Summary: Discuss this episode on the forums <a href="http://corellianrun.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1167" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br> It’s been three long weeks since our last podcast – great to be back! Anything from more than a week ago gets the Quick Mentions treatment so we can dig into the meaty stuff like debating digital downloads and what we expect from raids. We’re trying a new sound editing set up which, unfortunately, resulted in some static. A thousand apologies plus a thousand promises to fix that before our next ‘cast.<br> <br> FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s host challenge involves macros, vehicles, and stealth.<br> <br> <a href="http://corellianrun.com/2011/06/06/episode-25-swtor-drives-a-stick/#more-3548">Comments</a><br> <br> FROM THE NEWSNET & BEYOND: Roundup of the most important announcements and news.<br> <br> * Friday Update 5/20: <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110520-1" target="_blank">Fan Site Summit Vide</a><a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110520-1" target="_blank">o</a>. Fan Sites loved watching themselves. We wonder if anyone else cared, but we give it a thumbs up!<br> * Fri Update 5/20: <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110520-0" target="_blank">Fan Friday</a>, <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110520-0#fansite" target="_blank">Fan Site Spotlight</a> on <a href="http://www.swtor-life.com/" target="_blank">SWTOR Life</a>, <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110520#qa" target="_blank">Community Q& A</a>, <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110520" target="_blank">Studio Insider on Combat Audio</a>.<br> * Fri Update 5/20: SWTOR announces<a href="http://www.swtor.com/events" target="_blank"> bunches of cons</a> they will attend through the end of the year. Stephen Reid <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=6465111#edit6465111" target="_blank">cautions </a>that one should not draw conclusions based on their convention schedule.<br> * Fri Update 5/27: <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110527" target="_blank">Trooper Armor Progression video</a> gets people excited about big guns and knocking girls off their feet.<br> * Fri Update 6/3: <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110603-0" target="_blank">The Lost Suns Issue #1</a> on sale June 8th.<br> * Fri Update 6/3: EA Games starts digital download service, <a href="http://store.origin.com/" target="_blank">Origin</a>. Stephen Reid explains <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=6583778#edit6583778" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=6585029#edit6585029" target="_blank">here</a>. Should we be upset that SWTOR won’t be available on Steam?<br> * Fri Update 6/3: <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/systems/advanced-classes" target="_blank">Advanced Classes and their Skill Tree Names</a>. Kathy and Roxanne are nearly overwhelmed with the info, Carla was expecting more.<br> * <a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/367/feature/5273/Advanced-Classes-Interview.html/page/1" target="_blank">MMORPG interview</a> with Georg Zoeller on Advanced Classes. Information overload! Game mechanics mavens rejoice. Kathy didn’t even want to read it. Stances sound curiously Asian.<br> * Friday Update 6/3: Fantastic <a href="http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6316714/" target="_blank">preview trailer</a> sets the stage for E3 reveals.<br> * IGN’s Live Show <a href="http://games.ign.com/articles/117/1172302p1.html" target="_blank">schedule</a>.<br> * Live EA Press Conference Monday June 6th 12:30 pm Pacific. You can watch it at <a href="http://e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/ea-e3/" target="_blank">Gamesp...</a>
