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| JULY 21, 2008 |
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Ever since it was announced in 2006, BioWare's massively multiplayer role-playing game
has been shrouded in mystery. Though the Canadian developer opened a satellite studio in
Austin, Texas, just to develop it, its cofounders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk maintained an
iron wall of silence. However, Electronic Arts knew enough about the title to help convince the
company to buy BioWare/Pandemic for $860 million last year.
Today, as E3 2008 wound down, the fog hanging around BioWare's MMORPG appears to
have dissipated. Less than 72 hours after presiding over EA's own press event--where the
project was nowhere to be found--CEO John Riccitiello almost casually revealed the
MMORPG in question is a sequel of sorts to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
"We've got two of the most compelling MMOs in the industry in development," Riccitiello told
Conde Nast Portfolio magazine. "The first title, based on the Warhammer property, will
launch soon. And the one that people are dying for us to talk to them about in partnership with
Lucas [Arts is] coming out of BioWare, which is, I think, quite possibly the most anticipated
game, full stop, for the industry." When contacted by GameSpot, BioWare reps declined to
comment further.
BioWare's first Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game was released in 2003 for the
original Xbox and PC, and was named the year's top RPG by GameSpot. An Obsidian
Entertainment-developed sequel was released in 2004 and 2005 on the same two
respective platforms. Both critically acclaimed games are set several thousand years before
the events of the Star Wars films, and cast players as adventurers who eventually become
powerful Jedi Knights.
Currently, the Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG is set for release sometime in 2009.
Once it launches, it is unclear what will happen to LucasArts' current massively multiplayer
title, the Sony Online Entertainment-developed Star Wars Galaxies. [Comment on this]
Ever since it was announced in 2006, BioWare's massively multiplayer role-playing game
has been shrouded in mystery. Though the Canadian developer opened a satellite studio in
Austin, Texas, just to develop it, its cofounders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk maintained an
iron wall of silence. However, Electronic Arts knew enough about the title to help convince the
company to buy BioWare/Pandemic for $860 million last year.
Today, as E3 2008 wound down, the fog hanging around BioWare's MMORPG appears to
have dissipated. Less than 72 hours after presiding over EA's own press event--where the
project was nowhere to be found--CEO John Riccitiello almost casually revealed the
MMORPG in question is a sequel of sorts to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
"We've got two of the most compelling MMOs in the industry in development," Riccitiello told
Conde Nast Portfolio magazine. "The first title, based on the Warhammer property, will
launch soon. And the one that people are dying for us to talk to them about in partnership with
Lucas [Arts is] coming out of BioWare, which is, I think, quite possibly the most anticipated
game, full stop, for the industry." When contacted by GameSpot, BioWare reps declined to
comment further.
BioWare's first Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game was released in 2003 for the
original Xbox and PC, and was named the year's top RPG by GameSpot. An Obsidian
Entertainment-developed sequel was released in 2004 and 2005 on the same two
respective platforms. Both critically acclaimed games are set several thousand years before
the events of the Star Wars films, and cast players as adventurers who eventually become
powerful Jedi Knights.
Currently, the Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG is set for release sometime in 2009.
Once it launches, it is unclear what will happen to LucasArts' current massively multiplayer
title, the Sony Online Entertainment-developed Star Wars Galaxies. [Comment on this]
Our suspicions were
correct, the force is strong
with us at BusyGamer.com!
E3 2008: EA CEO confirms Knights of
the Old Republic MMO
correct, the force is strong
with us at BusyGamer.com!
E3 2008: EA CEO confirms Knights of
the Old Republic MMO
| We have been greatly anticipating this announcement since we at busygamer.com got wind of the Lucasarts and Bioware new MMO under development last year. We'll be sure to stay on top of this project! -Busy Gamer Staff |