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Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated to TOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game in development for LucasArts by BioWare. Star Wars the Old Republic is a massive online multiplayer game in the star wars universe. The game is set 300 years after the events in Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, and over 3,000 years before the rise of Darth Vader. This game is still early in development and has no scheduled release date.
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- Jedi Temple on Tython
- Sith Academy on Korriban
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Behind the Scenes
BioWare began development on The Old Republic in December 2005[7] at a satellite studio in Austin, Texas constructed primarily for the project.[8][9] By January 7, 2007, Electronic Arts completed its acquisition of BioWare/Pandemic for $860 million, in a move motivated by hopes of expanding into the MMO genre of video games.[10][11] In the following months, rumors persisted about the development of a new Knights of the Old Republic video game, spurred on by leaks from within BioWare[12] and LucasArts[13] and the registration of "Star Wars The Old Republic"[14] and "The Old Republic"[15] as LucasArts trademarks. During the E3 2008 expo, Electronic Arts executive John Riccitello confirmed that the MMO would be connected to the Knights of the Old Republic series of video games.[16] On October 7, Lucasarts and Bioware released an invitation to the press to attend an event on October 21 about "the game that has been rumoured about for years."[17] At the event, the official press release was finally published.[5]
Note and References
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.swtor.com/news/article/press-release-001
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Old Republic official website
3. ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic First Detail
4. ↑ Lucasarts and BioWare to develop ground-breaking interactive entertainment product
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lucasarts and BioWare Reveal Star Wars: The Old Republic
6. ↑ Sue Rostini on the StarWars.com message boards
7. ↑ More evidence for KotOR MMO
8. ↑ BioWare unveils Texas MMORPG studio
9. ↑ E3 2008: EA CEO confirms KOTOR MMO
10. ↑ EA Completes Acquisition of VG Holding Corp.
11. ↑ EA buying BioWare/Pandemic for $860M
12. ↑ BioWare's Upcoming MMO Based in KOTOR Universe
13. ↑ Ex-Lucasarts Employee claims BioWare MMO is Kotor3
14. ↑ United States Patent and Trademark Office
15. ↑ United States Patent and Trademark Office
16. ↑ EA chief executive John Riccitiello confirm EA & BioWare new Star Wars MMORPG
17. ↑ BioWare MMO Teaser Image - Star Wars: KOTOR? Judge for Yourself
External Links
- Star Wars: The Old Republic official website
- StarWars.com Lucasarts and BioWare Reveal Star Wars: The Old Republic on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Lucasarts and Bioware To Develop Ground-Breaking Interactive Entertainment Product at LucasArtsBioWare.com
- Official site
- Star Wars: The Old Republic on Wookieepedia