Well, when we first reported that Knights of the Old Republic 3 was coming, we were right.  A report on Portfolio.com has confirmed that LucasArts and BioWare are working together to bring KOTOR 3 as an MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online).  In an interview at E3 this week, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello said that EA is working on the next version of Star Wars game Knights of the Old Republic, and it will most certainly have a massively multiplayer online component to it.

All we can say is “It’s about time!”.

We have the interview below:

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written by Juan Perez \\ tags: Asia, Bioware, China, com, company, Features, game, industry, Interview, John Riccitiello, Knights, Knights of the Old Republic 3, KOTOR, KOTOR 3, LOS ANGELES, Lucas, LucasArts, MMO, MMOs, multiplayer, Old Republic, Online, Portfolio, year

The guys over at 1up.com have uncovered some choice concept art from Rare at the Nordic Game conference in Sweden last week and it looks like the developer has some “dark” genes in them. The gallery (found here) shows that Rare could be well-suited for the muted colors they’re current offerings avoid using.

You won’t see any googly-eyed bears or colorful piñatas, just interesting concept art for games that never saw the light of day.

Via 1up.com

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