PC IGN: EA to transition development/operation of Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG from BioWare Austin to third party studio

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Going Third-Party as BioWare Focuses on Mass Effect and Dragon Age - IGN

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EA is nearing an agreement to move the ongoing development and operation of MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic from BioWare to third-party studio Broadsword Online Games, IGN has learned. The move is intended to allow BioWare to focus on Mass Effect and Dragon Age.

 

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EA is nearing an agreement to move the ongoing development and operation of MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic from BioWare to third-party studio Broadsword Online Games, IGN has learned.

 

According to sources familiar with the matter, Broadsword and EA have signed a letter of intent, with the deal expected to be finalized as soon as this month. The agreement would see The Old Republic handed over to current Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot developer Broadsword Online, which is run by former Mythic Entertainment co-founder and BioWare VP Rob Denton, who previously worked on The Old Republic in its early days.

 

 

[Chris-]

I'm flabbergasted The Old Republic is still live.

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8 minutes ago, Chris- said:

I'm flabbergasted The Old Republic is still live.

 

Believe it or not, there are quite a few "old" MMORPGs (other than WoW) that are still alive and kicking.

 

For example, Lord of the Rings Online is not only alive, but still doing fairly well!

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I’ve always wanted to play SWTOR, I finally got a PC able to play it, but just haven’t got around to jumping into it. I mainly wanted to play it because according to Bioware this game IS KOTOR3, just with multiple class based campaigns.