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Star Wars: The Old Republic Announced Officially

October 21, 2008 in News comments 14

LucasArts popped the cork on their upcoming BioWare co-developed MMO set in the KOTOR universe, Star Wars: The Old Republic. The game will allow players to become Sith or Jedi initiates (or other unannounced classes) and is said to be heavily story-based. More to come.

LucasArts and BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced the development of Star Wars®: The Old Republic™, a story-driven massively multiplayer online PC game set in the timeframe of the Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ franchise. Star Wars: The Old Republic, being developed and published by BioWare and LucasArts, represents an innovative approach to interactive entertainment, featuring immersive storytelling, dynamic combat and intelligent companion characters.

In Star Wars: The Old Republic, players will explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Players can choose to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, defining their personal story and determining their path down the light or dark side of the Force. Along the way, players will befriend courageous companions who will fight at their side or possibly betray them, based on the players’ actions. Players can also choose to team up with friends to battle enemies and overcome incredible challenges using dynamic Star Wars combat.
JelalTrueshot via gamingshogun.com »
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  • 1
    Wind_Warrior_1989 Oct 21, 08
    Sounds good, one i'll be watching, hopefully it'll turn out great, would be nice to have console version though, oh well
  • 1
    JelalTrueshot Oct 21, 08
    I would not put it past them to have a console version out. Especially with the LucasArts push towards that arena in recent years. I am not sure how I feel about the cartoony graphics though - always dugg KOTOR's more realistic look.
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      chautemoc Oct 22, 08
      Agreed on that one..they've thrown me off.
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      Final Blade Oct 22, 08
      If its not for the PS3, im not excited. Sorry.
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        Lost_Cause Oct 22, 08
        Is this Final Blade's dumb personality showing or one of his odd attempts at humor?
        We're supposed to care that a franchise with one of the highest rated games of all time getting an MMO doesn't interest you because you're a fanboy?
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          Final Blade Oct 23, 08
          Hardly, but the fact is I don't have a 360 at the current time to play this and the PS3 I do. So as I said if it doesn't come out for the PS3(also) then I don't care about the game. I don't see how thats hard to grasp or how you think its fanboyism. Its just simple clear cut answer.

          Sorry just because Im a star wars fan(big one) doesn't mean im going to get excited that a MMO is on a platform I don't own. But of course I'd expect replies like this from you and others who clearly don't understand anything.
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          Lost_Cause Oct 23, 08
          Why would anyone possibly care or be bettered from hearing your awful, awful logic?
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          Final Blade Oct 24, 08
          Why would anyone care to read such pitiful responses to logical reasons why im not excited over a game(MMO) on a platform I don't own?

          Thats like someone who owns a 360 that doesn't have money at the moment or for a long time, getting excited over LBP which is on the PS3. Yea I don't see many getting excited over it. Just shut up and accept the fact not everyone is going to bend over excited for games on platforms they don't own.

          And me being a big star wars fan, that doesn't have much money(still) for a 360, isn't going to get excited. If this was going multiplatform at some point then i'll be excited then, but at the current time im not. Get off my back.
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          Kim Jong Il Oct 24, 08
          I don't have a super-PC but I was still interested in Crysis. I was interested in Resistance before I had a PS3 and I was interested in Halo 3 and Gears before I had a 360.

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    Bale Fire Oct 22, 08
    Not exactly a surprise, but as said a console version really should avaliable. The past games were on xbox, were most of the fanbase for the franchise is.
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      Kim Jong Il Oct 22, 08
      The KotoR games were Xbox/PC, not 360.
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    Darknet Oct 22, 08
    I'll have to wait to see how this turns out. But this may become the very first MMO I've ever bought.
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    Slumpy monkey Oct 22, 08
    Looking good, WOW now seems to be getting a lot of competition now.

    Especially with this and that star trek one too.
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    Mishtram Oct 26, 08
    Final Blade, Lost_Cause, want to cut the crap? FB, coming in here and stating that it doesn't matter because it's not for the PS3 instead of not coming in here and commenting at all is prodding for some negative responses, and even though Lost_Cause shouldn't have responded to it the way he did (ie with some attacks), he did not take as many shots at you as you did at him. It's already basically equivalent to spam otherwise. Since you seem to be trumping up your brand of logic, FB, then here's one for you -- no one cares that you only care about the PS3, exactly as you don't care about this piece of news. If you had come in here and stated that you were disappointed, as a Star Wars fan, that is was not coming to the PS3, it would be fine. Read what you post before you do so, since we cannot interpret what you meant when they is nothing to interpret. Smarten up in the future, both of you. Thanks!

    As for the news, I sort of feel like it's a hit in the crotch. Not finishing the story as an RPG in the first person really takes the charm of the first and second games out of the equation. I loved the games because it was an RPG, not because it could be an MMO in the future. Many sites have been saying that this will entirely replace the KotOR series, which means that we will never get a chance at an MMO.

    Not surprisingly, response to this decision has been very negative across the net, I wonder how Bioware will react to that? At the very least, I hope the experience they got from Mass Effect and MMO ventures will provide a steady base for this game. They have a chance to make an excellent MMO here, I only hope they capitalize on the "beyond the outer rim" stuff they had in the first two KotORs to create a third RPG game in the gap that they have created of, what, 300 years?

    I have a wicked urge to egg the front office of Bioware, since I can now, living in the same city as the HQ, if they do decide to totally cut out the RPGs, lol!

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