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The upcoming BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic has been blamed for the closure of Star Wars Galaxies, according to a recent interview with CEO John Smedley.
Speaking to The Escapist, Smedley stated: “It was time to turn it off. We have a contractual relationship that’s ending in 2012, The Old Republic launching, a bunch of other business things with LucasArts.”
He then went on to point a more direct finger at The Old Republic, explaining: “And then you look at the odds of a pretty large portion of the audience moving to TOR, which looks like a terrific game. I think that’s going to be really well-received by the population.”
On the topic of the expiring license he went on to say: “Could we have renegotiated? Maybe, but I don’t think that would be the right thing for the company.
“That’s the problem with licenses: they end. We’re going to continue to do some licensed work, but we’re largely going to stick to original IP [going forward] because then we won’t have this issue. We’ll never have this problem with EverQuest.”
Servers for Star Wars Galaxies will be shut down December 15.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre(s): Massively Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online, RPG, Science Fiction
