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E3 2008: Knights of the Old Republic MMO Confirmed

Zach Lott — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:54:23 -0500

It's been rumored for years, but it looks like a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic MMO is finally on its way.

The news comes from Joystiq, who reports that Portfolio.com has published an excerpt from their interview with EA CEO John Riccitiello, who says that one of EA's two MMOs in development is "in partnership with Lucas, coming out of BioWare," sparking excitement that the game could be a KOTOR MMO as Bioware was behind the first KOTOR game.

Joystiq then contacted N. Evan Van Zelfden, who wrote the report, who confirmed to them that the game in question is indeed an online KOTOR. Sounds good!

Lucasarts and Bioware Team Up, KOTR MMO in the Works?

Tim Grube — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:08:18 -0500

Two massive videogame companies, Lucasarts and Bioware, announced today the creation to take over the world. Well, not really - but they did announce they have teamed up to create a whole brand new videogame for next-generation platforms.

Considering their collaborations in the past (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, anyone?) and the fact that this is LucasArts, which means that whatever the project is there's a high chance that it's related to the Star Wars brand, those old KoTR MMORPG rumors have once again hit the Web. Click the jump for more info.

Excerpted material follows:

"LucasArts has a deep commitment to developing compelling stories and characters for the unique medium of interactive entertainment, and we have been searching for a developer that shares this value. We found this in BioWare, said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. "Through our previous collaborations, we know that BioWare has an impressive ability to blend gripping stories with technological advancements, and we believe that our upcoming product will deliver an experience that will span the traditional boundaries of video game entertainment.

"BioWare's mission is to deliver the best story and character-driven games in the world, delivering powerful emotional experiences to our fans, said Ray Muzyka, chief executive officer, BioWare Corp. Added Greg Zeschuk, president of BioWare Corp., "The collaboration with LucasArts allows us to combine our passion for creating high quality and innovative experiences with those of a company dedicated to bringing only the finest games to market.

Essentially the buzz is high for whatever BioWare has been working on, but what's even more interesting is that BioWare/Pandemic was recently purchased by Electronic Arts this month for a cool $860 million and one of the reasons given by EA for the purchase was an un-listed MMORPG. Whatever the title is, it's expected to launch sometime in 2009.

In the meantime, BioWare's Mass Effect is set to release on November 20 for the Xbox 360. Only one review is in at the moment, but Game Informer has given it a 98 (view the summation here).

Knights of the Nine Receives Downloadable Content

Tim Grube — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:38:17 -0600

We just wanted to remind you that Knights of the Nine, downloadable content for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for Xbox 360 and Windows, is now available.

The Windows version is available through OblivionDownloads.com or at retail stores, while the Xbox 360 version can be downloaded through Xbox Live Marketplace.

First Look At Konami's Lunar Knights

The Gaming Horizon Archive — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:38:00 -0500

In an E3 interview with Konami today, the company shed some light on its upcoming action-RPG title for the Nintendo DS, Lunar Knights. Similar to the Boktai series on the Game Boy Advance, (which was also helped along by Hideo Kojima), players traverse a top-down environment "in a desperate world ruled by vampires," as the game's opening trailer describes.

Like Boktai, weather is a central part of Lunar Knights. Between hours of vampire- and demon-slayin', players will have to pay attention to the local forecast, as the DS's top screen provides a real-time view of the sun and moon cycles throughout the game. As the sun rises or the moon is eclipsed by clouds, the characters will be affected, though Konami didn't specify how.

A company executive did mention that switching between the game's two characters (Aaron the gun-wielding sharpshooter, and Lucian, the melee specialist), will play heavily into the light-scheme, as one character excels at combat during the day, and the other in the evening. Likewise, we know that the environments that the player can access and the monsters you'll encounter change as the sun and moon drift about the sky.

Look for more news in the coming months on Lunar Knights, as Konami specified a probable November release.

Originally written by Evan Lahti

Akella Unveils E3 2006 Line-Up

The Gaming Horizon Archive — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:55:00 -0500

Eastern European publisher and developer Akella today announced its E3 line-up tyhat is being held in Los-Angeles, California on May, 10-12.

PT-boats: Knights Of The Sea
Swashbucklers: Blue & Grey
Disciples III
Heavy Duty
Hard to Be a God
Showdown: Scorpion
Age of Pirates
Captain Blood

Originally written by Tim Grube

Knights of the Old Republic III In Development?

The Gaming Horizon Archive — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:22:00 -0600

According to a few reports, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic III is supposedly in development over at Obsidian Entertainment. The reports (and logic) indicate that the game will be on a next-next generation console (never thought I'd hear myself saying that) and such a system is likely the Xbox 2.

While it does sound true keep in mind that no official announcement has been made and as such, KOTR 3 remains little more than a hope. If we hear any new rumors on this popular Star Wars title we'll let you know.

Originally written by Shiva Stella