Source: http://kotaku.com/that-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-rumor-isnt-1794215197Kotaku said:
Liam Robertson's response:
Kotaku said:
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Kotaku: The BioWare KotOR game rumor isn't exactly true, explains situation
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joecanada
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I think they probably only had one guy QA on Andromeda, it freed up some resources.
(kidding!)
AlexFlame116
Member
No thanks. Avellone is gone now and he's the only reason KOTOR 2 is notable.
If they made a Star Wars game, it would nigh assuredly be set in the new time frame, or at earliest, the original trilogy-ish era.
LegalEagleMike
Member
Doesnt Bioware focus on one project at a time now? All the studios assist the lead studio was my understanding. Even Mike Laidlaw, creative director of Dragon Age, said that Dragon Age 4 isnt a thing yet.
I really don't understand why we haven't gotten a new one yet.
It's something the public have been salivating for, demanding a new installment for over a decade. A new KOTOR would sell like hotcakes, or at least would be guaranteed to sell better than a brand new IP. What's the hold up?
It's something the public have been salivating for, demanding a new installment for over a decade. A new KOTOR would sell like hotcakes, or at least would be guaranteed to sell better than a brand new IP. What's the hold up?
Mike is a very jokey guy.
LegalEagleMike
Member
True
According to Aaryn Flynn the studios are still largely separated into teams. DA4 is almost assuredly greenlit, with Mark Darrah tweeting out DA-related teases for months now.
To be more specific though, their projects ramp up and down, but they have enough to staff a few at a time.
Otherwise we wouldn't be able to get their new IP a year after Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Bruce Springsteen
Member
if by public you mean the hardcore fans that still care, sure
CalamityPixel
Member
Please god don't let modern bioware anywhere near it.
Can we be sure about that?
For example, Stig and Respawn's game looks to be set in a period where Jedi/Sith battles seem to be the order of the day. I honestly think that as time goes on, those in charge probably have to be willing to let comic writers, show runners and game makers explore other eras, for want of not having to work so tightly in the increasingly crowded Pre-Ep4 era, or the "let the movie writers handle this" new trilogy era.
As long as Disney and the new overseers of Star Wars canon have their say-so and don't let allow the things that made the old EU became the mess it did, what would be the harm?
ROUGE_BLOCK
Member
This can't go unnoticed...The code name for their new IP is Project Dylan.
That may be the greatest codename in our brief existence, PROJECT DYLAN!
When this game comes out and if there's a huge quality difference between than what we got with Andromeda, I can only blame DYLAN.
That may be the greatest codename in our brief existence, PROJECT DYLAN!
When this game comes out and if there's a huge quality difference between than what we got with Andromeda, I can only blame DYLAN.
AHA-Lambda
Member
New IP is a Destiny-like?
Well, my interest has evaporated :/
Well, my interest has evaporated :/
DoctorDake
Neo Member
If you're gonna leak rumors, at least get the details straight instead of rushing to comment. Between this and the Dylan confusion... GAF isn't even letting you be a source for leaks anymore. There's no rush to print! Take your time.
hopefully he smacks some sense into them after we have had 2 hinterlands 2 games in a row (Andromeda and Inquisition)......do it Mark!!!! Although hes not responsible for Andromeda so......can't really place any blame on him.
LegalEagleMike
Member
Everything is frostbite.
Only if they freelance Chris Avellone to be the lead writer.
Because a loot based online shooter developed by Bioware will make a shit-tonne of money. Factoring development costs of those two projects I'd bet the Destiny clone would probably make more money than KOTOR 3.
Lord of Castamere
Member
I'd totally play an action rpg where Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix were quest givers, and Richard Nixon was a boss.
Everyone wants a slice of the long tail MMO-ish genre where you can roll out extra content later if things are popular and cut stuff if it doesn't work out. Also appeals to the general public more than a large time investment single player game does. Hope they can differentiate enough.
Those are basically the twin trends in the industry now, multiplayer perpetuals like Destiny or Overwatch, but single player behemoths like GTA, Souls, and Zelda now are the other side of that coin.
Point being that there's still a lot of demand for precisely what BioWare's been up to in the past, rather than the studio having to move in a new direction to chase trends.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
lol doubtful. Bioware's getting kind of consistent about their releases--DA3 came out in 2014, Shadow Realms probably should've happened by now, and Mass Effect got delayed. I could easily see DA4 coming out in 2019 tbh.
As for a KOTOR remake...I think Disney would've put a stop to that. Whatever wing cares about Star Wars, I mean. They wanted a clean break from everything Star Wars-related besides the films, so it'd be surprise if they okayed a remake. But eventually a Star Wars single-player RPG feels like a thing that has to happen, no?
Str0ngStyle
Member
Maybe it will spit hot fire?!?!
Because Bioware is know for making quality loot based online multiplayer shooters.
I couldn't care less about this game of theirs. If I want to play a destiny like game, I'll play destiny.
Lord of Castamere
Member
Depends on how loose your definition of rpg is. Everything we've heard about Viscerals game suggests it's a pretty straight action rpg. Really the only major difference between Andromeda, and Dragon Age, that I'm expecting is a lack of companions.
WaterAstro
Member
I wouldn't want Bioware to make another Kotor after they figure out this whole Mass Effect mess.
About as much as Bungie or Gearbox before they made Destiny or Borderlands. It's a genre which has a lot of commercial potential and I wouldn't necessarily describe this genre as being over-saturated.
TemplaerDude
Member
I honestly don't trust modern Bioware to do any kind of justice to (single player) KotOR. I'd rather they just leave it to history.
They made the best online horde mode of all time sooo...kinda?
Is the market there for it though? There has to be a saturation point.
That's true, though GTA is leagues ahead of any souls or zelda sales figures (as much as they're great games they don't sell on the same scale). It's also somewhat hard to compare GTA to anything because of their development cycle (take two can afford the time and money to put a GTA out in a 4-5+ year cycle). Still, with GTA people who are still playing nowadays are primarily invested in the multiplayer side, I would say more than the single player sandbox, and that's driving microtransaction and dlc sales.
Andromeda is now out and will fill that single player story slot (with microtransaction multiplayer) for a while at least. I guess however that more resources are being put towards this new project, perhaps to the point where resources were not allocated enough to Andromeda depending on "Dylan"'s development timeline.
I didn't realize Bungie was known for making quality loot based multiplayer shooters before they made Destiny. Amazing.
In terms of proper active MMO-shooters there is The Division and Destiny. Every genre reaches a saturation point but it's pretty hard to argue that this genre is anywhere close to that.
Keep in mind if a Bioware Destiny/The Division only needs to sell half as well as Destiny to be one the most successful games Bioware has ever released.
tearsintherain
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I sort of wonder if Bioware is in a panic for their new IP game, which sounds like it has been consuming the bulk of the studios resources for a while now. If they release it this year or next, a lot of people I think are just going to take a "wait and see" attitude because of ME:A.
Releasing something good in between ME:A and their new game would be the smart move, a sort of palate cleanser, and the easiest thing would be a remaster of something they already know works - a ME trilogy remaster or KOTOR remaster.
Releasing something good in between ME:A and their new game would be the smart move, a sort of palate cleanser, and the easiest thing would be a remaster of something they already know works - a ME trilogy remaster or KOTOR remaster.