In a press release today, LucasArts and BioWare announced that they are working together to create a ground-breaking interactive product. No details have been given on this yet, but you may follow their progress at LucasArtsBioWare.com. Here is the press release:
LucasArts and BioWare Corp. to Create Ground-Breaking Interactive Entertainment Product
SAN FRANCISCO, CA and EDMONTON, CANADA — October 30, 2007 — LucasArts and BioWare Corp. today announced that they have entered into an agreement to create an interactive entertainment product. The product, details of which will be unveiled at a later date, will be developed and published by BioWare and LucasArts, and will push the boundaries of the gaming market by utilizing the strengths of both companies to deliver an innovative, high-quality experience.
“LucasArts has a deep commitment to developing compelling stories and characters for the unique medium of interactive entertainment, and we have been searching for a developer that shares this value. We found this in BioWare,” said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. “Through our previous collaborations, we know that BioWare has an impressive ability to blend gripping stories with technological advancements, and we believe that our upcoming product will deliver an experience that will span the traditional boundaries of video game entertainment.”
“BioWare’s mission is to deliver the best story and character-driven games in the world, delivering powerful emotional experiences to our fans.” said Ray Muzyka, chief executive officer, BioWare Corp. Added Greg Zeschuk, president of BioWare Corp., “The collaboration with LucasArts allows us to combine our passion for creating high quality and innovative experiences with those of a company dedicated to bringing only the finest games to market.”
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Unfortunately no information was given on the game but this further fuels the rumors about a potential KotOR MMO. It is likely that the game is based on Star Wars at least. Who knows, maybe it is a traditional RPG of KotOR 3? The only thing we know is that both BioWare and LucasArts will publish the title. BioWare has members from KOTOR, Ultima Online, and Star Wars: Galaxies development teams working on their MMO, which is supposed to be released in 2009.