KOTOR Franchise to continue, says Lucas Arts! WAHOOO!

[Delusive]

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/28/kotor-franchise-to-continue/

KoTOR franchise to continue, says LucasArts
Not sure how I missed this one last week. All that turkey and football must have conspired with the dark side to cloud my awareness of all things Star Wars. In an interview with Next Generation's Colin Campbell, LucasArts VP Nancy MacIntyre mapped out her company's plans to continue delivering Star Wars goodness to Force-sensitive geeks like me over the next few years.
"Our fans want a logical progression of the Star Wars story line, so we are committed to only two Star Wars experiences a year," says MacIntyre. This must be a new policy moving forward because there have been no fewer than 25 Star Wars titles released in the past seven years (not counting handhelds), and at least one of those games had some serious continuity problems.
Still, the best news is the continuation of an old favorite, as MacIntyre confirms: "We've also got Star Wars franchises like Knights of the Old Republic ... that we will not leave behind. It's very important to us that we grow those franchises." It's important to us too, Nancy! The big question now is, will Obsidian return to helm the Ebon Hawk? Feargus Urquhart indicated earlier this year they would be happy to work on KoTOR 3, but whomever LucasArts selects, let's hope enough time is allocated to finish the next installment properly.

With this and Blue Dragon's Famitsu score, a good day for gaming news!

 

[Jerry]

zzzzZZZZzzzzzzzz

 

[Zenien]

Multiplatform release please.

 

[Fran]

You know it will be. PS3, 360 and PC.

 

[Speedball]

LOL!!! yeah, no PS3. sorry, but Kotor is just not for a playstation or nintendo system.

This "news" is no surprise. It's fact that KOTOR will continue.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Yaa-Taa!

 

[Mentok]

Yeah the playstation homies will get to experience the goodness of KotOR (even though I think it sucks )

Wii owners will get the Lightsaber game that you all know is coming

 

[WhatsHisFace]

It'll probably be developed by some lame company, suck, and be released on all platforms except the Wii.

 

[Zenien]

Speaking of the Wii Lightsaber game, they better not follow Red Steel for inspiration.

 

[StrainedEyes]

Speaking of the Wii Lightsaber game, they better not follow Red Steel for inspiration.

I see no reason why they couldn't make a really good saber game. Redsteel is terrible, but like in Wiisports, your characters's arms move with the wiimote. So it shouldnt be too hard to let us really control the sabers movements (And not just slash the screen and the character will do stuff)

 

[hippie_hunter]

I hope Bioware makes it.

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Bioware's making Mass Effect until forever.

Obsidian is making Project New Jersey, and it's not KotOR.

 

[XwolverineX]

If it goes to PS3, it'll suck.

 

[Axl]

Bioware's making Mass Effect until forever.

Obsidian is making Project New Jersey, and it's not KotOR.

Whats project New Jersey?

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Project New Jersey is an original IP, not even officially announced, but maybe they'll do the next KotOR when they're done with that. Obsidian is making three next-gen games.

 

[Wolfwood]

Project New Jersey will be crap compared to KOTOR, they should just scrap that project all together and start on the next Star Wars installment. I want to know what happens with Revan and the crew of the Ebon Hawk damnit.

 

[XwolverineX]

What is Project New Jersey?

 

[Kalit]

Project New Jersey will be crap compared to KOTOR

Yea... you really have room to talk . And I never really got into KOTOR too much, but if it does come out, please be exclusive. I don't want even more multiplatform ****.