DPA)

If paying with Dell Preferred Account (DPA) you may save an extra 3% (4% at Dell EPP), here is how:

1. During checkout, select Credit Card as method of payment
2. Click “Change Payment Type”
3. Click “Choose” link under Credit/Debit Card (again)
4. Under “Save 3% (4% at EPP) with Dell Preferred Account! (Discount applied at Final Checkout)” click “Click Here to Take Advantage of this Offer” link
5. Click “Choose” under “I already have a Dell Preferred Account” if you have one, or sign up for a new one if you don’t
6. Checkout, enjoy your 3% (4% at EPP) savings

Via Dell

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It’s been circulating the rumor-mongering Internets for some time now, but Microsoft has made it official:

• $199 Xbox 360 Arcade
• $299 Xbox 360 Pro (60GB)
• $399 Xbox 360 Elite (120GB)

No word was said about the Arcade unit making its way into waggle-control territory with its own Wii-like peripheral added, which was rumored, as well. For some of our thoughts on the issue, listen to the last episode of R3match Radio where we speculate away.

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At 10PM EST on CBS after the MMZ Elite XC bout, the new trailer to Street Fighter IV will be shown. Be sure to tune in, or just come back here where we’ll also have that video for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy the below screenies. That Fuerte, “dude looks like a lady”, a scary diesel one.

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The writers on this site spend a lot of time chatting about random game related topics. Fortunately, a lot of the behind-the-scenes discussions work their way into articles, but sometimes they don’t. In this particular case, we decided to go ahead and publish a chunk of our chat transcript to give you guys an idea of how our conversations go sometimes. In this chat session, we were discussing the Xbox 720 and Sony PS4. Feel free to comment at the end and keep the discussion going…

Kezins:

Personally I feel as if the current generation of consoles should last much longer than previous generations due to the amount of money invested. I’d also like to see the consoles actually hit a peak instead of being pulled off the market prior to reaching their potential) Basically is the standard 5-year cycle enough anymore? I don’t think it is when you consider the costs of the consoles, peripherals, games and downloadable content

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