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Nothing makes sense anymore: They're making Funko Pops out of the cult classic 2004 Obsidian RPG, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith LordsMay 6, 2024 - PC GamerI try not to be a Funko Pop hater guy. It's always struck me as one of those "edgy" opinions that's actually quite pedestrian—"Oh please, tell me more about which nontraditional picks you actually consider to be Christmas Movies." Most of the time, I endeavor to have no opinion either way on the ubiquitous vinyl tchotchkes. But now it's personal: they brought Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords into it... Read more.A mysterious 'third party' forbidding an embattled studio from bringing an essential Star Wars mod to consoles has left the dev fending off a gamer class action lawsuitNov 18, 2023 - PC Gamers reported by Axios, developer Aspyr has argued that a class action lawsuit brought against it over the cancellation of a Restored Content DLC for the Nintendo Switch version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords should be dismissed. The DLC was announced in June of 2022 before getting canceled after a year of radio silence, with Aspyr offering customers a free game to make amends... Read more.7 times potentially awesome content was cut from a game during developmentJan 5, 2023 - PC GamerCut content is an inevitability in the business of making videogames. A studio might generate a million ideas over the course of a five-year development cycle, but as the release date looms, the casualties start piling up. Storylines get scrapped, concept art never migrates into the code, narratives are truncated, mechanics are abstracted and simplified, and years later, creative leads conduct interviews about their lingering white whales—the grand ambitions that were negotiated down in order to meet a deadline, or good ideas that just got iterated out because they didn't make sense for that particular game... Read more.BioWare had a really cool idea for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2Sep 20, 2021 - EurogamerWith the recent news of a Knights of the Old Republic remake, we thought it'd be fun to return to this look behind the curtains of BioWare's groundbreaking original. This piece was originally published in December 2017. There are spoilers ahead for Knights of the Old Republic. How do you follow a game like Knights of the Old Republic, the most famous original Star Wars tale a video game has ever told? Forget about Obsidian's sequel for a moment and imagine it was BioWare staring at a piece of paper wondering how to follow a twist like Revan's. Because once upon a time BioWare was - and it came up with an idea. Read more My favourite planet: Star Wars' twisted and scarred Malachor VMay 20, 2021 - EurogamerIn my mind, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has loads of memorable planets, but I don't know whether it's because they were brilliant, or because this was simply the first time BioWare had done this: take me from one planet and land me on another. Mass Effect wasn't a thing then, remember. It was still a whole Jade Empire development away. But 18 years later I can still remember Manaan. And by Manaan, I don't mean my nan, but the water planet in KOTOR you dived under the surface of, in search of secrets, only to be chased by huge alien sharks. And there was Kashyyyk, with three 'y's, the forest homeworld of Chewie's race, the wookies. And there was Korriban, the sacred Sith homeworld. A place like the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. A place of tombs and darkness, secrets and treasure. But there's one planet in the Knights of the Old Republic saga which looms over all others (and I'm stretching out my net a bit here to include the second game too). And that planet is Malachor V. Read more Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake developed by AspyrApr 21, 2021 - EurogamerThe unannounced Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake will be developed by renowned port studio Aspyr. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier revealed the detail while a guest on the MinnMax podcast. It follows earlier whispers of a KOTOR remake which have swirled for some time, and which also suggested the project wasn't being handled internally by EA or original studio BioWare. Eurogamer has separately heard of Aspyr's involvement, and that while the developer is known for often releasing straight ports, work is currently underway to make the project more of a remake instead. Read more What if: instead of more KOTOR, we got Knights of the High Republic?Jan 26, 2021 - PCGamesNSo, it looks like we're getting a KOTOR remake. Ever since Disney announced the revival of LucasArts via Lucasfilm Games earlier this year, rumours and speculation have been circulating over which new Star Wars games we're going to see. EA has confirmed it's still making Star Wars games, and we know a Ubisoft Massive open-world game is in the works too. We'd also heard that something KOTOR related was in the works at Aspyr. I had my doubts it was a 'new' KOTOR game, but neither was I expecting a full-blown remake of BioWare's classic either. This feels like we're on the cusp of a new golden age of Star Wars, and the long-awaited return of this beloved series. But when I stop to reflect, I think I would have preferred we move on from KOTOR. I believe the dream of a 'true' Knights of the Old Republic sequel - whether that's KOTOR 3 or something else using the same setting - is probably still dead, or at least on ice pending reception of the remake. What if, instead of pining for something that may never come to pass, we imagine Disney makes a game from one of its most exciting contributions to the Star Wars canon? What if we get Knights of the High Republic? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Revisiting the KotOR 2 companion I was in love with 15 years later KOTOR 2 gets a massive AI-enhanced HD texture mod A Star Wars movie based on KOTOR is reportedly in the works Five of the Best: VillainsMay 22, 2020 - EurogamerFive of the Best is a weekly series about the small details we rush past when we're playing but which shape a game in our memory for years to come. Details like the way a character jumps or the title screen you load into, or the potions you use and maps you refer back to. We've talked about so many in our Five of the Best series so far. But there are always more. Five of the Best works like this. Various Eurogamer writers will share their memories in the article and then you - probably outraged we didn't include the thing you're thinking of - can share the thing you're thinking of in the comments below. Your collective memory has never failed to amaze us - don't let that stop now! Today's Five of the Best is... Read more Star Wars Day means star-sized sales on Star Wars gamesMay 4, 2020 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunOh look, it’s Star Wars Day and to celebrate of course an entire galaxy of Star Wars games are on sale. There are discounts to be had on all yer old favorites from back in the day and some of the newer laser sword adventures of the decade as well. (more…) Lucasfilm makes Knights of The Old Republic's Revan canon - againJan 6, 2020 - EurogamerOne of the best Star Wars video game characters ever is now canon - again. The Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary book references Revan from BioWare's wonderful 2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game, making the popular playable protagonist canon again after Lucasfilm wiped the extended universe slate clean back in 2014. The book has a page on the Sith Troopers, which are organised into legions each named after "an ancient Sith lord". The third notable Sith Trooper legion is called Revan Legion, which makes Revan from KOTOR canon. Read more Five of the Best: CavesDec 13, 2019 - EurogamerEach week, Five of the Best gives love to the overlooked parts of games. The things you don't notice when you're playing because you're too busy doing more important things. But you remember them. They're there in your memory all the same. So much so that when someone says something like, "Which are the best caves in games?" Some immediately spring to mind. So: which are the best caves in games? Let's give it a try, shall we? I've been caving - spelunking - before, back when I was a teenager, and I'm not sure I could do it now. I remember having to swim in icy cold water under a stalactite and shimmy along tunnel-like passages. I don't know how I did it - it gives me the shivers just thinking about it now. Read more The 8 least qualified Jedi in Star Wars gamesNov 15, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun One Off The List is our weekly list feature. Is there something you think doesn t deserve to be on this list? Comment with your reasons why, and next week it may be let off. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is out today, letting you follow in the roguish bootprints of young force punter Cal Kestis, played here by Archie of Archie comics. In celebration of his boyish padawan appearance, and the way he uses a deadly weapon like you d use a torch app with dodgy permissions to find your keys, let s make a list. A list of the least qualified Jedi (and Sith) in PC games. (more…) Visiting post-acquisition Obsidian to see how much has changedNov 14, 2019 - EurogamerI visited Obsidian Entertainment a couple of weeks ago for the reveal of the studio's first game for new owner Microsoft. If you remember, The Outer Worlds was published by Private Division, Take-Two's label for partnering with independent studios (Obsidian was independent when the deal was made). This was, then, a significant moment. The game itself was a bit of an anti-climax - Grounded, a small-team survival game with a Honey I Shrunk the Kids hook - but I still got an opportunity to nose around the studio and see what changed post-acquisition and since I visited in August 2017. The answer, in a nutshell, is "not a lot", which is encouraging. Obsidian still resides in the same office block in the eerily perfect city of Irvine, California, and still occupies the same amount of office space. It's still a bit tatty, which I like, and the only real sign there's now Microsoft money behind the studio is a pile of boxes with computers and monitors in them. Read more The 10 best Star Wars games on PCNov 13, 2019 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunA new hope. After two boring-but-fine Star Wars: Battlefront games, we’re now on the verge of EA’s third swing of the lightsaber with the release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. There are reasons to think it might be more interesting than early trailers suggested, after writers such as our own Matt came back from a recent preview event with his pockets filled with (qualified) comparisons to Sekiro. What are the chances that it will live up to the very best Star Wars games to grace the PC, however? Here are our picks for the company Fallen Order should aspire to keep. (more…) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic film reportedly in the worksMay 24, 2019 - EurogamerA film based on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is in the works, according to a new report. Buzzfeed said the script is being written by Laeta Kalogridis, who's worked on Shutter Island, Alita: Battle Angel and Altered Carbon, among other properties. Apparently Kalogridis is close to finishing the first script of a potential KOTOR trilogy. As Buzzfeed points out, at Star Wars Celebration in April, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy told MTV News: "Yes, we are developing something to look at," after being asked about KOTOR. "Right now, I have no idea where things might fall." Read more Chris Avellone reveals planned KOTOR 3 premise, and it involved battling ancient Sith LordsApr 13, 2019 - PC GamerStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 designer Chris Avellone has revealed what developer Obsidian Entertainment had planned for the next game in the series, KOTOR 3, before it was canned. Speaking to VG247, Avellone said the dev team always imagined the series as a trilogy, and started "working on the third game pitch" after the release of KOTOR 2. The plan was for the player to follow the trail of Darth Revan across the galaxy and battle ancient Sith Lords, "who are far more terrifying than the Darths that show up". As well as fighting these powerful enemies, you'd be able to uncover their origin stories, he said. "These guys would just be monsters. These would have a level of power that was considerable, but at the same time you’d be able to dig more into their psychologies, and their personalities, their history, and even how they dealt with the player, how they talk with the player, the different powers they cultivated and developed, and for some of them like—they’re the ancients, so they’re not just ruling a solar system, swathes of the galaxy," he explained. “So the places you travel to how they left their stamp on that world, or that solar system, or whatever collection of moons. You’d see how horrible that was. Part of that environment would tell a story about that. would be a great, epic way to end the trilogy. The Old Republic are out there. We just didn’t get a chance to do it.” Avellone also revealed that BioWare, developer of the original KOTOR, were keen to make the third game, as were an internal team at Lucas Arts. "But it just never seemed to actually go anywhere. So I don’t know whether people didn’t think there’d be enough sales, they didn’t care about doing a singleplayer game. I know a ton of people who would want to play it, but obviously, maybe those numbers aren’t big enough, or whatever, so I don’t know what the deal was." Avellone is one of the designers working on the next singleplayer Star Wars game, called Jedi: Fallen Order, which is due to be revealed today. You can watch the reveal here. Have You Played Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II The Sith Lords?Feb 28, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. Someone has already bagged the original Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic, but KOTOR 2 (as the kids call it, because putting the full name in the title of this post made me realise how absurdly long it is) is honestly pretty great. This is partly because, even though KOTOR 2 wasn’t made by BioWare, it has a very similar plot and structure to the first game. (more…) Oh no, Lucasfilm has shut the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Unreal Engine 4 remake downOct 12, 2018 - EurogamerLucasfilm has shut down Apeiron, the ambitious Unreal Engine 4 remake of BioWare's classic role-playing game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. "It's with a great sadness that I'm posting today," project leader Taylor Trotter wrote on Twitter. "I recently received a letter from Lucasfilm instructing Poem to end production on Apeiron. After a few days, I've exhausted my options to keep it afloat; we knew this day was a possibility. I'm sorry and may the Force be with you." Trotter posted a picture of the Lucasfilm letter. Read more… Microsoft is reportedly on the cusp of purchasing Obsidian EntertainmentOct 9, 2018 - EurogamerMicrosoft is reportedly close to finalising a deal to acquire Obsidian Entertainment, the acclaimed developer behind the likes of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II, Fallout: New Vegas, and Pillars of Eternity. Word of the seemingly imminent acquisition comes via Kotaku, which cites "three people briefed on the negotiations" as sources. The deal between Microsoft and Obsidian is said to be "90%" complete, with one source stating that "It's a matter of when, not if." Obsidian has remained independent since it was founded in 2003, so talk of an acquisition might initially seem unlikely. However, Kotaku notes that the studio has often faced "financial strain" over the years, almost completely collapsing in 2012 when Microsoft, under different leadership, cancelled an ambitious Xbox One exclusive called Stormlands that the companies had been working on together. Read more… Decorated designer James Ohlen retires from BioWare after 22 yearsJul 13, 2018 - EurogamerAnother of BioWare's old-guard has left the building. This time it's James Ohlen, lead designer of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Neverwinter Nights and Dragon Age: Origins, and director of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Ohlen leaves BioWare after a staggering 22 years. "After 22 years I have retired from BioWare," Ohlen announced on Twitter. "I've loved my time with Anthem, Star Wars, Dragon Age and Dungeons and Dragons. But I need to take a break from the industry and work on something a little smaller and more personal. "The most fun I've ever had at BioWare was as the lead designer on Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 and Neverwinter Nights. I've been a D&D fanatic since I was 10 years old and I want to be a part of it again." Read more…
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