More Bioware Rumour (Fake?)

Anach · Unread post by **Anach** » Wed May 02, 2007 2:24 am

From here

Star Wars MMO moves to Bioware?
While digging on the Bioware corporate site, I discovered the following incomplete press release.. I went back and it was gone. OMG!!!!

BioWare Corp. Announces partnership with LucasFilm on a New Massively Multiplayer Online RPG Project set in the Star Wars Universe

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, April 1, 2006

Canadian videogame developer BioWare Corp. announced today that is has finalized negotiations with LucasFilm to develop a new Massively Multiplayer Online game set in the Star Wars universe.

Tentatively entiteld, "Star War: The Hand of Thrawn", the game will allow fans to progress into the years past the final chapter of the Star Wars lexicon (Return of the Jedi) and on into the imaginative works of writer Timothy Zahn who penned a very successful series set around the post Jedi universe.

Development on this project will occur primarily at recently opened BioWare Austin under the guidance of Gordon Walton who led the development on Star Wars Galaxies project.

The Star Wars community collapsed relatively quickly after Walton departed. "There are jobs aplenty for folks!" said Walton in regards to the conclusion of Star Wars Galaxies. "Alot of that talent has been punished and are very eager to get back to a core vision and an enjoyable experience. We will be happy to have them."

__________________
Dustin Clingman
Orlando IGDA Chapter Coordinator

A'Ton Sands · Unread post by **A'Ton Sands** » Wed May 02, 2007 2:43 am

Um, its over a year old.

I guess if we knew what Gordon Walton was doing atm we might have a better idea of what is going on.

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Sat May 05, 2007 1:23 am

a year old and printed on april fools day