During the annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York yesterday, EA CFO Eric Brown announced that the beta for Star Wars: The Old Republic drew 2 million volunteers. He also added that 725,000 unique users logged on to the game during Thanksgiving weekend, and that users averaged 12 hours of gameplay time during the holiday weekend, and racking up more than 9 million total hours over the three day period.
Brown also claimed that there were "just over a quarter of a million" concurrent users playing during the beta's peak.
Star Wars: The Old Republic is due to hit retailers in a few weeks, on December 20th.
About Star Wars: The Old Republic
Play Star Wars: The Old Republic and forge your own Star Wars saga in a story-driven massively-multiplayer online game from BioWare and LucasArts. Explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy.
Choose to be a Jedi, a Sith, or from a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, and make decisions which define your personal story and determine your path down the light or dark side of the Force. Along the way you will befriend courageous companions who will fight at your side or possibly betray you based on your actions. Together, you will battle enemies in dynamic Star Wars combat and team up with other players to overcome incredible challenges.
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Publisher: LucasArts
ESRB Rating: Teen
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