If you’re a Star Wars: The Old Republic player, then you’ve likely heard of, confronted, or are wondering how to defeat Gharj, the second boss in the Nightmare Eternity Vault.  He is one of the most difficult (and fun) bosses in SWTOR and certainly one that receives more...

The news media puts a lot of headlines towards the idea that video games are addicting. We’ve all heard the “EverCrack” jokes about gamers who spend way too much time staring at the screen and ignoring real life. A few do so to the point that they become completely...

If you’re new to World of Tanks (WoT) or even an old hand who’s struggling to get ahead, then this short guide should get you well on your way to Top Gun and beyond. The fundamentals of WoT are relatively simple, but most players ignore many of them and suffer the...

Star Wars: the Old Republic has been open to the public since just before Christmas and is one of the most talked about and played games in current MMOs.  As with all new games, of course, it’s going to have growing pains.  Usually this means relatively rapid updates in the...

Star Wars: The Old Republic has only been online for a couple of weeks, but the game saw a major stepping stone this past weekend.  An unspecified number of SWTOR accounts were disciplined, including some being forever suspended from the game, for a loot exploit in the game. The...

Star Wars: The Old Republic has officially launched today and players are about to experience something that’s been relatively unusual in sci-fi MMO RPGs: space combat.  The SWTOR system for combat in the wild black yonder is focused on pure Star Wars action – as it should...

NCSoft has announced that their flagship MMO, Aion, will be going free to play (F2P) in February, 2012.  The game is in North America through publishing rights partnered with NCWest (a subsidiary of NCSoft) while NCSoft is parntered with Gameforge in Europe for games there. The move to...

[Looking for a guide on items? We're now offering a SWTOR Guide that has an extensive section on equipment.] The item mod system in Star Wars: The Old Republic is complex.  Even players who spent a lot of time in the game’s beta phase don’t really fully understand it.  When...

BioWare has announced that players wishing to pre-load Star Wars: The Old Republic may begin doing so now.  All players, including those who participated in the public betas, will have to update their clients in order to play the game upon launch.  This update, however, is only a patch...

Electronic Arts has revealed some interesting numbers for this last round of beta testing.  The numbers show two things: the game is definitely going to be popular and Star Wars: The Old Republic may actually be a profitable venture for its owners. The beta test weekend event had over 2...

[Update 2011-12-21: Killer Guides now also provides an in-depth guide to Star Wars: The Old Republic that provides some nifty tricks and other details about the game.] The Legacy System for Star Wars: The Old Republic has been superficially revealed by the developers.  They provide...

Are you wondering what the fuss is all about MMORPGs these days? Well, Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, or MMORPG to remember easily, are designed to take online gaming into new dimensions and I do mean that literally since game manufacturers have taken this industry...