TOR community manager Sean Dahlberg took to the SWTOR.com forums and dropped the following nugget regarding space combat in Star Wars: The Old Republic...


"If you?ve been following the news coming out of the Star Wars?: The Old Republic? panel at Comic-Con International, you?ve heard the announcement that we will indeed have Space Combat as part of the TOR experience! But what does that mean? Space combat is an alternative gameplay experience to the primary game of storytelling, questing, and ground-based combat. In space combat, you fly your personal ship to various ?hot spots? on your galaxy map. From there, you will blast your way through asteroid fields, enemy fighters, frigates, destroyers, and a variety of other obstacles that will evoke memories of some of the great Star Wars? space battles.

To learn more, pick up the October 2010 edition of PC Gamer which hits newsstands starting August 17th for screenshots and an exclusive interview or check back with us in the weeks to come."


We'll be sure to post an update when the magazine comes out. In the meantime, click on the thumbnail above for a full view of the PC Gamer cover.


Source: EUC