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LucasArts, Bioware Announce Star Wars MMO

Posted by Soulskill on from the in-a-galaxy-not-so-far-away-after-all dept.

LucasArts and Bioware held a press conference today to confirm what has been suspected for a long time: they're working on a Star Wars MMO. It will be called Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it will be a continuation of the Knights of the Old Republic franchise. Further coverage is available at Gamespot, and IGN has some of the concept art. An official website for the game was launched as well. "According to the game's official announcement, Star Wars: The Old Republic is set thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader, with the galaxy divided by war between the Empire and the Sith. That's about 300 years after the events of KotOR, a time frame that, according to Zeschuk, 'is completely unexplored in the lore.' Players can take the role of either a Jedi, a Sith or other classic Star Wars characters -- and, as perhaps can be expected from BioWare, Muzyka says story will be a major component, underlying and driving all of the player's actions."

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  1. Re:I knew it wouldn't be long.... by Samantha+Wright · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Galaxies

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  2. Re:Pew pew pew by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Did stormtroopers existed during the Old Republic?

  3. Re:God Dammit by andy9701 · · Score: 4, Informative

    For better or for worse, it looks like Bioware is making this game instead of a KOTOR sequel. Their reasoning seems to be that they have a ton of story ideas, and they can get them into games easier in an MMO than in multiple sequels.

  4. Re:Jeeeez..... by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 5, Informative

    Failing? Didn't the game sell almost 2 million copies?

    "LucasArts has already shipped 4.3 million copies of the game, but it's proved so popular they've told the factory to make some extra copies. Looks like The Force Unleashed could be the most popular Star Wars game to date - unsurprising when you consider it's one of the least rubbish"
    http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=243312

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  5. Re:Wait... by Longwalker-MGO · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, there was but sony got stupid and screwed it up like everything else they touch. They thought they could make a turned based game system made for adults into a fps system, sorta, for 12-15 year olds. They thought wrong.

  6. Re:God Dammit by syousef · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...and seriously, do we really need another MMO out there? I hope they at least do something original with this.

    Star Wars is all about the fantasy of being a hero. The problem is that playing minor characters in world where the heroes get all the action sucks. You don't get to be familiar. Hell in an MMO you don't even get to be special otherwise everyone is special just like you. What does that leave you with - unnamed wookies, droids, ewoks and storm troopers??? Yoda's dim witted 3rd cousin shlopwitt of the planet schnarf?

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