Star Wars The Old Republic beta draws 2 million
Star Wars The Old Republic beta draws 2 million source: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6347057.html EA declares strong interest in test period for MMORPG, with testers averaging 12 hours of playtime on Thanksgiving weekend alone.The recent public testing phase of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic attracted 2 million volunteers, according to EA. The publisher says more than 725,000 unique players joined the game over the Thanksgiving weekend, making it "one of the biggest beta tests in history." Some 2.4 million gamers had registered in advance on the games official website, with 2 million later signing up for the public beta. Testers averaged 12 hours each over Thanksgiving. The Old Republic publisher shared details of the MMORPGs recent test period at the annual Global Media and Communications Conference hosted by financial services firm UBS. Each beta tester played an average of 12 hours over the postholiday three-day weekend, sa...
