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HUGE NEWS FROM LUCAS ARTS AND BIOWARE!!!!!
Shohadaku
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LucasArts and BioWare Corp. to Create Ground-Breaking Interactive Entertainment ProductSAN FRANCISCO, CA and EDMONTON, CANADA -- October 30, 2007 -- LucasArts and BioWare Corp. today announced that they have entered into an agreement to create an interactive entertainment product. The product, details of which will be unveiled at a later date, will be developed and published by BioWare and LucasArts, and will push the boundaries of the gaming market by utilizing the strengths of both companies to deliver an innovative, high-quality experience. "LucasArts has a deep commitment to developing compelling stories and characters for the unique medium of interactive entertainment, and we have been searching for a developer that shares this value. We found this in BioWare," said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. "Through our previous collaborations, we know that BioWare has an impressive ability to blend gripping stories with technological advancements, and we believe that our upcoming product will deliver an experience that will span the traditional boundaries of video game entertainment." "BioWare's mission is to deliver the best story and character-driven games in the world, delivering powerful emotional experiences to our fans." said Ray Muzyka, chief executive officer, BioWare Corp. Added Greg Zeschuk, president of BioWare Corp., "The collaboration with LucasArts allows us to combine our passion for creating high quality and innovative experiences with those of a company dedicated to bringing only the finest games to market." To sign up for future product updates, please visit www.LucasArtsBioWare.com. |
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So it is finally confirmed !
KOTOR ONLINE is upon us !
YAY!!!!!
Sadly though..for us that wanted to see
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MAY THE FORCE BE WITH US ALL. At last.......
This is the real deal. I got this right from Lucasarts site here.
http://www.lucasarts.com/company/release/news20071030.html
SHOHADAKU
Well looks like the rumors turned out correct about the Starwars MMORPG Bioware is making. I hated SWG and loved KOTOR so hopefully this new mmo will kick some serious ass.
MMOCrunch
Yeeha!!!! Strong the Darkside is!!!!
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It is now hard not to believe a new Star Wars MMO is coming for all of us that were raped by SWG. I for one am very excited and hope that we have a great new game to call home.
so it's not just me then! they are making a game, ok! but what type of game i can't work out where all the excitement is coming from. I may have missed something. Is it star wars? is it even a mmo?
hopfully by the end of the year there will be more information about the game.
Not that I'm one to kill the mood, but where on earth does it say KOTOR?
Although it does not say "KOTOR Online", my question is where are all the people who, time and time again said "Bioware will never work with Lucas Arts again!" Also for those still doubting it, please tell me what other game does Bioware currently have in development that has been linked to Lucas Arts?
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I would love to see someone at LucasArts or Bioware come out and say 'KOTOR Online' or even KOTOR III.
With upcoming television shows/mini series and all of that, Star Wars will receive another media boost. If you look at Galaxies... the movies helped push expansions. They rode the wave of hype from prequel to prequel.
Hopefully, this will be the SW experience we've all been waiting for.
If this is a Star Wars project... let's hope for the best. And let's pray SOE doesn't come anywhere near it.
Could still be "Monkey Island Online"
How is another starwars MMO "ground breaking"?
Don't mean to rain on any parades, but did anyone read the bottom?
"Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's best-selling titles including the award-winning Baldur's Gate™ and Neverwinter Nights™ series, as well as the 2003 Game of the Year, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™. Original BioWare-created IPs include the 2005 RPG of the Year, Jade Empire™, with next-generation titles Mass Effect™ and Dragon Age™ currently in development."
Sorry.. first I"ve heard of Dragon Age. Is this the MMO?
Also, wouldn't this deal have been struck 3 years ago if it was the MMO/Kotor Online? It may be KOTOR 3, but I don't see how this links up with the MMO timeline you were all clinging to...
Well I was always a nay sayer due to the fact that Bioware stated previously that they had no intention of working with LA again. Also they stated that their new MMO was not a Star Wars MMO nor linked to any well know IP.
However it seems that Bioware may have been blowing smoke up my backside, actually it seems that they certainly were. Not that I don't want a good KOTOR MMO from Bioware, just that they said they weren't going to work with LA again for a while. Maybe they were just trying to get more cash out of LA when they stated they weren't working with them again.
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Hmm
Bioware, and Lucas arts confirmed on Lucas arts site.
Space MMO with creator of KOTOR confirmed on Biowares site.
Personally I can't wait
If this isn't KOTOR Online I officially reserve the right to call these 2 companies the dumbest ever.
You would have to be retarded NOT to make KOTOR online
SHOHADAKU
That could be cool!
Currently playing:
LOTRO & WoW (not much WoW though because Mines of Moria rocks!!!!)
Looking Foward too:
Bioware games (Dragon Age & Star Wars The Old Republic)
SOLARIS IS THE KING!
I knew he was working from the inside!...I'll bet he is G. LUCAS himself!
NO ONE WILL DARE GO AGAINST HIS WISDOM AGAIN!!!!
Nope....Dragon age is a Bioware IP which it's making a Single Player Game with....
I repeat my question though.. what is this "Dragon Age" mentioned at the bottom of the LucasArts press release? Isn't that much more likely to be the secret MMO? or is this something else that I just haven't heard of?
Lets take the blinders off for a moment. LA is just as culpable as SOE over the CU-NGE, as with a lot of IP partnerships, the owner of the IP has the final say of what goes into the game. So what that boils down to is LA giving the green light to, or even orchestrating, the whole CU-NGE debacle. There is nothing stopping them from doing it again with any new Star Wars mmorpg.
The Wiki is your friend...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Age
Oh =P nevermind.
I guess my secret loathing of Star Wars has been revealed. Sure, the original movies were good.. but they were a fluke. Lucas revealed what an awful director he really is when he released the prequels, which were so bad I didn't even see the third one. I can't stand by works that have been ruined so completely by a director.
I was hopeful for a non-star wars IP, personally. I think it's.. well, not very creative and really quite lame. I suspect Mass Effect has a better backstory. Oh well, there are always other MMO's out there.
Well, if they put out a Star Wars MMO that was less than half-baked, that would certainly break ground that the current one hasn't.