Rumour from EA's latest financial results had hinted that the might be delayed until 2011 - this turns out to be true today.

According to news in from LucasArts, co-publisher of the game, will now be out in spring 2011. The game was originally penned in for a debut this year.

"While we have not announced a specific date, we can confirm that we are targeting a spring 2011 release for Star Wars: The Old Republic. We've got a lot of exciting updates and reveals planned throughout 2010, including the first-ever hands-on testing for the game," offers a statement, delivered by IncGamers.

More on The Old Republic as we get it.

By Luke Guttridge