'Star Wars: The Old Republic' release date announced

Star Wars: The Old Republic has been given a release date by BioWare.



The massively-multiplayer PC title will be available from December 20 in North America and December 22 across Europe.

Every copy will come with 30 days free play time, with a month's subscription costing £8.99 / $14.99 per month, and discounted fees for bulk purchases.

The news was unveiled by BioWare founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk at Eurogamer Expo 2011.

Star Wars: The Old Republic has broken pre-order records for publisher Electronic Arts, which has warned that launch copies will be limited.

BioWare has boasted that the online game, which features fully-voiced non-playable characters, will last for decades.

Star Wars: The Old Republic's subscription fees in full:
1 month subscription: £8.99 / $14.99 / €12.99
3 month subscription: £25.17 / $41.97 / €35.97 (monthly cost lowered to $13.99)
6 month subscription: £46.14 / $77.94 / €65.94 (monthly cost lowered to $12.99)