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EA has rubbished recent reports that a new Knights of the Old Republic game is in development at Bioware.
News broke earlier this week (which we and many others eagerly reported) that a recent presentation to analysts by EA CEO John Riccitiello referred to a Knights of the Old Republic game.
The slide in question, called "Best Creative Talent", also mentioned Black, Boogie and Skate, among others.
However, EA has now told Eurogamer that those references "speak to past portfolio releases and the pedigree of the studio but do not specifically address future sequels".
"The MMO in development at Bioware Austin is listed a 'New MMO'. We apologise for any confusion this may have caused," a spokesperson added.
Elsewhere, LucasArts clarified its relationship with Bioware, telling IGN "it has nothing to do with Knights of the Old Republic".
The Black sequel rumour was shot down almost simultaneously by a Criterion employee.
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Penguinzoot
15/02/08 @ 10:31
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The fact that the intire interwebs were on fire with a new KOTOR rumour should give them a hint that making a new KOTOR wouldnt be a bad idea.
So why arn't they? You would think so, wouldn't you? Ever since KOTOR2, Bioware have always downplayed suggestions that another KOTOR was on the cards, principally I believe so they could focus their limited resources on Mass Effect. But now with the greater resources of EA behind them, you would think that EA in particular would see that KOTOR3 was gonna be a winner and provide Bioware with necessary resources to make it happen. Apparently not. Unless there are other, non-technical issues that stand in the way, perhaps legal or license related. I dunno. Makes no sense to me. Same thing with Black2 - that would be a surefire winner as well. /EA in "not cashing-in on established and lucrative franchise" horror! Who'd of thunk it, eh? |
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DanWhitehead
15/02/08 @ 10:43
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Ever since KOTOR2, Bioware have always downplayed suggestions that another KOTOR was on the cards, principally I believe so they could focus their limited resources on Mass Effect.
Bioware didn't develop KOTOR2 though. Obsidian did it because Bioware was developing Jade Empire. |
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DanWhitehead
15/02/08 @ 10:44
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God damn it, what could they possibly be doing with Lucasarts that will be better than KotOR?
The world is long overdue a next gen version of Super Bombad Racing. |
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muscleblade
15/02/08 @ 11:04
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Arent Bioware working on Mass Effect 2? Took some years to make the first one.
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Penguinzoot
15/02/08 @ 11:19
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Ever since KOTOR2, Bioware have always downplayed suggestions that another KOTOR was on the cards, principally I believe so they could focus their limited resources on Mass Effect.
Bioware didn't develop KOTOR2 though. Obsidian did it because Bioware was developing Jade Empire. That's true. Although I didn't say that Bioware developed KOTOR2. ;P |
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NegativeZero
15/02/08 @ 11:23
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This makes sense. I was surprised when the rumor was going around yesterday, Bioware had basically said that they hate working with someone else's IP, they're too constrained in what they can do.
Though this does beg the question as to what exactly that collaboration with Lucasarts that we heard about was around. Maybe their MMO is KotOR after all. |
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Triggerhappytel
15/02/08 @ 11:35
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Raziel - "The fact that the intire interwebs were on fire with a new KOTOR rumour should give them a hint that making a new KOTOR wouldnt be a bad idea.
So why arn't they?" Because most of the revenue would go to LucasArts, owning the Star Wars franchise as they do. If BioWare were to make a new Mass Effect, for example, all of the money would go straight in EA's pockets. Can you see why it is in their new parent company's interest to work on their own IPs? |
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creepylizard
15/02/08 @ 11:44
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The second one was pants though. a buggy, glitchy abomination....and I loved the first one...
Jade empire was shite on toast as well... |
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creepylizard
15/02/08 @ 11:45
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ah, I just read that comment about Obsidian...consider me duly penitent...
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Penguinzoot
15/02/08 @ 12:43
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Can you see why it is in their new parent company's interest to work on their own IPs?
Ahh, so that would be why EA don't work on licensed content! Oh, wait .... :S |
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Springchicken
15/02/08 @ 18:07
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"Arent Bioware working on Mass Effect 2? Took some years to make the first one."
If I remember correctly, BioWare (Edmonton) usually compartmentalises its employees into three teams of approximately 120 people, one per project. So I would presume that one is currently working on Mass Effect 2, one on Dragon Age and a third on an unannounced project. Edit: Can't remember where I heard that management structure. Probably the Mass Effect bonus DVD.
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Bollocks.
I was, for the first time in ages, actually looking forward to a new game that would inevitably be superb, with not a hint of "online" to be seen. But no, my hopes pissed on and the nearest we'll get to a KotOR sequel will be once again in the inferior arms of Mass Effect 2. >_>
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