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LucasArts and BioWare to Develop New Star Wars RPG

Posted by Hemos on from the i-just-want-baldur's-gate-ii-darnit dept.

Ant was the first of a number of folks to write about the press release that came out from LucasArts and Bioware. Bioware, you probably remember, has done Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate with their Infinity Engine. Pretty cool stuff - the setting of the game is going to be prior to the Star Wars movies. I don't know whether that means prior to Episode I or Episode IV, but the real-world ship date is supposed to be 2002. So, donna hold your breath.

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  1. Re:as long as Jar Jar misses the mix by ucblockhead · · Score: 5

    Rumor has it that John Romero is helping with the story line. Apparently, Jar Jar starts out as a member of your party, and if he dies, you lose the game.

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  2. Hemos, shame on you. by Malor · · Score: 4

    Don't you actually read the articles you post about? It spells out as clear as day that the new game will be set before Episode 1.

    I would expect this sort of goof from a junior staffer, not one of the senior people. Shame on you! I don't think it's too much to ask that you read and really understand an article before you post a synopsis/blurb about it.

    This isn't a major crime, but it is sloppy as hell and symptomatic of what is ailing /. -- lack of attention from the senior people. You can't expect quality journalism from your staff if you don't even take the time to do it yourself. :(

  3. You walk into a 10x10" room... by scowling · · Score: 5
    Star Wars meets Infinity Engine, huh?

    OK, your party of six characters (the Jedi, the Wookiee, the Smuggler, the Princess, the Yappy Droid, and the Short Droid) walks into a 10" x 10" room. In the room are six Stormtroopers. Roll for initiative.

    Ten minutes later...

    Through clever strategy and a great deal of space-bar-pausing, you have defeated the Stormtroopers. After searching the bodies, you find a Blaster +1, a Green Key, and 87 gold pieces. Your party turns the corner and are surprised by two Wampas. Roll for initiative.


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  4. I wonder if it will be a new engine or.. by GauteL · · Score: 4

    ..perhaps the Neverwinter Nights -engine.
    If so, the chances of a Linuxport would be rather
    high, as Neverwinter Nights is developed for Linux as well as windows.

    It has always seemed to me that a lot of work go
    to waste creating 3d-engines. Only a few gets
    reused.

  5. Re:AD&D Rules? by Planesdragon · · Score: 4

    No, not AD&D--D20, the "engine" that's behind the new 3rd edition of "Dungeons and Dragons" that's out next month, and the new Star Wars game (Yes, WotC got the license after WEG lost it) that's out in November.

    To learn more about 3e, you could go to the offical WotC site at http://www.wizards.com/ or go to the "rumors" page at the following link.

    http://www.rpgplanet.com/dnd3e/

    There's also a "Star Wars Rumors Page" at

    http://dkphoenix.freeservers.com/starwars/

    but it's not all that inclusive yet.