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News coverage is centering on Star Wars projects tied to Fate of the Old Republic, including its backing, talent recruitment from BioWare/KOTOR, and director Casey Hudson’s stance against gen-AI. Separate reporting also highlights Star Wars IP expansion in publishing/creator tools (Fortnite) and a PlayStation Plus tie-in.

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Key Takeaway Fate of the Old Republic is gaining investment and experienced KOTOR/BioWare talent, while its director publicly rejects using gen-AI for creative work.
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Fate of the Old Republic is gaining investment and experienced KOTOR/BioWare talent, while its director publicly rejects using gen-AI for creative work.

News coverage is centering on Star Wars projects tied to Fate of the Old Republic, including its backing, talent recruitment from BioWare/KOTOR, and director Casey Hudson’s stance against gen-AI. Separate reporting also highlights Star Wars IP expansion in publishing/creator tools (Fortnite) and a PlayStation Plus tie-in.

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Top 3 signals · Fate of the Old Republic is gaining investment and
Eurogamer · 21h ago
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
PC Gamer · 20h ago
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?'
Kotaku · 21h ago
Star Wars: The Old Republic Director Wanted To Do A New Republic Reboot Until EA’s Board Stepped In To Kill It

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Briefing Findings · Fate of the Old Republic is gaining investment and

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

Project name Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic
Investment Secures large investment
Talent hiring Attracts more ex-BioWare and KOTOR talent
Tech stance Casey Hudson seems to reject the use of gen-AI

What to Watch

  • Follow Casey Hudson’s future statements on tech usage for Fate of the Old Republic. Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Track team announcements and hiring updates tied to ex-BioWare/KOTOR talent joining Fate of the Old Republic. Eurogamer

What Changed

  • 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?' PC Gamer
  • 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 Eurogamer
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic Director Wanted To Do A New Republic Reboot Until EA’s Board Stepped In To Kill It Kotaku
Source-backed brief 3 articles across 3 publications · brief is source backed Show all sources
Eurogamer · 1 article
Kotaku · 1 article
PC Gamer · 1 article
Broader Star Wars coverage · not part of the Fate of the Old Republic is gaining investment and story
Digital Foundry · 1 article
IGN · 1 article
KitGuru · 1 article

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thegamer.com

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Eurogamer 3 articles

Tracking: 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 / Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic secures large investment as director Casey Hudson seems to reject the use of gen-AI

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 Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic secures large investment as director Casey Hudson seems to reject the use of gen-AI
+1 more Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic attracts more ex-BioWare and KOTOR talent to the team
Rock Paper Shotgun 2 articles

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