James Lee
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18/07/2008
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Riccitiello confirms Knights of the Old Republic MMO
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has revealed that EA is working with Lucasarts on an MMO version of Star Wars game Knights of the Old Republic.
Speaking to Conde Nast Portfolio during the E3 event in Los Angeles, Riccitiello confirmed that one of its upcoming MMOs will be a sequel to BioWare's popular Knights of the Old Republic franchise and went on to detail EA's failed attempt to reach a deal with Vivendi in order to acquire World of Warcraft.
"We've got two of the most compelling MMOs in the industry in development - And the one that people are dying for us to talk to them about - in partnership with Lucas, coming out of BioWare, which is, I think, quite possibly the most anticipated game, full stop, for the industry at the point when we get closer to telling you about it."
When asked if he was referring to Knights of the Old Republic Online, Riccitiello replied: "Yes."
Riccitiello further revealed that EA was interested in owning World of Warcraft, and it did discuss the matter with Vivendi, but they were unable to reach an agreement.
"Because [Vivendi] couldn't afford control of EA, and I wasn't giving it up," he explained.
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