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Deus
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:42 pm Post subject: Attention, Kotor3 |
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It's come to my attention that Knights of the old Republic 3 , is cancelled.
http://www.starwarsknights.com/comments.php?id=269
Quote: KotOR 3: RIP 2004-2006
Posted By Com Raven- 03/31/06
We just received this Press Release from one of our inside sources; expect an official announcement by BioWare sometime in the next 48 hours :(
For immediate Release
For more information, contact:
Craig Priddle, Director of Marketing
Erik Einsiedel, PR Coordinator
BioWare Corp. Announces Cancellation of Sequel to best-selling Roleplaying-Game Series
Development of Sequel to best-selling Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series stopped
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, April 1, 2006
Canadian videogame developer BioWare Corp. has today announced the cancellation of one of its upcoming unannounced projects, an unnamed sequel to the best selling Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series that was in production for both PC and the Xbox 360 Videogame System from Microsoft Corp. The game was previously on track for a Holiday 2006 release by publisher LucasArts EC.
“Believe me when I say that this decision didn’t come easy to anyone at BioWare,” said Ray Muzyka, co-founder and Joint CEO of BioWare. “But we took an honest look at all of our upcoming projects in the light of both our own focus on internally-developed IPs and our recent merger with Pandemic Studios, and found that there was simply no place for KotOR 3 in our overall strategy for BioWare’s future.”
“We deeply regret coming to this conclusion since we know that there is a huge interest among our community in another Knights of the Old Republic game from BioWare,” added Greg Zeschuck, co-founder and Joint CEO of BioWare. “But in the end, it all came down to what was best for our company as a whole.”
All members of the KotOR 3 team have been integrated into other development teams both in BioWare’s Edmonton Studio, as well as the newly-founded Austin, Texas Studio. BioWare has recently announced that its Austin Studio has already begun work on an unannounced Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. The Austin team is being lead by BioWare’s Creative Director James Ohlen, who was previously the Lead Designer on Knights of the Old Republic 3.
Both BioWare Austin and BioWare Edmonton currently have job openings for programmers, designers, artists, animators, world builders and writers, with new jobs being posted regularly. Applicants may view job postings and submit materials through jobs.bioware.com.
About BioWare
BioWare Corp. is an electronic entertainment company which develops computer and console video games focused on rich stories and memorable characters. BioWare's developers are hard at work on Mass Effect™, a brand new BioWare-created intellectual property, and an Xbox™ 360 exclusive, to be published by Microsoft. Mass Effect™ is an epic science-fiction role-playing game set in a spectacular new vision of the future. BioWare recently completed work on Jade Empire™, the first game based on a BioWare-created intellectual property. Jade Empire™ was released in April 2005 and has enjoyed critical and commercial success. BioWare is also hard at work on Dragon Age™, a high fantasy RPG set in another brand-new world created and owned by BioWare. BioWare's Technology Architecture Group is also developing the cutting-edge next-generation BioWare Eclipse Engine™ technology for multiple platforms. BioWare has an online fan community at www.bioware.com consisting of almost 3 million registered users who regularly connect to discuss the company's current and future games. In November 2004, the company launched the BioWare Online Store at store.bioware.com, where fans can purchase new content for their favorite BioWare titles and merchandise. Previously published projects include: the action-RPG of 2005 for Xbox, Jade Empire; the 2003 Game of the Year, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ for PC and Xbox; the award-winning Neverwinter Nights™ series; the genre-defining Baldur's Gate™ role-playing game series for the PC; MDK™2 for Dreamcast and PC, MDK™2: Armageddon for PlayStation®2, and Shattered Steel™. Employment information at BioWare can be found online at jobs.bioware.com.
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BioWare/Pandemic Studios was formed through the fusion of two industry powerhouses and private equity firm, Elevation Partners. A leader in the action/adventure category, Pandemic joined forces in 2005 with BioWare, a company known for its role-playing games rich in story and character. Co-equal and complementary, the newly partnered video game studios are working both in tandem and separately to develop new, original titles as well as continuing to leverage the licensed franchises and owned-IP each is known for including: Mercenaries™, Destroy All Humans!™, Full Spectrum Warrior™, and Star Wars® Battlefront™ II from Pandemic and Mass Effect™, Dragon Age™, Baldur's Gate™, Neverwinter Nights™, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ and Jade Empire™ from BioWare. Focused on next-generation platforms to create bold new concepts in entertainment, BioWare/Pandemic's studios are located in Los Angeles, California; Brisbane, Australia; Austin, Texas; and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For more information, please visit www.bioware.pandemicstudios.com.
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What can I say, I am just as shocked as everyone of you. Farewell KotOR 3, we hardly knew you...
http://www.starwarsknights.com/fusion/smillies/cry.gif
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Protostar
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I've never played any of them. |
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dgs_vex
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| neither have i |
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Ragnar Danneskjold
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:15 am Post subject: |
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| Didn't like them, but it is april fools day. |
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Protostar
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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| :lol: I hadn't even noticed that. Must be on the lookout from now on. |
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anselfir
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Why won't blizzard do a sc2 announcement on april 1st? :cry: |
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