As we previously reported, Squadrons Over Corellia, the first expansion for the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game, is coming out this month. Well, you don't have to wait until the release date is announced to get a new card.

If you buy three Champions of the Force booster packs between Monday, Dec. 8 at 12 a.m. PST and Monday, Dec. 15 at 11:59 p.m. PST, you'll get an Oola promo card.

Oola is one of Jabba the Hutt's favorite entertainers. She can't take damage outside of combat and also gives you a solid defense bonus against avatar vs. avatar combat. Why fight when Oola is entertaining?

More information on the promotion can be found here. Check out an image of Oola's card after the jump.

Chapter 11.3 is live on servers today following this morning's maintenance. The update contains fixes and changes to the Battle of Echo Base, the medic, the beast master, the UI and overall gameplay.

Here's just some of the changes made to the Battle of Echo Base:

• A cloning location has been added to Wampa Valley.
• Turrets in Phase 3 should no longer cause groups of mobs to aggro.
• You must have at least four players in your group for the NPCs in Aurilia to send you to Hoth. Droids and other non-players will no longer count toward the requirement of four in your group.

For the rest of the changes, as well as the full patch notes, visit the official update page or keep reading after the jump.

Do you have questions about Chapter 11: The Battle of Echo Base? If so, you can join the House of Commons Dev Chat on Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. PST to possibly get some answers.

You can join the chat through your favorite IRC client or by using Stratics' Java client, which can be found here. Make sure you have your questions ready before the event starts so you can submit them to the moderators.

All the information regarding the chat can be found here or below.

LucasArts and SOE announced today that Squadrons Over Corellia, the first expansion for the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game, is coming out this year. Considering we're almost through with November, it should be released soon.

Squadrons Over Corellia expands on the first release Champions of the Force, released last August, by adding a new game mechanic to the online trading card game with the addition of all-new strategy-altering starship cards for players to dominate their opponents from space.

The expansion will add more than 250 new playable cards and 22 new loot cards. Wookiees and Rodians are being added to the game, as are Emperor Palpatine, Han Solo, Wedge Antilles and Jabba the Hutt.

The full press release regarding the announcement is below, or you can visit the TCG Web site for more information.

Being a used car salesman in the Star Wars universe must be an entertaining job due to the vast amount of vehicles available. I guess the closest thing to that profession are the scavenging Jawas when they try to pawn off their merchandise. Come to think of it, Jawas really are the heroes of Episode IV. They delivered R2-D2 and C-3PO right to Luke's doorstep.

Anyway, you don't need to listen to used car salesmen, Jawas or anyone else to find out about the newest vehicles in Star Wars Galaxies. The Friday Feature contains a Corellia Times Consumer Report outlining all you need to know about AT-RTs, speeders, pod racers, hover chairs and other modes of transportation. It even compares their attributes in a handy chart. Check it out for all your shopping needs.