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• • LucasArts, BioWare Prepare To Announce Joint Project...Oct 21st

  • Originally posted by tillamook
    

    www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php maybe (a) or (the SW) MMO, maybe not, we shall see.

     

    LucasArts' and BioWare's long-awaited, much-discussed joint development project -- widely speculated to be an MMO set in the Star Wars universe circa BioWare's own Knights of the Old Republic -- will be revealed to the press October 21, according to an invitation sent out to media outlets including Gamasutra.

    It is likely that the official announcement will come shortly after the October 21 press reveal held at LucasArts' San Francisco offices; events of this nature are frequently subject to a media embargo.

    The postcard, which proclaims "The wait is over" and promises "the official unveiling of the game that's been rumored about for years," makes no explicit reference to Star Wars. It is branded with the LucasArts and BioWare logos and depicts floating robots and hooded figures in futuristic interior locations reminiscent of the sci-fi franchise.

    The alleged existence of a KOTOR-themed MMO is considered one of the industry's worst-kept secrets, with BioWare parent Electronic Arts' CEO John Riccitiello essentially confirming the title's existence.

    Riccitiello called the BioWare/LucasArts effort "quite possibly the most anticipated game, full stop, for the industry," before acknowledging it as a KOTOR MMO.

    Development of the joint project is being handled at BioWare's Austin studio, created specifically for MMO development.

     

    I wonder what you mean by maybe SW MMO maybe not, when it has been confirmed by EA's CEO that it is.

  • Posted: 10/06/08 2:20 PM
    General Discussion
• • KOTOR rumor

  • Originally posted by lugal
    

    I hope this is true and SOE loses thier SW license.

     

    of course its true, since July of this year - 2008 , EA CEO has plainly said "YES" when he was asked if KOTOR MMO is in the works.

     

     

  • Posted: 10/05/08 11:00 PM
    Star Wars Galaxies
• • WAR is a great game ..IF you are destruction

  • Originally posted by Pelu
    
    

    in WoW.... Horde > Alliance... everyone knows it.... no matter the reason because this is not tabout reasons... only the fact...

    
    

     

     

    that is simply not true, the most played race is Night Elf heh.

    Plus on all pvp servers I've played in WoW, it was well in balance on BG's, haven't played open World PVP but heard it was a joke. 

    Therefore there is no telling who owns who until WoTLK comes out with non-instanced PVP zone with siege weapons.

  • Posted: 10/05/08 10:57 PM
    WAR (Warhammer Online)
• • Blizz Making a New MMO?

  • Originally posted by Obzerver
    

    From:

    http://pc.ign.com/articles/757/757586p1.html

    January 22, 2007 - In an interview with Empire magazine, Blizzard's Vice President of Development Itzik Ben Bassat spoke about the company's next MMO. Don't expect a clone of World of Warcraft or anything too similar to what Blizzard has done in the past.

    "When we announce our next MMORPG," Bassat told Empire, "it's not going to be another WoW. We're not a company that tends to tread the same ground. It'll be something innovative and new that really brings entertainment to another level." At the Burning Crusade launch event in London, Bassat mentioned that the next StarCraft title will be released sooner, rather than later.

    Could the next MMO feature another popular Blizzard property? Speaking to IGN last year, Blizzard COO Paul Sams spoke on the potential of new StarCraft and Diablo titles. "There is no doubt that we will continue the StarCraft and Diablo franchise, and trust me, I will be the happiest person in the world when we announce StarCraft 2."

    oops did not see that, well as I said in my above post, that does not deny Starcraft MMO nor does it confirm a new IP.

  • Posted: 9/04/08 12:50 AM
    General Discussion
• • Blizz Making a New MMO?

  • Originally posted by Ozmodan
    

    I don't have the quote handy, but a blizzard official stated  at blizzcom that they were NOT working on a Starcraft MMO, they like the strategy genre Starcraft is in and are not interested in putting it in a MMO environment.

    So if you are hoping for a Starcraft MMO, it is not going to be in the near future, it is not the MMO they are working on now.

    dude put the link, never heard of  blizz anouncing anything at the Blizzcon nor in July, the only comment that was made officially in July 1st 2008 is that new MMo is in the works, and one blizz executive said that eventually we will most likely have a new IP.

    There is no confirmation on new mmo, and no denial that its not based on Starcraft, which make the most sense by far for it to be Starcraft.

    Diablo mmo would simply compete with wow due to its fatasy setting plus it would be mature(17+) and not many people wanna fight in hell in 3D (never liked doom games myself).

    So time will tell. 

     

    A head of time, to all the nay sayers to Starcraft MMO, I just have to say 'KOTOR MMO has been confirmed :P

     

     

  • Posted: 9/04/08 12:45 AM
    General Discussion