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Star Wars: The Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic 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 announced on October 21, 2008. 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