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BioWare-related headlines focus on two cuts: a reportedly cancelled plan to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic into a more KOTOR-like experience, and a veteran BioWare team launching Studio Reset with a hit-driven business model critique.

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Key Takeaway BioWare’s recent buzz centers on projects being shut down by EA and veteran staff regrouping to avoid studios needing a massive hit to survive.
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BioWare’s recent buzz centers on projects being shut down by EA and veteran staff regrouping to avoid studios needing a massive hit to survive.

BioWare-related headlines focus on two cuts: a reportedly cancelled plan to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic into a more KOTOR-like experience, and a veteran BioWare team launching Studio Reset with a hit-driven business model critique.

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Top 2 signals · BioWare’s recent buzz centers on projects being shut down
Eurogamer · 11d ago
BioWare had a plan to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic and make it more KOTOR like, but EA's board of directors shut it down
GamesIndustry.biz · 5d ago
"Don't build a studio that requires a massive hit to survive" – Veteran BioWare devs form Studio Reset

Briefing Findings · BioWare’s recent buzz centers on projects being shut down

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Shutdown authority EA’s board of directors shut the reboot plan down
New studio effort Veteran BioWare devs formed Studio Reset
Stated principle “Don’t build a studio that requires a massive hit to survive”

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  • Watch for announcements from Studio Reset tied to its “massive hit to survive” philosophy. GamesIndustry.biz

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  • "Don't build a studio that requires a massive hit to survive" – Veteran BioWare devs form Studio Reset GamesIndustry.biz
  • BioWare had a plan to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic and make it more KOTOR like, but EA's board of directors shut it down Eurogamer
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BioWare had a plan to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic and make it more KOTOR like, but EA's board of directors shut it down

It was to be called The New Republic and make the Star Wars MMO feel much more like KOTOR. Key figures were on board with it. But the idea crashed on the rocks

11d ago News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor
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"Don't build a studio that requires a massive hit to survive" – Veteran BioWare devs form Studio Reset

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