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Discussion around Star Wars is centered on the next big game wave: Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is drawing fresh investment, hiring more BioWare/KOTOR veterans, and signaling a smaller, more focused, anti-AI approach. Separately, reactions to The Mandalorian and Grogu are split, and a new Star Wars-themed RTX 5080 from MSI adds a hardware angle to the buzz.

ContextEurogamerView all sources →
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Key Takeaway The biggest Star Wars story right now is Fate of the Old Republic: it has funding, veteran RPG talent, and a creative direction that explicitly pushes back on AI and bloat.
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The biggest Star Wars story right now is Fate of the Old Republic: it has funding, veteran RPG talent, and a creative direction that explicitly pushes back on AI and bloat.

Discussion around Star Wars is centered on the next big game wave: Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is drawing fresh investment, hiring more BioWare/KOTOR veterans, and signaling a smaller, more focused, anti-AI approach. Separately, reactions to The Mandalorian and Grogu are split, and a new Star Wars-themed RTX 5080 from MSI adds a hardware angle to the buzz.

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Top 2 signals · The biggest Star Wars story right now is Fate of the Old
GamesIndustry.biz · 2d ago
New AAA collective to publish Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic plus games from CoD and Yu-Gi-Oh! veterans
r/Games · 13h ago
'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

Broader Star Wars coverage

Other Star Wars activity — not part of the “The biggest Star Wars story right now is Fate of the Old” story
r/movies · 2h ago
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Gets Divided First Reactions, From a ‘Thrilling Adventure’ to ‘One of the Weakest Star Wars Movies’ and a ‘Snooze Fest’
IGN · 13h ago
The Next James Bond: Casting Director of Game of Thrones and Star Wars Sequels Leading the Search for Daniel Craig’s Replacement
KitGuru · 2d ago
Star Wars Outlaws and Red Dead 2 headline PlayStation Plus this month

Briefing Findings · The biggest Star Wars story right now is Fate of the Old

Story-specific findings extracted from this briefing's coverage. Fast Facts in the sidebar holds the canonical reference data (CEO, founded, ticker).

New funding Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic secured a large investment.
Veteran hires More ex-BioWare and KOTOR talent joined the project.
AI stance Casey Hudson called AI creatively soulless.

What to Watch

  • Watch for formal studio, publisher, or platform announcements about Fate of the Old Republic’s release window. Eurogamer

What Changed

  • '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 Eurogamer
Source-backed brief 2 articles across 2 publications · brief is source backed Show all sources
GamesIndustry.biz · 1 article
r/Games · 1 article
Broader Star Wars coverage · not part of the The biggest Star Wars story right now is Fate of the Old story
IGN · 1 article
KitGuru · 1 article
r/movies · 1 article

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gamesindustry.biz

New AAA collective to publish Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic plus games from CoD and Yu-Gi-Oh! veterans

New holding company funds three studios, featuring veterans Casey Hudson (Star Wars) and David Vonderhaar (Call of Duty)

2d ago News by Sophie McEvoy Staff Writer
blog.playstation.com

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for May: Star Wars Outlaws, Red Dead Redemption 2, Bramble: The Mountain King, The Thaumaturge and more

Time Crisis joins PlayStation Plus Premium.

2d ago
purexbox.com

Star Wars Battlefront 2's Resurgence Day Aims To 'Make History' On Xbox & Beyond This Month

Almost 10 years since it first released

3d ago Pure Xbox

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Tracking: "I just find AI to be creatively soulless": Casey Hudson on the controversial tech and Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic / Star Wars: X-Wing and MechWarrior veterans release In The Black, a "serious" space combat sim with Newtonian physics

"I just find AI to be creatively soulless": Casey Hudson on the controversial tech and Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Star Wars: X-Wing and MechWarrior veterans release In The Black, a "serious" space combat sim with Newtonian physics
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