Briefing Findings · Star Wars’ next MMO-era push is shifting from EA-blocked
Story-specific findings extracted from this briefing's coverage. Fast Facts in the sidebar holds the canonical reference data (CEO, founded, ticker).
TOR reboot idea BioWare planned to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic to feel more like KOTOR.
EA board action EA’s board shut down the planned TOR reboot.
Fate of the Old Republic funding Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic secured large investment.
Gen-AI stance Director Casey Hudson seems to reject the use of gen-AI.
Talent pipeline Fate of the Old Republic attracts more ex-BioWare and KOTOR talent.
What to Watch
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Follow updates on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic’s investment and team-building milestones as more ex-BioWare/KOTOR staff join.
Eurogamer
What Changed
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'It nearly killed me': Why studio head James Ohlen left sci-fi RPG Exodus mid-development—and why EA crushing his Star Wars: The Old Republic reboot was the 'beginning of the end' at BioWare
PC Gamer
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Star Wars: The Old Republic's original director hadn't played a single MMO before launching its development studio: 'How the hell did they trust me with this much money?'
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BioWare had a plan to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic and make it more KOTOR like, but EA's board of directors shut it down
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