On the Game Mess Mornings podcast, Jeff Grubb of Giant Bomb mentioned that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake is “not being labored on proper now.” This follows a number of stories of Embracer Group’s CEO Lars Wingefors remaining tight-lipped concerning the undertaking, not offering any replace when requested about how improvement was going.
The undertaking was initially introduced in September 2021 after months of rumors, with a CGI trailer of Darth Revan (which has since additionally been pulled, allegedly as a consequence of expired music licenses). Since then, no extra trailers, gameplay, or official updates have been given.
Jeff Grubb sat down with Tamoor Hussain on the Game Mess Mornings podcast (linked beneath) to debate latest remarks concerning Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) Remake. Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors has not been sharing any particulars concerning the standing of the sport every time requested. Grubb then went additional and shared what he’s heard concerning the recreation, which is lower than constructive:
“I simply need to clear it up. This recreation isn’t being labored on proper now. Full cease. This recreation isn’t being labored on in any approach at any studio.”
Embracer didn’t reply to a request for remark.
Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors’ latest feedback haven’t been encouraging both. When requested on May 24 of this yr concerning the KOTOR remake, Wingefors merely mentioned, “Favorite query. I’ve no additional feedback.” Then, on November 16, Wingefors was requested once more concerning the KOTOR Remake however mentioned, “I discover that something I say to this turns into a headline, so that is my solely remark.”
This follows many latest stories of holdings firm Embracer Group going through many monetary points over the previous few months. Just not too long ago, the corporate introduced it has laid off 904 employees members. This all comes within the wake of a reported enterprise take care of a attainable Saudi leisure firm, valued at over 2 billion {dollars}, that all of a sudden fell via on the final minute. Embracer Group at the moment presides over many outstanding online game studios, together with Gearbox, Crystal Dynamics, and Eidos Montreal.
Knights of the Old Republic celebrated its twentieth anniversary in July. Check out our deep-dive editorial on KOTOR written by Eric Lentz because it goes via the sport and its impression on Star Wars and video video games as a complete.
Jay Goodearl’s earliest reminiscence is of his father studying out to him the opening crawl to The Phantom Menace when he was simply two years outdated. He has been a Star Wars fan ever since.
