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Friday, 9th January, 2009

Published: Wednesday, 22nd October, 2008 09:30

Say goodbye to free time...

By NarinBahar

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...LucasArts and Bioware have just announced a new Star Wars massively multiplayer online PC game set in the Knights of the Old Republic universe.

The game, Star Wars: The Old Republic will be a story-driven PC game set in the age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divided the galaxy. Players will be able to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, defining their personal story and - of course - choosing whether to be on the Dark or the Light side of the Force. Along the way, they will befriend courageous companions who will fight at their side or possibly betray them, based on the players’ actions. As you'd expect from an MMO players can also choose to team up with friends to battle enemies and overcome incredible challenges using dynamic Star Wars combat.

But players expecting Warcrack with wookiees might be in for a surprise:

“Traditionally, massively multiplayer online games have been about three basic gameplay pillars - combat, exploration and character progression,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, Co-Founder and General Manager/CEO of BioWare and General Manager/Vice President of Electronic Arts Inc., “In Star Wars: The Old Republic, we’re fusing BioWare’s heritage of critically-acclaimed storytelling with the amazing pedigree of Lucasfilm and LucasArts, and adding a brand-new fourth pillar to the equation – story. At the same time, we will still deliver all the fun features and activities that fans have come to expect in a triple-A massively multiplayer online game. To top it all off, Star Wars: The Old Republic is set in a very exciting, dynamic period in the Star Wars universe.”

Having been a keen player of Star Wars: Galaxies back in the day (before they let people reroll their talent points and suddenly everyone in the world was a Jedi) I'm very excited to hear this - with Bioware who arguably are behind the best ever Star Wars game involved things can only be good. Surely even George 'I made the Clone Wars feature' Lucas can't mess this up, can he?

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