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Report claims EA has a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic project underway
Could BioWare’s seminal Star Wars RPGs be due for a remaster or even a remake? According to a recent report from Cinelinx, two sources have confirmed that EA has a Knights of the Old Republic “remake” or “sequel of sorts” in the works.
The first game was released for Xbox in 2003, before hitting PC in 2004. It featured a simplified Dungeons & Dragons-inspired RPG system and laid the foundations for BioWare’s modern, streamlined RPGs, which later got refined into Mass Effect. It was a big hit and a famously broken sequel launched in late 2004 – even the ending was broken.
“Wipe this pathetic planet from the face of the galaxy.”
The franchise lives on in MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, and there have been a lot of rumours about remakes and sequels for the last decade. The rumours Cinelinx are reporting makes it sound like a reinterpretation of the two games, with the aim of bringing them in line with the current canon.
Considering the huge amount of Star Wars media coming out of Disney these days, it would almost be surprising if these rumours turn out to be false. EA is already busy with a Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, as well as the mysterious Star Wars-related Project Luminous.
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- Obsidian
- BioWare
- Blizzard
- Black Isle
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Vive La Résistance on Feburary 25th
Marching around the Maginot line – or blitzing your way through it – may soon be more trouble than it’s worth thanks to La Résistance, the latest Hearts of Iron IV expansion arriving on February 25th.
The expansion adds another nuisance for occupying forces, with resistance movements throwing spanners in the works. Espionage, code cracking and recon units are also introduced, along with new National Focuses for France and Spain.
Cupid is as cupid does in Mario Kart
Nintendo is in the mood for some corporate love and has announced a Valentine Tour event for Mario Kart Tour. The mobile free-to-play game goes all lovey-dovey this January 28, and will also expand the roster with a new driver.
Special events typically last about two weeks and can be based on real-world locations. The current Ice Tour started January 14 and revived some older tracks from past Mario Kart games.
Daily Fact
Syphon Filter developers ‘knew nothing’ about shooters or spies
The first Syphon Filter, a third-person stealth shooter for PlayStation from 1999, began its life as literally nothing more than a title made up by a producer.
Developer Eidetic invented everything else as they went along, and they had no real idea what they wanted to make. Their only previous title was the catastrophic Bubsy 3D from 1996.
They were inspired by Rare’s GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo 64, and wanted to make their own super-spy game. Creative director John Garvin admitted that the team “didn’t know anything about making realistic shooters set in a spy world” and that the game teetered on the brink of cancellation several times.
Fortunately, hope and talent persevered and Syphon Filter launched to considerable acclaim and became a staple series for PlayStation and PlayStation 2.
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