Star Wars: The Old Republic gets almost 1.5 million sign-ups for the beta

Sign-ups looking positive for the full release

EA's chief financial officer, Eric Brown, has detailed the popularity of their upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Brown announced in talk at the Lazard Capital Markets Technology and Media Day that they have received nearly 1.5 million sign-ups for the beta-test phase of The Old Republic.

He continued saying: "It's a great indicator in the interest level in the franchise."

Brown added: "We're not that concerned about generating initial demand. For us it's about creating the right experience for expanding from tier 1 and the tier 2 users to getting people who have never played an MMO before, but are interested in Star Wars, to engage and give it a try."

Thanks Gamasutra.

By Ewan Aiton