Does EA Still own KOTOR?

[DeathMetalJedi]

Now that EA doesn't own the Star Wars licence, does that mean KOTOR is basically in some sort of limbo? If EA owns KOTOR, but not the rights to make Star Wars games, doesn't that mean another KOTOR game cannot be made unless Lucasfilm Games buys the rights?

[AC Denton]

As far as I can tell, EA will still have control over KoTor and any other SW IPs they created, unless Lucasfilm Games takes them away.
EA didn't lose the rights to make Star Wars games, just the exclusive rights. They'll still be making plenty of Star Wars games, you can expect pretty much any IP they created like KotoR to stay with them.
All that's changed it that other developers will now also be making their own Star Wars games. (Paradox asked for the Empire at War IP, let's hope for that)

[Chocolate Bear]

ea didnt make kotor though. just SWtOR. did they acquire kotor too?

[DeathMetalJedi]

Originally posted by STARspangledBANGER:

ea didnt make kotor though. just SWtOR. did they acquire kotor too?

A quick google would prove you wrong

[Effix]

Bioware made KotOR, Obsidian Entertainment made KotOR 2.
EA is a distributor of games, they make games, they make games in cooperation with other studios, they've taken over studios that can still keep their own name (Bioware -> SWToR), etc.

Anyway, I'm not sure what will come of it, we'd have to see. Obviously we KotOR fans would like to see a respectful continuation or something similar set in the Old Republic.

[Slyferknight]

Nope there stay "EA doesnt handle on the remake with kotor."

[DeathMetalJedi]

Originally posted by Jackie Chun:

Nope there stay "EA doesnt handle on the remake with kotor."

Nothing in this sentence makes any sense...

[Slyferknight]

look in news. type swtor remake then u can read it. sry for my bad english

[DeathMetalJedi]

Originally posted by Jackie Chun:

look in news. type swtor remake then u can read it. sry for my bad english

Anything about a remake is either a rumor, or a petition that will get nowhere

[Ubba Dreadsword]

@deathmetaljedi you seem to know everything... why the ♥♥♥♥ did you make a post if you're just gonna ♥♥♥♥ on everyone

[DeathMetalJedi]

Originally posted by Ubba:

@deathmetaljedi you seem to know everything... why the ♥♥♥♥ did you make a post if you're just gonna ♥♥♥♥ on everyone

Hey there's a reply button on everyone's post so you can quote whoever you want to reply to in case you've never used steam before. You don't have to use twitter rules which is obviously what you're used to. Anyways, no one is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on anyone in this thread except for me on you right now because you decided to be a ♥♥♥♥ for no reason.

[temps]

Originally posted by ac_denton:

As far as I can tell, EA will still have control over KoTor and any other SW IPs they created, unless Lucasfilm Games takes them away.
EA didn't lose the rights to make Star Wars games, just the exclusive rights. They'll still be making plenty of Star Wars games, you can expect pretty much any IP they created like KotoR to stay with them.

EA did not "create" Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic... BioWare did. EA then bought BioWare AFTER Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was created.

[Turbo Nozomix]

Originally posted by DeathMetalJedi:

Originally posted by STARspangledBANGER:

ea didnt make kotor though. just SWtOR. did they acquire kotor too?

A quick google would prove you wrong

BioWare made KotOR in 2003 and Obsidian made KotOR 2 in 2004. EA bought BioWare in 2007.

EA didn't make KotOR and has nothing to do with the series. EA developed and published The Old Republic MMO, which isn't a part of the KotOR series.

The KotOR rights might belong to LucasArts, which published KotOR 1 and 2.

[Turbo Nozomix]

Originally posted by ac_denton:

As far as I can tell, EA will still have control over KoTor and any other SW IPs they created, unless Lucasfilm Games takes them away.
EA didn't lose the rights to make Star Wars games, just the exclusive rights.

EA didn't lose their exclusive right, either, from what I understand. I think the news has just been reported very poorly, in a sensationalist manner for clicks, resulting in people assuming things about what happened.

EA had the exclusive right to publish SW games until 2023, and that hasn't changed. But their exclusivity deal isn't being renewed beyond 2023, and Disney is already making deals with additional companies to develop new SW games. But those games will likely release only after EA's exclusivity deal has expired in 2023.

So, EA's deal remains as it always was. We're just getting towards the end of it, and so other developers are starting to make SW games now so that they'll be ready to release once EA's exclusivity deal expires in 2023.

[Jaden113]

as fare as i understand EA still has rights to make star wars games just that it is no longer exclusive, i have been looking up a KOTOR remaster/new game. the rumours are that if there will be one it "wont be developed by who you think"