I have already pre-ordered the new expansion pack for SWG so will be getting it tomorrow, one week early than official release (which means it will no doubt be full of bugs they’ll spend the next week hotfixing!). This preview by IGN is a week old and doesn’t really give away anything new that those bods who did the beta haven’t already told us apart from one thing: buildings will have windows. I don’t know if this means that existing building models will be changed or whether player buildings will now have windows too and I don’t know why I’m thinking “Coool!” but I am.

The screenshots on the article also make me want to get a better video card and a lot more RAM because they look sweet and far better than anything I ever see while playing. Check out the screenie of HK-24 (the assassin robot from Knights of the Old Republic) - marvellous detail.

There’s a lot of people on the official forums whining about this new expansion (what a surprise) and I have to admit that I would have preferred a different planet to be added rather than Mustafar but obviously it’s essential for the marketing bods to push the imminent release of the Episode 3 DVD (available on 31/10 folks!) and I can’t deny that the environments are looking particularly lush. They’re also hazardous to touch - the lava is instakill apparently. Wonder how soon that’ll get nerfed!