EA: LucasArts and BioWare building KOTOR MMO
by Christopher Grant 
{ Jul 17th 2008 at 1:40PM }
Of course, this product has been rumored for ... well, for a long time. Separately confirming a BioWare / LucasArts collaboration and a BioWare MMO project lead to certain obvious conclusions and countless other rumors and leaks seemed to do everything but confirm (and some denied) the project's existence. Though it would appear Riccitiello wasn't quite ready to put a name on that project – it's Portfolio.com connecting those dots – by referencing that this is the game that "people are dying for us to talk to them about" he clearly seems to be pointing to KOTOR.
[Update: We've just spoken with N. Evan Van Zelfden, the writer of the report, who told us that when asked specifically if this game was "KOTOR Online", Riccitiello responded unequivocally, "Yes." So, there you have it – sounds like we can take off our skeptical glasses.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Huey2k2 @ Jul 17th 2008 1:44PM
I will poop myself if this is true.
unrelated @ Jul 17th 2008 1:53PM
I will laugh at you while pooping myself simultaneously.
JerJerBinks @ Jul 17th 2008 2:35PM
Confirmation of KotoR Online rumors = The Brown Noise?
Who would have thunk it?
Mikeymike @ Jul 17th 2008 2:37PM
Did you guys poop yourselves?
Jakka @ Jul 17th 2008 2:38PM
I'll eat your poop if that gets me an early beta.
Huey2k2 @ Jul 17th 2008 2:39PM
Sorry it took so long for me to reply. I was busy changing my pants.
Mikeymike @ Jul 17th 2008 2:40PM
Good to have you back.
what's that funky smell btw?
Jakka @ Jul 17th 2008 2:42PM
Shit happens.
seakae @ Jul 17th 2008 2:55PM
I pooped my face.
unrelated @ Jul 17th 2008 4:07PM
and there ends the humor.
riggs @ Jul 17th 2008 6:09PM
that was...unrelated
*cymbal hit*
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Jul 17th 2008 8:40PM
I'm just laughing at you guys pooping yourselves.
Superstar90 @ Jul 17th 2008 1:45PM
WOOT. I call the name Darth Nukem. LOL, KOTOR TRILOGY!
House @ Jul 17th 2008 1:47PM
Why is there this assumption that it will be a KOTOR MMO rather than just a Star Wars MMO?
Jon2309 @ Jul 17th 2008 1:47PM
Seriously. Do it.
I will fap for hours.
TylerM @ Jul 17th 2008 1:54PM
Consider yourself pooped.
Dirty @ Jul 17th 2008 1:50PM
Only a meatbag would jump to conclusions.
packerquai @ Jul 17th 2008 2:02PM
Please be on 360, please be on 360, please be on 360...
Mr Khan @ Jul 17th 2008 2:27PM
Wouldn't see why not. Xbox has been the traditional home of KOTOR
Though this E3 (FF 360, Dead Rising Wii) has all been about breaking down homes
So who knows?
Superstar90 @ Jul 17th 2008 3:08PM
It will be on Wii and you will have to exchange your 16 digit friend code AND another 18 digit KOTOR code withe EVERYONE playing AT ALL TIMES. Offline you will be able to export your Jedi to the Mii plaza, where he/she can stand and occasionally blink.
Sorry, I am just still bitter over Nintendo's conference... :P
ballistic3188 @ Jul 17th 2008 1:52PM
damn it just give me kotor 3 no MMO. MMo are the devil and they should be destroyed.
Imadogg @ Jul 17th 2008 6:09PM
Yea I don't do MMOs. KOTOR was my favorite game of all time until this past week when I finally beat Mass Effect... can't wait for KOTOR3.
Wilhelm @ Jul 18th 2008 12:23AM
COMPLETELY AGREE. Fuck... I am so pissed now. Fucking MMOs are shit. I want to be a loner sitting at home playing KOTOR 3 all by myself. Not a loner sitting at home playing a KOTOR MMO with a bunch of other losers online.
I'm so mad.
Gibbeynator @ Jul 17th 2008 1:53PM
BOOOO! No more Star Wars MMOs, just give us an official followup for Knights 2.
OneWithTheForce22 @ Sep 22nd 2008 3:54PM
MMO's are awesome. Star Wars Galaxies was sweet till they came out with the NGE....since then they have made leaps and bounds with that game. Too bad the KOTOR MMO(It just means KOTOR era....not exactly a 3rd game but an MMO) will almost certainly kill SWG(Star Wars Galxies). So much such in that game is so inovative and just awesome that it will be sad to see it go. If the KOTOR era MMO does anything they should get the rights to copy the SWG crafting system.....cause it's the best out of any game anywhere!!!!!!!
Snowblind @ Jul 17th 2008 1:55PM
I have nothing against MMO's, except the subscription fee. There's no way I'm paying that much to play a game each month, not when other companies can offer the same thing for free.
Lower the price, or change the method entirely, then I'll be interested. Just how many MMO's can the market sustain?
K387 @ Jul 17th 2008 2:14PM
Agreed. That's why I live Guild Wars. Sure it might not be an MMO in the same way as WoW or EQ or LoTR, but its close enough and I don't feel guilty if I can't find time to play it for a month or two.
K387
Snowblind @ Jul 17th 2008 4:00PM
Guild Wars 2 is fully persistant, and still totally free, so you can't even use the excuse "well, it's not a real MMO" anymore either :)
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Jul 17th 2008 8:43PM
Guildwars 2 isn't out yet, but boy would I do some crazy shit just to get into beta.
verymetal @ Jul 17th 2008 2:00PM
I played the past games and wasnt impressed at all. It was shallow and boring. You can eat a sandwhich and play the game at the same damn time.
packerquai @ Jul 17th 2008 2:02PM
You know what else you can do while eating a sandwich? Read a book. Some games are more about story than non-stop thumb movement.
Arttemis @ Jul 17th 2008 2:00PM
I'd much rather have a true KOTOR sequel than an MMO....
SergeStorms @ Jul 17th 2008 3:44PM
No kidding. If this means no part 3, which I imagine it does, I consider this a big loss. The KOTOR story line was amazing and an MMO probably can't do it justice.
Talryyn @ Jul 17th 2008 2:07PM
I am not sure why I am saying this since I have a sweet gaming rig, but will this come to 360?
Regardless, a Star Wars MMO without SOE, they had me at "No SOE"!
HappyFunBall @ Jul 17th 2008 4:02PM
EA's still involved. They have a tendency to screw things up too.
H Choi @ Jul 17th 2008 2:15PM
Damn, this is horrible new. I fucking hate MMOs! Just give me KOTOR III.
Buckshot @ Jul 17th 2008 2:15PM
Right On! No SOE ftw. I have been craving a sci-fi MMO since earth and beyond and SWG went south.
Jacksons @ Jul 17th 2008 2:16PM
Ugh, why MMO? Lame.
StuScotsLazyEye @ Jul 17th 2008 2:28PM
Just return SWG to pre-CU and consider that your new MMO, and watch your subscriber numbers quadruple, LucasArts/SOE!!!!
mirage @ Jul 17th 2008 2:30PM
There is a God!!! (If this is true)
Lone Starr @ Jul 17th 2008 2:30PM
My lightsaber just ignited.
mirage @ Jul 17th 2008 2:35PM
I see your Schwartz is as big as mine...
Wubbytoes @ Jul 17th 2008 2:37PM
I hope this game isn't good so I won't want to play it and get addicted to it.
Azkanan @ Jul 17th 2008 2:43PM
Bioware...Lucasarts...
I give you a thumbs down, sorry guys. :]
bak @ Jul 17th 2008 2:42PM
Dang. I was hoping for a next gen KOTOR with online co-op. Sad day for me.
Vii @ Jul 17th 2008 2:46PM
About damn time that I got to be an old school Assassin Droid. Or maybe a Dark Jedi.....DARKSIDE 4 LIFE!!!
David @ Jul 17th 2008 2:53PM
FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP
Vaitork @ Jul 17th 2008 2:55PM
And I thought I was done with MMO's.
Dammit.
Chris @ Jul 17th 2008 3:03PM
Hang on guys/girls, lets not freak out over this. It is still not clear whether earlier reports of the MMO being "The Old Republic" are true or not, meaning the MMO may not be KOTOR 3, rather just a KOTOR MMO stand-alone separate from the original story. I know that is what most of us hope is true, because we want KOTOR 3 to be a single player experience that continues the story. Mr. Riccitiello just said "yes" and didn't elaborate, so hold your horses on accusations.
Batzarro @ Jul 18th 2008 7:10AM
It is true. While I want it to be an MMO with the Mechanics of the last game(and it's letdown sequel), there's still much unclear...