Star Wars 5k4s3q The Old Republic MMO Switches Studios as BioWare Shifts Focus to Dragon Age, Mass Effect

Broadsword Online Games, best known for classic MMOs Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot, will take over development. 2n4y4j

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 7 June 2023 17:31 IST

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Star Wars: The Old Republic

Highlights

Broadsword Online Games was founded by Rob Denton, ex-BioWare executive
Half of the current staff on Star Wars: The Old Republic will move over
EA will continue to remain the publisher, as more content rolls out

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EA will continue to remain as the game's publisher while having BioWare divert its focus solely toward the Mass Effect and Dragon Age games — both of them have seen limited updates since the initial announcements.

“Almost 12 years after launch, Star Wars: The Old Republic remains a success and continues to grow its dedicated and ionate community. We're so proud of the work the team has done, and the future of the game and the community continues to be very bright,” publisher EA said in a prepared statement (via IGN). “We're evaluating how we give the game and the team the best opportunity to grow and evolve, which includes conversations with Broadsword, a boutique studio that specializes in delivering online, community-driven experiences.” The IGN report notes that roughly 70–80 people currently work on Star Wars: The Old Republic, with more than half of them expected to move over to Broadsword. The other half would have to look for positions elsewhere in EA or potentially be laid off.

Star Wars: The Old Republic was launched in 2011 as an answer to Blizzard's Legacy of Sith dropped last year, and the patch 7.3 will release soon.

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Genre Action-Adventure

Platform PC: Windows

Modes Multiplayer

Series Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

PEGI Rating 16+

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