Due out on January 17, the Rise of the Rakghouls update brings two major content additions to The Old Republic: a new Flashpoint and a new Operation. The new Flashpoint is Kaon Under Siege, and it tasks gamers with teaming up to lay waste to a group of Rakghouls. The content is available only for players who have reached the game's level cap of 50, and sports Normal and Heroic modes.

The second significant addition in Rise of the Rakghouls is new Operation Karagga's Palace. This Operation pits teams of 8 or 16 against Karagga and the Hutt Cartel, and is available in Normal, Heroic, and Nightmare difficulty options.

On top of the new Flashpoint and Operation, Rise of the Rakghouls includes game updates like anti-aliasing and PVP bracketing for WarZones.

As for future refreshes, BioWare said the next planned update for Star Wars: The Old Republic will arrive sometime during March 2012. This new update will include new Flashpoints, Operations, WarZones, and unnamed fresh "game systems."