

Twitter user Dataracer points out that the Knights of the Old Republic video game remake is being written by Sam Maggs who apparently isn't a big fan of the original game, as tweets unearthed reveal Maggs stating it's not a favorite (sound familiar, He-Man fans?). Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic writer attacks fans As you play through the game, you make choices which determine whether you're a goodly Jedi or a badly Sith, and also there's a robot everyone loves.Disney Star Wars looks to continue with its woke approach to the material with the remake of the popular Knights of the Old Republic video game, which follows the release of the new trilogy which tanked the franchise and saw merchandise sales crash as well as the firing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian. BioWare's RPG launched in 2003 and takes place four thousand years prior to the Star Wars films. Knights Of The Old Republic is the most beloved of the Star Wars bunch, though. (Update: Lucasfilm Games confirmed on Twitter that it was coming to PC.)Īspyr have a long history of porting Star Wars games, including recently bringing Jedi Knight to Switch and previously porting KOTOR to mobile. Knights Of The Old Republic Remake will be "console exclusive on PlayStation 5 at launch" according to the PlayStation blog, which normally doesn't prevent it from launching simultaneously on PC.

He also said that it would be some time before they're ready to show anymore. He clarified that it's not a remaster, but a full remake built "from the ground up." The aim is to "honour the original story" while delivering much higher fidelity graphics.

Aspyr Media lead producer Ryan Treadwell appeared on the livestream post-show to talk up the game some more.
