Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Thanks to everyone for your comments about our first podcast. Carla is recording this one on the road!<br> <br> Fact or Fiction (3:03) Can you pick out the confirmed fact from rumor? See the Gamespot video we talk about <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/starwarstheoldrepublic/video/6268560?tag=topslot;thumb;1" target="_blank">here</a>. See the screenshot <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/chronium/TOR/CorelliaMusicSheet.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br> From the Newsnet & Beyond (5:30) Roundup of the most important announcements and news:<br> <br> * (6:10) Closed Beta testing officially announced. If you’re in, don’t blab! If you see someone else blabbing, don’t blab! Sean Dahlberg reminds us of the baaad things that could happen <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=3490570#edit3490570" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> * (10:41) IncGamers <a href="http://www.incgamers.com/News/23795/bioware-has-plan-for-star-wars-end-game" target="_blank">interviews </a>James Ohlen about the "elder game." Daniel Erickson on RPG Forever in CVG <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=255246" target="_blank">article</a>.<br> * (14:02) Bad news for <a href="http://paulskemp.com/blog/deceived-to-be-released-in-march/" target="_blank">Deceived </a>fans. Release date pushed to March 2011.<br> * (14:27) <a href="http://www.swtor.com/media/webcomics/threat-of-peace/act1?comicpage=1" target="_blank">Threat of Peace</a> in comic book form now on sale. Epic fail at Kathy's local comic book store.<br> * (15:39) Trinity revisited. Damion Schubert, Lead Combat Designer at BioWare wrote an interesting article about this on his <a href="http://www.zenofdesign.com/2009/12/23/the-tank-is-the-trinity/" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br> * (18:53) Sean Dahlberg <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=3539327#edit3539327" target="_blank">promises </a>big reveal at Comic Con if TOR fans follow through on Facebook and Twitter.<br> * (20:23)Third Star Wars Robot Chicken <a href="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/07/13/zac-efron-to-voice-anakin-skywalker-in-december-robot-chicken-star-wars-special/" target="_blank"> episode </a>coming in Dec.<br> * (21:32) New Blood of the Empire released. Read it <a href="http://www.swtor.com/media/webcomics/blood-of-the-empire/act2?comicpage=15" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> * (22:15) Developer Blog, “Sounds of The Old Republic.” Does my sword sound better than your sword? Read the article <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/blog/20100716_002" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> * (26:22) Developer Dispatch, “Music of The Old Republic.” Watch the video <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20100716_003" target="_blank">here</a>. Very swoon-worthy.<br> <br> Community Buzz (28:23)<br> <br> * (28:45) From Games Testing to RealID. Sean Dahlberg says, "I mean it!" Blizzard says, "JK JK."<br> * (34:16) Crafting. Think grinding is bad in WoW? Try <a href="http://www.atitd.com/" target="_blank">A Tale in the Desert</a> . Their crafting is cool, though.<br> <br> Sith or Jedi? (40:42) Carla and Kathy find out what side they walk in their real lives with the Test of the Over-Priced Produce and the Test of the Charitable Organization Call. Read the questions and take the test yourself <a href="../podcast-2/sith-or-jedi/" target="_blank">here</a>.
