The most anticipated MMO release of the year, Star Wars:The Old Republic will hit shops in the US on 20 December 2011 with a European launch confirmed for 22 December.

BioWare is clearly pitching its big release at the Christmas market, which is a bold move considering the domination of Call of Duty in previous years.

SWTOR comes with 30 days free and a choice of subscription packages, starting at $14.99 (£8.99) for one month.

Never mind WoW beater, we just want it to be a good Star Wars game. If anyone can do it, BioWare can.

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Chella hails from the UK and joined Gameindustry.com around the year 2000. It was so many moons ago, she can't quite remember. Back then, the only women you saw in the games industry were in bikinis and vertiginous heels at trade shows - oh how times have changed, kind of. Chella started as a humble reviewer, but soon became our European Correspondent and keeps us on top of industry happenings across the Pond. She tends to like the weird Japanese games we've never heard of, so that's good for making us look all-encompassing and stuff. Chella does like games, so don't be fooled by the copious amount of columns devoted to bemoaning the lack of variety in the industry. When she's not surfing (the sea, not the internet) or camping up mountains, Chella likes a good action RPG (especially if it's sci-fi), anything with a good narrative and like we said, the weirder the better. She's also a regular in the GiN Lounge, but that's just because we like her accent.