With the New Year comes the delight of new game titles for Pc and the console systems...hopes of what may come and recent hits like Dragon Age Origins and updated Diablo 3 progress have kept the end of 2009 full of gaming hype.

 Star Trek Online promises to show us everything we have wanted and hopefully more then we could expect from a licensed Space MMO. Will Star Wars Old republic offer the same interesting quests and replayability and in the new MMos wake will Star Wars Galaxies be left dry of players? Time shall tell but it will take alot of content and depth to scare off 6 year veterans of the  SWG into a new game! We are looking to welcome more games to Gametoast and thousands of new forum guests in the New Year. Welcome to all our new users and if there is something we should be modding or covering here on the site please let us know. We have over 20 moderators and admins making this the top Star Wars modding site especially for SWBF titles.

Happy New Years all and we just wanted to let you know were Looking forward to another year of great updates, amazing mods and star wars nerdiness!

Since 2004 we're still rocking here at the Star Wars modding mecca! We would like to wish everyone a Happy Universal Holiday , whichever holiday your celebrating and please be safe and enjoy your loved ones on this season of cheer.

If anyone would like to donate articles to the main page for any events or Star Wars or modding related topics...or make paypal donations for upkeep of everyones favorite forums in return for prizes..... please comment below and well see what we can do for you!

If we get some support donations for xmas to help with hosting fees for the 300 gigs of bandwidth a month... here are this years 2009  veteran rewards received within 48 hours of completing a donation on paypal to gametoast. Please be sure to include your username on gt when adding your paypal donation.

Those donating over $20 will receive the link to the entire Star Wars Christmas CD in mp3 format right on the site for download, it features C3p0 and other characters exploring the galaxy thru the eyes of your favorite xmas tunes!

Those donating over $100 will receive a signed classic 1980s New Star Wars shirt (signed by guru  - sizes L/XL/XXL)
 or a personalized Guru veteral thank you letter and A signed manual to read while playing your New Star Wars battlefront 2 pc game!

We need your support please let us know how we can make Gametoast a better place and we are thankful for our 6 years of success with you guys! We safe and enjoy!@

 Its turkey time , Happy Thanksgiving or whatever you celebrate during the holidays...we thought we would take time to mention over at SWBFFiles, there's a vote just started for the December mapping contest. Now is the best time to head over and share your thoughts on what rules and types of maps should be allowed.

Go cast your vote! It could be the creation of even more interesting and mind blowing maps that we all love!

http://starwarsbattlefront.filefront.com/

Thats right, although the signups are down right now due to 1 million people trying to sign up , http://www.swtor.com/tester is allowing users to signup and possibly be picked to beta the upcoming mmo Old Republic! If you have the time and pc power and love star wars or MMos this could be your ticket to fun! You dont even need to give feedback on the game, just play and secretly leak fraps videos all over youtube and the game will be a sure success! See you in game and dont forget, use that there force!

Its time to shine some light on this groundpounder map from rends, our local modding vet with 3 years in the creation on this map alone , the best true to movie release of any Tatooine based maps for Star Wars BF2. Featuring Dewbacks, At-St props, new mods, new rodian locals, and so much more. Its based on everyones favorite dusty planet and boasts alot of "live" feelings like active visitors to the famous cantina and even improved sound for the landspeeder. Some beta testers mention how cool it is to see the locals walking around and some non armoured vehicles while others just scream 'masterpiece visually and gameplay-wise'. This could breath new life into mp play once the hosting abilities of the map are set. There are of course still some final bugs to work out but overall this map is getting a 8.5 rating pre launch for its ability to hit "a new hope" right on the bantha bumper! Look for more details and your own spot in the beta or final download here http://www.gametoast.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=19955&start=40

We had a chance recently to visit the site and read a single line from their FAQ , this is what it had to say! Rememer you read it here but not here 1st!

 Q:When does Star Wars: The Old Republic take place in relation to the movies?

A:Star Wars: The Old Republic takes place more than 3,500 years before the rise of Darth Vader. The most powerful Sith Empire in history has emerged from deep space to attack the Republic and its legendary Jedi guardians. After decades of war, a tenuous truce has been established between the Sith Empire and the Republic, but events occurring in the game are leading the galaxy back to an all-out war.

What does this mean?! It means youll see no one from the movies and experience first hand the true powers of the dark and light side! We are excited that The Old Republic represents a new approach to online entertainment and MMO world, featuring its own immersive storytelling, dynamic combat, and groundbreaking companion characters and for what we are told is a smaller then normal monthly fee. The game takes place in the Star Wars™ galaxy approximately three hundred years after the events of Star Wars™: Knights of the Old Republic™. Thats all we need to know to have our minds and souls ready to rock the universe!

If you know something special about (OR) please feel free to share in comments , or just post it in your mind and share it with you, for later maybe.

We've got another map contest going on at SWBFFiles from now through the next month. Our theme this time is the planet "Taris," which is a little bit more ambitious - so I would encourage as many people as possible to join, because it'll be a fantastic opportunity to really step up and make something really impressive!

We're also trying out a collaboration of sorts with JKFiles in this contest, which will be one more fun thing to see. Make sure you read through the posts above, and let me know if you have any questions. Get started mapping!

Check out the forums and see what its all about!
http://www.gametoast.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=19193

Welcome to all new users at Gametoast, we have recently added some great features like improved chat(shout) box, faster loading forums, Pic of the day, a fancier front end for these great main page tidbits and even nice clean polls to get your feedback on current events!

 Please be sure to read the forum rules and that posting links to your website without contacting an administrator first will instantly be a ban/remove from the site regardless of your past usage and posting on the site. The site is very useful as a tool for modding many games including the SWBF series, enjoy the site and if you have any questions there are 1000 people here to help you at any time!

 In other news for anyone looking to try a new Free MMO , I have recently finished Beta testing the (now live) game from Sony called Freerealms. I have 3 Beta accounts still active and essentially its a wow style mmo thats free with some extra things if you pay monthy $4.99. Its slightly aimed at a younger crowd but once the tutorial portion is over...does offer quests, leveling, several classes and even racing in derby style combat! There is alot too offer and again its free...Check it out and comment here if you like, it would be nice to see what other think of the direction free MMOs are heading.

 We also recommend Facebook application called Dragon Wars and even Runescape for those with time to right click alot and slowly grind in a browser environment. If you spot games we should mention here let us know via pm or in the forums!

Things are really rolling here at Gametoast. With the recent, closure, re-opening, of the phantom network filefront.com , it allowed us to realize our place at the forefront of all Star Wars BF modding, we have scattered and put almost the entire Star Wars Battlefront series of Mods, Conversions and Maps for your download pleasure, right here on GT! Now the site that makes the mods, hosts the mods , we are the one stop , largest Star Wars Battlefront Series Modding site. We are proud of our 5 years online and plan to still offer more of the features you like, quick downloads, pic of the day , guruchat, and of course our pleasure filled forums! The best part is we do it spam free, 1 click downloads. Gt welcomes our new users and invite you to spread the word of Gt goodness.

 We are in talks now about a possible always up, Gt dedicated Mod server?! Hit or miss , we'll see soon but you can comment here and let us know what you think. Events and more coming soon!

Have a funny picture or a glamor shot you want to show off? Upload it to the "Submit a POTD" and have all of Gametoast see it as the Picture of the Day! Be sure to include a caption/description in the file details.