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Contents 1 Is obsidian studios and Bioware friends or something? 2 Jade Empire 2 3 Incoherence in the game listing 4 Last unnamed title 5 Augustine Yip? 6 The MMO 7 EA bought Bioware 8 Console RPGs? 9 New KOTOR Just a Rumor (So Far) Folks

[edit] Is obsidian studios and Bioware friends or something?

because i don't know why bioware didn't make kotor 2: the sith lords?

why didn't they?

Pece Kocovski 00:07, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

BioWare has decided to only make games of their own Intellectual Properties (i.e. games based on settings that they created themselves). Since they are much bigger and more popular than before, they were probably getting tired of being ordered around by Wizards of the Coast (for DnD games) and LucasArts (for Star Wars games). Whoever has the IP can decide what is and is not in the game. Wizards and LucasArts blocked several of BioWare's ideas for the games for one reason or another. Therefore, BioWare went off to create their own settings (Jade Empire, Mass Effect and Dragon Age) so that they could do what they want without being "moderated" by another company. --DarthMuffin 02:54, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jade Empire 2

If this game is only rumored to be in development, then why is it on the billing of the BioWare Games template? That's unencyclopedic, but I'm not going to remove it because I don't know if it is more than rumor as of now. Treima 14:41, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

I've looked around and I can find no mention of BioWare saying they are defiantly making or not making a JE2. Although they are working on an unnamed next-gen title which probably is it. Anyway, if no one minds, until it is confirmed I'll remove it from the list. Auxfusion 13:59, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Incoherence in the game listing

The list has NeverWinter Nights: Kingmaker (which is a premium module) but not the other premium modules (Pirates of the Sword Coast, Wich's Wake, ShadowGuard and Wyvern Crown of Cormyr). It should be removed. --DarthMuffin 02:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Last unnamed title

See [1] second to last answer. The titles in development are Dragon Age, Mass Effect, an MMO, a DS game and another unannounced next generation game in the works

Auxfusion 13:55, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Augustine Yip?

It appears that the initial mention of Augustine Yip as a co-founder was removed from the article, however he is still mentioned where it says that he returned to medicine. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.29.233.193 (talk) 17:55, August 21, 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, old vandalism by Angdia. Fixed. IceKarmaॐ 09:47, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The MMO

http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/10/19/biowares-upcoming-mmo-based-in-kotor-universe/

probably not a reputable enough source, but this rumour has been flying around for years and years (especially since Bioware opened up shop in Austin) that they were in talks to make "SWG2". Now whereas this may not exactly be SWG2, and "only" KOTOR, makes perfect sense - possibly deserves a mention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scuzzmonkey (talk • contribs) 17:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] EA bought Bioware

How come this isn't anywere in the article?

It is mentioned in the lead section. --guyzero | talk 17:53, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Console RPGs?

I was under the impression that Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire were originally developed for PC, but that Microsoft pressured Bioware to hold off on the PC releases and release Xbox versions first. 71.203.209.0 (talk) 23:11, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure this isn't the case for KOTOR since there were lots of complaints about poor porting and a number of people suggested at the time it was a mistake for them to develop for the Xbox and port to the PC rather then the reverse. I'm not sure about JE but from what I've seen and heard it sounds more like JE on the PC is a port of an Xbox game then being an original PC game. Nil Einne (talk) 10:44, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New KOTOR Just a Rumor (So Far) Folks

New sources indicate the new KOTOR rumor was the result of a misreading of the EA analyst report. See here http://play.tm/story/16168 and here http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/51314 --Nivenus (talk) 20:30, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

This has been debunked by Bioware employees several times on the official forums. KOTOR was only mentioned because it is one of their most famous games. They are not going to make a new KOTOR, however there is a possibility that the MMO will be set in the KOTOR universe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.15.206 (talk) 03:02, 26 February 2008 (UTC)