Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic
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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic secures large investment as director Casey Hudson seems to reject the use of gen-AI
There's been a flurry of activity around Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, the spiritual successor to the original Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games. After hearing that former BioWare veterans are joining developer Arcanaut Studios, it's been revealed NetEase's ex-president of global investments is investing in former Mass Effect director Casey Hudson's new role-playing game.
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Developer Teases Game's Length and Development Time
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic won't be another bloated single-player game that takes over half a decade to develop, claims game director Casey Hudson.
"I just find AI to be creatively soulless": Casey Hudson on the controversial tech and Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic
It is, obviously, way too early to know anything that's worth anything about Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic just yet. The KOTOR spiritual successor was only revealed last December, and it was one of those CG trailers that exist to build hype and to tell prospective hirees that they can apply for a job without having to worry about breaking several thousand NDAs. But one thing we can hopefully say about it? There won't be any AI (the bad kind) found within it.
Former NetEase exec's new investment group is funding Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic because 'everyone wins' if you 'give the best creator the opportunity to work on a dream project'
After raising $100 million, GreaterThan Group is also funding a shooter from former Black Ops design director David Vonderhaar.
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic attracts more ex-BioWare and KOTOR talent to the team
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic might be the most exciting new Star Wars game on the horizon, and while we're not expecting it any time soon - though director Casey Hudson has promised it'll be out before 2030 - it appears newly founded developer Arcanaut Studios is bulking up fast.
Surprise: The studio making Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is full of former BioWare devs
Nobody could have foreseen this.
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New AAA collective to publish Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic plus games from CoD and Yu-Gi-Oh! veterans
Former NetEase executive Simon Zhu has launched a new holding company, GreaterThan Group (GTG), securing $40 million in funding and approximately $60 million in additional commitments.