Star Wars: The Old Republic

(The official “Star Wars: The Old Republic” logo having taken inspiration from the “Knights of the Old Republic” logo)

Official Website: http://www.swtor.com/
Platforms: PC
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts / LucasArts

Game Synopsis:
(Information and synopsis taken from Wikipedia: Star Wars: The Old Republic)

Star Wars: The Old Republic, often abbreviated as SWTOR, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based in the Star Wars universe. 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.

(Original artwork is used to spice up the loading screens)

Although BioWare has not disclosed development costs, industry leaders and financial analysts have estimated it to be between $150 million and $200 million or more, making it, at the time, the most expensive video game ever made. The position was later taken over by Grand Theft Auto V, with an estimated cost of $265 million. The game had 1 million subscribers within three days of its launch, making it the world’s “fastest-growing MMO ever”. However, in the following months the game lost a fair share of its subscriptions, but has remained profitable. The game has since adopted the hybrid free-to-play business model with remaining subscription option. It is estimated that the game made $139 million in additional revenues, in addition to the subscription income, in 2013. This makes SWTOR one of the world’s top ten earning games.