Rumor: Star Wars KOTOR Reboot In The Works?

Gaming journalist Liam Robertson recently made some really interesting comments on his Patreon page. According to him, EA’s BioWare Austin is currently in the process of “prototyping” a new Knights Of The Old Republic game. Robertson didn’t quote any sources on this information, but the story is very interesting nonetheless, matching with previous reports. Read on for the details.

 

 

Here’s what Robertson said during a podcast (via SWGameOutpost):

 

“I’ve learned now that [BioWare Austin is] pretty much now exclusively working on Star Wars games and they’re going to be doing that for the indefinite future,” he said during a podcast segment. “What they’re currently working on right now—and I have this on good authority—is a sort of remake/revival of Knights of the Old Republic. I don’t know when this is set to come out, but it has been in development for a little while now. I don’t really know how that game’ll end up,” he said. “I’ve heard that it isn’t exactly a remake anymore, but it started as a remake/revival. Now it’s kind of going from that blueprint in sort of its own original thing. I guess we’ll see what that turns out to be, but they are prototyping it right now.”

 

 

Why reboot, one might ask? The answer will probably excite fans of the Disney-established canon:

 

“I think this is sort of like wiping the slate clean… I think this is going to embrace the new Star Wars universe lore because Knights of the Old Republic was sort of just pushed into the expanded universe, the Legends canon of Star Wars.”

 

 

What’s also interesting is that Drew Karpyshyn, who made the original KOTOR and worked on the MMORPG TOR, is currently working on a project that he’s keeping hush-hush on. Coincidence? Perhaps not!

 

 

 

 

Cinelinx’s Jordan Maison previously noted that a remake/reboot was in the works at one point, but was frozen for a while to focus development on other projects. While little else has come of anything related to KOTOR (and not TOR, its spiritual successor), there’s a chance that the time for a revival to the franchise will be coming… Eventually. As it stands, we have no idea what’s in store for the Old Republic era as a whole. I’ve felt that as long as BioWare continues development on TOR, we’re not going to see any canon explanation of what happened in that era aside from the hints and occasional flashbacks in other works. If this project is indeed in development, then perhaps this will be our first full gateway of Old Republic Era content in the continuity.

 

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

82 thoughts on “Rumor: Star Wars KOTOR Reboot In The Works?

  • April 10, 2017 at 5:26 pm
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    THIS BETTER BE LEGIT!!!

  • April 10, 2017 at 5:40 pm
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    Canderous needs an update! And so do Revan, Nihilus & Bastilla, come to think of it – make it so! (BTW: Anyone know whether there’s an XB1 / PS4-caliber version of ‘Quake 2’ out there floating somewhere in the Open Sourceverse?)

  • April 10, 2017 at 5:43 pm
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    I’m not as excited… As evident by Mass Effect Andromeda, this Bioware is definitely not the same (in spirit at least) which made the original masterpieces.

    • April 10, 2017 at 6:48 pm
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      You can blame EA for it though…

      • April 10, 2017 at 7:56 pm
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        I don’t think EA is to blame this time.

        • April 10, 2017 at 8:01 pm
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          Fucking really?

          • April 10, 2017 at 8:06 pm
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            Yup. After 5 years of development there is no excuse.

  • April 10, 2017 at 5:50 pm
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    Man, a year ago, this would have made me SO excited…but now, post-Mass Effect Andromeda? Consider me more cautious.

    • April 10, 2017 at 6:48 pm
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      Don’t worry, it’s different when it comes to Star Wars.

      • April 10, 2017 at 7:58 pm
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        Being buggy is not the main problem. All games at this magnitude are. The problem is that it’s an uninspired and poorly made half-ready product…

        • April 10, 2017 at 8:58 pm
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          If it wasn’t a ME game I think people would be less hard on it. It’s extremely average but I’ve played much worse.

          • April 10, 2017 at 9:17 pm
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            Agreed. Without its predecessors people wouldn’t care about the problems that much. But it is and being a title like ME has consequences.

  • April 10, 2017 at 6:02 pm
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    Please Lord let this be true. KOTOR was the best thing that happened to me!

    • April 10, 2017 at 6:45 pm
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      How dare you talk about your wife and children that way…

  • April 10, 2017 at 6:14 pm
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    Oh god! PLEASE!!!

  • April 10, 2017 at 6:34 pm
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    Make it canon, so make Revan a woman, don’t set it 4000 years in the past with the same tech level and maybe this could be fun

    • April 10, 2017 at 6:39 pm
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      Why make Revan a woman?

      • April 10, 2017 at 6:47 pm
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        My Revan was always female and all that other stuff is non canon anyway so the board is open.

        • April 10, 2017 at 7:09 pm
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          well my revan was always a man… but seriously its an rpg so what we played the character as means squat.

          • April 10, 2017 at 9:32 pm
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            That was the point.

      • April 10, 2017 at 8:59 pm
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        specifically? to piss off one person I know who hates the idea.

      • April 11, 2017 at 6:28 am
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        After Rey, Jyn, and probably Dany, It does seem like is trying too hard for the YA dollar.

        • April 12, 2017 at 2:30 am
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          Yes, because young women can only be dded to franchises to appeal to girls. Luke Skywalker, though, he was a MANLY MAN!!

          Yeah..no.

    • April 10, 2017 at 6:44 pm
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      “so make Revan a woman.” Well played, sir.

      • April 10, 2017 at 8:59 pm
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        I just wanna make one person angry haha

    • April 10, 2017 at 6:47 pm
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      And the Exile male?

      • April 10, 2017 at 6:50 pm
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        Or both female??

        • April 10, 2017 at 6:51 pm
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          Lets just make them all ladies.

          • April 10, 2017 at 6:52 pm
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            No need to be like that. You had the option to choose your gender with both of these characters. It is not like turning Ordo to a female.

          • April 10, 2017 at 6:54 pm
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            Ya I know, I just remembered you can pick your gender.

            Sucks though, I doubt they’ll add attack helicopter as an option.

      • April 10, 2017 at 8:58 pm
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        maybe we don’t need an exile haha

      • April 11, 2017 at 12:52 am
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        Only if it’s an Ewok Jedi male. Ewoks of the Old Republic(EOTOR) for the win! “The force is strong with this furball”

        Thanks, I’ll be here all week, refreshments are in the lobby.

      • April 10, 2017 at 8:57 pm
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        if tumblr were happy, they wouldn’t be tumblr

    • April 10, 2017 at 7:35 pm
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      Not sure, if epic troll or serious…

  • April 10, 2017 at 6:45 pm
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    I would love for a canon reboot of KOTOR.

  • April 10, 2017 at 6:48 pm
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    PLEASE…MAKE IT TRUE!

  • April 10, 2017 at 7:04 pm
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    It would be a great alternative between the Skywalker trilogies, a series of films, games and such set in the Old Republic. It could fit in the Canon without affecting too much the overall narrative, and brings original ideas, avoiding saturation.

    • April 11, 2017 at 1:23 am
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      While I dont mind games being canon.
      I would also prefer the stories of the game to be adopted into a comic/novel to function as the “true” canon (in a similar way to how there were comics for the Force Unleashed games).
      I just think with games (epsically those that have a darkside or lightside ending) there contunituy/canon gets muddled.
      By saying this is the true story in a comic, the game could still follow the story but have twists which is fun for gameplay (options to kill a character which effects the ending, alternative endings, etc.)

      • April 11, 2017 at 5:15 am
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        For me, a game must have a more fixed story to function as canon well. That trend of choosing paths, making lasting decisions, makes great narratives, but in a shared canon as Star Wars, a more linear narrative, a story without that so disparate choices (like the KOTOR games) will be better for the whole. I think the Visceral game will follow this, and the Battlefront 2 too.

  • April 10, 2017 at 7:05 pm
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    This is very exciting, but the originals are an extremely hard act to follow. It’s not just because they were great games, but because they’re so revered and cherished by those who played them over a decade ago. It’s like trying to follow the OT. Whatever this turns out to be, I just hope it receives more TLC than Mass Effect Andromeda; they have no room for slack.

    I’ve had a hunch ever since SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne was released that Bioware Autsin was winding down production of that game. I wonder if this means the MMO’s days are numbered, or if they can work on both simultaneously. If it is ending, I hope they give us fair warning. I have quite a few things left to finish.

    • April 10, 2017 at 7:46 pm
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      I think they are porting the audio from kotor, making a new game, adding more star maps, etc.

  • April 10, 2017 at 7:06 pm
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    Still waiting on jade empire reboot lol

  • April 10, 2017 at 7:09 pm
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    Wait…given ABC recent announcement of a reveal tomorrow…could it be…No way….

    • April 10, 2017 at 7:20 pm
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      You’re right. There is no way they would announce a video game on GMA.

      • April 10, 2017 at 7:35 pm
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        What if they do…?

        • April 11, 2017 at 4:21 pm
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          They won’t. And they didn’t. Come on.

  • April 10, 2017 at 9:16 pm
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    One of the best… if not THE best Star Wars games ever made. Especially considering it wasn’t focused on the original trilogy timeline. I didn’t care for KOTOR 2 or SWTOR.

    But the original? Masterpiece. Revan was easily one of the coolest additions to the universe.

    • April 11, 2017 at 12:21 am
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      “if not THE best Star Wars game”

      TIE Fighter wants a word with you.

      • April 11, 2017 at 1:41 am
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        Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy would like in on that conversation.

        • April 11, 2017 at 2:06 am
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          Tell you what. Why don’t we just do HD remakes of all 3? With VR support for TIE Fighter.

          • April 11, 2017 at 3:32 am
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            Agreed.

  • April 10, 2017 at 9:50 pm
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    If this rumor turns out to be true, could this mean that TOR’s final content in legends is pretty much already completed in order for this KOTOR reboot in the new canon to pass?

    Guess well see at celebratrion later this week. ^_^

    • April 10, 2017 at 10:57 pm
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      Doesn’t look like that’s being produced or worked on by Bioware, so no I don’t think it’s being confused with this rumour.

    • April 10, 2017 at 11:22 pm
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      that got shut down by EA

  • April 10, 2017 at 10:29 pm
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    Maybe the big reveal is a tease of Mara Jade in ep 8 considering it is Hamil and Ridley

  • April 10, 2017 at 10:32 pm
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    Anyway i hope Kotor returns to cannon

    • April 10, 2017 at 10:55 pm
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      I bet it will. I’m guessing any new games that come out will be in cannon.

  • April 10, 2017 at 11:55 pm
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    Well, we did get lot’s of rumors about Thrawn coming to canon last year before celebration, could we be seeing another awesome speculation come to fruition this year?

  • April 11, 2017 at 12:23 am
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    TIE Fighter reboot or riot.

    • April 11, 2017 at 3:16 pm
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      With Thrawn?

      • April 11, 2017 at 5:28 pm
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        Of course! In fact, Thrawn and the TIE Defender are already canonized, so it wouldn’t take much of a rewrite to make it all canon.

  • April 11, 2017 at 1:15 am
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    While I dont mind games being canon. I would also prefer the stories of the game to be adopted into a comic/novel to function as the “true” canon (in a similar way to how there were comics for the Force Unleashed games).

    • April 11, 2017 at 1:40 am
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      I agree. I’d like to know what exactly is canon or not.

      • April 11, 2017 at 1:49 am
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        I just feel with games like the Forced Unleashed, there often be mutiple endings (which make replaying the game differently fun) but then messes with continuty in story. Which is the true ending?

        Additionally, if I wanted to revist the STORY of a game, reading it in comic form would be much more conveint that dedicating time to replaying it from the beginning.

        Considering, the make both canon novels + comics for the films, im sure they would do that for games.
        Selling the story in comic and game form = more money.

        • April 11, 2017 at 1:56 am
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          Agreed.

        • April 11, 2017 at 8:02 am
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          I don’t mind the different endings either as sort of what if moments in the lore. However, I too like to know what is the true canonical ending.

          • April 11, 2017 at 2:52 pm
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            Yes. When The Force Unleashed 2 was canon, I was in doubt, but afterwards I discovered that the good ending was the canonical, even with the strange final events (like Vader captured by the Rebbelion), and the story unresolved.

            Certainly the Lucasfilm Story Group will clarify the canonical endings if a situation like that arises again.

  • April 11, 2017 at 6:26 am
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    The fact that Drew and Bioware are involved hopefully won’t mean that this will be the massive let down it can be.

  • April 11, 2017 at 8:01 am
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    I would pray to the old gods and the new and become the next Reek for Ramsay Bolton.

    I would join “He who must not be named’s” army of Death Eaters.

    I would sacrifice my soul for Davy Jones ship “The Flying Dutchman” one hundred years before the mast.

    I’d shove Lord Diablo’s soulstone into my cerebrum slowly tormenting my soul and being until I surrender all might to his evil presence.

    I’d join and fight for Sauron’s army destroying all that is good in the world.

    I’d slap Thanos in the face while saying I need this! right before he uses his Marvel magic to spin my head around and kill me instantly.

    I’d sign a Faustian contract at a convenient Crossroad with a strange human that I’ve never met before who looks familiar yet not for my soul.

    I’d bend the knee to the Dark Lord of the Sith and repeat “what is thy bidding my master” for eternity.

    I’d be the guest star for the Joker’s “magic trick” anytime, anyplace, anywhere.

    I’d piss in Zeus’s drinking cup and be banished for eternity to roll a boulder up a hill while having a giant bird peck out my organs only to have it roll back down and have my wounds magically heal as I have to roll it all over again for eternity.

    I’d steal the Declaration of Independence while having bad guys chase me.

    I’d do all of this just for another quality KoTOR game that is canon!!!

  • April 11, 2017 at 3:15 pm
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    YEAH!! BRING ON THE REVAN IN CANONITY!

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