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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor
- At The Game Awards 2025, Lucasfilm Games revealed Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a single-player RPG set in the Old Republic and called a `spiritual successor` to Knights of the Old Republic, led by Casey Hudson and Arcanaut Studios.
- Given the recent announcement, Arcanaut Studios and veteran developers are crafting a new Old Republic-era story after Humanoid Origin's 2024 funding collapse.
- The trailer showed limited footage but conveyed strong Star Wars atmosphere, while the official description framed the game as an epic adventure where every decision shapes light or darkness, created by veteran storytellers at Arcanaut Studios.
- Fans of KOTOR and Old Republic media showed strong interest after the reveal at The Game Awards 2025, as the Knights of the Old Republic franchise remains highly popular.
- Legacy context shows Knights of the Old Republic 2: Lords of the Sith received mixed reactions but has ardent admirers, while original Knights of the Old Republic and Old Republic titles' non-canonical status influence reception in other Star Wars media such as Andor.
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The next Star Wars game is the spiritual successor to Knights of the Old Republic
The next Star Wars game is coming from the director of Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic was revealed during The Game Awards with a brief trailer that got Geoff Keighley so excited his voice started cracking. Like any announcement trailer, it was brief, featuring a spaceship landing on a rainy planet and a woman in white robes staring into the camera as a lightsaber zhooms to life. According to the …
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Here's your first look and more details on the new Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic
The 2025 Game Awards started with a bang from a galaxy far, far away this year – Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic has arrived. You can check the first teaser screenshots and trailer down below, as well as some early details. more…
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