UPDATE (11:47pm EST): Thanks readers, we've added the sale link to Barnes and Noble!
UPDATE (11:47pm EST): You've got just over an hour left to pick up Star Wars: The Old Republic for only $34.99 on Amazon
May is a very special month for Star Wars fans. All six feature films were originally released in theaters in May, inspiring fans to create their own holiday in celebration of their favorite space opera. “May The 4th Be With You” has become a popular internet meme over the past few years and has quickly evolved into the “Black Friday” of Star Wars merchandise. Both internet and brick-and-mortar retailers across the globe have latched onto this catchphrase to promote their merchandise and offer fans steep but limited discounts on their wares. The official Star Wars website announced this morning that several Star Wars: The Old Republic retailers are among the list of participants that will be offering special deals in honor of May the 4th. Here's a quick list of the deals we've found so far, but act fast; many of them expire in the next 24 to 48 hours:
- SWTOR.com – Discounts on Standard and Digital Deluxe versions of the game. Offer is valid through may 6th.
- J!NX – 20% off SWTOR shirts. Use coupon code “THEFORCE” to get the discount. Offer is valid through May 5th.
- Razer – Free Razer swag with the purchase of any SWTOR gaming peripheral. Offer is valid through May 7th.
- Things from Another World – 25-67% off all Star Wars items including SWTOR comics and the novel “Revan.” Offer is valid through Midnight on May 4th.
- Barnes and Noble - Up to 64% off all Star Wars items including SWTOR Comics, Volume 1 (Nook Version) for $4.99 (reg. $13.99). Offer valid through May 4th.
- Amazon.com – Two SWTOR Gold Box deals are up today.
8:00-10:00 AM PDT: Star Wars: The Old Republic Game.
12:00-1:00 PM PDT: Razer Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Mouse
If you happen to stumble across other Star Wars: The Old Republic deals in celebration of this unofficial holiday, let us know in the comments and we'll add them to the list.
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Posted 5/4/2012 7:22:35 PMDark Horse also has a discount on its Star Wars Digital Comics. I believe SWTOR comics are included.
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Posted 5/4/2012 1:59:40 PMI just got a Jinx e-mail, and they added new TOR shirts too. Just in the newsletter I see they finally added Frogdogs and Rotworm shirts! Yay! (Also ones for Jedi Academy and Sith Academy, but those are less exciting.)
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Posted 5/4/2012 6:24:17 PMI don't remember if this one is new bu it is awesome.
http://www.jinx.com/p/star_wars_the_old_republic_ven_zallow_premium_tee.html?catid=&s=swtor
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Posted 5/4/2012 1:34:48 PMOkay, you gotta link to this. It isn't merchandise, per se, but it is awesome (And he does have an iTunes page too if people wanted to buy.)
http://youtu.be/pG9-Ijbk3_8
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Posted 5/4/2012 1:52:49 PMYes, that was awesome. But no, I'm not linking it, lol.
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Posted 5/4/2012 12:23:16 PMNo big deal for us that already have the game... sad.
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Posted 5/4/2012 12:53:17 PMUnless you've been waiting for an excuse to buy the Razer mouse...which despite the whole Black-Green crystal shenanigans, I highly reccomend if you don't already have a many-buttoned mouse, especially if you PvP. If I didn't already have a Naga, I'd bite for sure!
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Posted 5/4/2012 1:39:53 PMYeah, but I duno, because I have a keybinding for every spell that I use already, I play like Taugrim... Q,A,S,E,D,F,G,T,X,C,V,B,N,Y,H,J (plus numbers)... my mouse have 5 buttons, the necessary.
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Posted 5/4/2012 1:51:41 PMucrzy.
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Posted 5/5/2012 11:15:09 PMI bought the Razer TOR mouse when I received the game and well.... for pvp it's really helpful. I have other "emergency" spells on keybinding but it's just so more fluent to run the most used spells with your thumb.
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Posted 5/7/2012 5:35:41 AMQuote from Siros»
Agreed. It sounds like we may have something of the same "problem" with that thing though...the way in which I naturally tend to hold a mouse (hand way down at the bottom) limits me to only having comfortable access to 4 or 5 of the buttons, via my thumb; I use a lot of alt- shift- ctrl- modifiers as a result. The bottom- and right-side buttons closest to your wrist are my PvP keys and in conjunction with the mentioned modifiers gets me lightning fast access to the 10-15 most-used spells I need for facemelting, while generally the rest are bound to lower-intensity skills such as mounting or changing techniques.
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Posted 5/7/2012 9:25:34 AMA friend of mine uses a Razer to play TIBIA... thats right, the mtf plays TIBIA... with a Razer...
/facepalm
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Posted 5/7/2012 2:46:49 PMHe plays what now? o.O
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Posted 5/4/2012 11:59:57 AMBarnes and Nobles had some deals on books and movies, but I already deleted the email, so can't telly you exactly what they were.
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Posted 5/4/2012 12:21:35 PMhttp://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/star-wars-dvds-books-games/379003440?cm_mmc=Facebook-_-BN-_-product_page-_-may_the_fourth