"Star Wars: The Old Republic" beta test numbers nearly 1.5 million

(compiled/wendy) according to foreign media reports, EA "Star Wars: The Old Republic" beta test number of nearly 1.5 million, which is the EA used to expand the market of a work. On the technology and media day of Lazard Capital CMC, the marketing research firm, EA's chief financial officer, Eric Brown, said the company had more than 1 million, and nearly 1.5 million people chose to participate in the game developed by the BioWare Austin Studio,　　This shows the player's great interest in the game. But Brown did not comment on the exact timing of the game, saying the game would not be listed in the company's first accounting quarter (April-June).　　EA announced that the game will be released sometime in 2011, but there is no specific time. Brown says there are 12 million players in the North American and European games market, of which the World of Warcraft player is half. He hopes to pass the Star Wars: The Old Republic's word of mouth marketing and the inherent attraction of the Star Wars series enlarge the game market share, "we don't care about the initial requirements, we want to create the best user experience to expand the user scope, so that those who are interested in Star Wars, but did not play the games of the players also involved."　　Brown added. At the same time, Brown admits that it is their goal to maintain a balance between the game players and the new players and to respect their gaming experience. "If this is really the case, our potential market will be over 12 million, expanding from online gamers to regular gamers and even a low profile computer," he said. "Star Wars: The Old Republic" will use the monthly fee model, do not rule out the addition of micro-trading system in the game. Brown said: "The key question is what should be included in the monthly fee model, which should be counted in the extra pay, which requires careful decision, but at present we focus on the monthly fee system." "And online games, we hope that Star Wars: The Old Republic can challenge the leadership of World of Warcraft, I do not expect to be able to completely destroy the blizzard, but at least we have to occupy the market half."