Tag archive: Old Republic

After marching out two dozen Jedi in full regalia at Monday’s EA press conference for Star Wars Old Republic, we weren’t entirely surprised to see that LucasArts had dressed up its own meeting room to similar effect, with stormtroopers posted at the door, an interior theater worthy of a movie set, and enough costumed Star Wars folk roaming around to fill a small convention. Oh yea, and the game was good, too. Inside the… Read More

Monday’s Electronic Arts press conference held plenty of surprises for the diehard fans of the company’s franchises, including Need for Speed, Mass Effect, and of course, Madden. Here are some of the highlights from this year’s show: EA’s Hasbro division will continue to work on title targeting the venerate “tween” market, including Charm Club Girls (which had girls racing to tease hair the fastest in a… Read More

You have to wonder. Some have to wildly hope. But the announcement that Lucas Arts and game developer BioWare arecollaborating on an interactive game product has made people suspect that a Star Wars online roleplaying game might be in the works.   There’s even precedence of a sort. The two companieshave worked together before, creating the game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic in 2003.   Unsurprisingly, neither company is… Read More

Atari and Obsidian Entertainment, developers of Neverwinter Nights 2, today announced an expansion pack for the highly popular PC role playing game. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer will debut this fall. In Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer, said Atari, players return the Forgotten Realms shortly after the events in the original game. Following the climactic battle against the King of Shadows, "the player awakens… Read More

From the press release: Microsoft Game Studios announced today that Jade Empire, the highly anticipated Xbox action-RPG game, has punched into North American retail outlets and is now available for an estimated price of $49.95 (U.S.). Jade Empire will be available in Europe starting on April 22. Created by BioWare, developer of the award-winning Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republicâ„¢, Jade Empire has already received stellar… Read More

The success of Xbox Live reinforces a stellar holiday season for the Xbox platform, which saw Xbox lead competitors in consoles sales, according to recently released data from NPD Funworld.* Other highlights from NPD Funworld include these: Monthly share for Xbox has grown year-to-year every month for 14 consecutive months, climbing 11 share points to 37 percent in December. Xbox was the onlyplatform to see year-to-year growth… Read More

Aspyr Media today announced KOTOR, the first major Star Wars role-playing game, has shipped on the Mac. Licensed from LucasArts, KOTOR was developed for the Mac by Aspyr's internal development team,Aspyr Studios. The critically acclaimed KOTOR takes place in the popular Old Republic timeframe, 4,000 years prior to the Star Wars films, in an era dominated by an epic conflict between Jedi and the evil Sith. Your actions determine the fate… Read More

According to the reports, a senior Microsoft Game Studios official broke the information under condition of anonymity; our own sources at the company remained tight-lipped on the subject today, but did confirm that the company is hoping to have a “massive” announcement at E3. Bioware is one of the most successful developers of RPG titles outside Japan, and it most recently won success – both critical and commercial –… Read More

Quote from the review at GotApex:

BioWare, whose publishing relationship with Microsoft for this product was announced one year ago at the X02 North America event in New York, has most recently been recognized for its highlysuccessful game “Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic (TM) .” “We're thrilled that BioWare's next big game will be available only on Xbox,” said Ed Fries, vice president of Microsoft game content. “'Jade… Read More