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Discussion is centering on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, with reports of major funding, veteran BioWare/KOTOR talent joining, and director Casey Hudson publicly pushing back on generative AI. Elsewhere, Star Wars headlines also include Fortnite creator tooling from Disney and Epic, Ahsoka’s next season reportedly landing in 2027, and a new Mandalorian-themed MSI RTX 5080 card.

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Key Takeaway Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is gaining serious momentum, with new investment and veteran RPG developers joining while its director emphasizes a human-led creative approach over gen-AI.
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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is gaining serious momentum, with new investment and veteran RPG developers joining while its director emphasizes a human-led creative approach over gen-AI.

Discussion is centering on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, with reports of major funding, veteran BioWare/KOTOR talent joining, and director Casey Hudson publicly pushing back on generative AI. Elsewhere, Star Wars headlines also include Fortnite creator tooling from Disney and Epic, Ahsoka’s next season reportedly landing in 2027, and a new Mandalorian-themed MSI RTX 5080 card.

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Top 3 signals · Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is gaining serious

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Briefing Findings · Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is gaining serious

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Investment Large investment secured
Talent Ex-BioWare and KOTOR veterans joined
Creative vision Director says bigger isn't better

What to Watch

  • Watch for the next official Fate of the Old Republic reveal, especially gameplay or platform details. 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 PC Gamer
  • New AAA collective to publish Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic plus games from CoD and Yu-Gi-Oh! veterans GamesIndustry.biz
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