The Mac version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has hit beta status and is expected to ship in September. Set over 4,000 years before the first Star Wars film, Knights of the Old Republic throws players into a galactic war between the Jedi and the Sith. Taking the action to a time period not seen in the LucasArts films, Knights of the Old Republic introduces new stories, new characters, new species and news areas of the universe. The game requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later, PowerPC G4/G5, 1GHz or faster, 256MB RAM, 4GB free disk space, 3D Graphic Acceleration required (ATI Radeon 7500/nVidia GeForce 2 or better, 32MB of VRAM, and DVD drive to install and play. It is available for preorder at