STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ News

The KOTOR remake is coming to PC, too

The long-rumoured remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was officially announced as part of today's PlayStation Showcase event, and naturally, that trailer only made mention of a PlayStation 5 version. However, a follow-up blog post from the developers confirms that KOTOR is only a PlayStation exclusive in console terms - and only a timed exclusive at that.

This requires a bit of unpacking marketing terminology, but the official blog post says the KOTOR remake is "a console exclusive on PlayStation 5 at launch". Which means you should expect a wait before it lands on Xbox - but as Lucasfilm Games confirms on Twitter, it's coming to PC, too.

This is, indeed, a full remake. As the devs at Aspyr explain in the blog, "our hope is to give both series newcomers and long-term fans an experience that can live alongside the very best modern releases. We're rebuilding it from the ground up with the latest tech to match the groundbreaking standard of innovation established by the original, all while staying true to its revered story."

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Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Remake announced

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Remake was announced during tonight's PlayStation livestream. This is confirmation of what had been long rumoured, including the detail that the remake would be developed by Aspyr. There's a teaser trailer below.

I can't believe I've been playing Star Wars: The Old Republic for a decade. I would have scoffed at the idea at launch, when it felt like a decent BioWare RPG strapped to a crap MMO—more awkward than Luke snogging Leia. It's had a real glow-up since then, however, and there are exciting things on the horizon: a complete separation between class stories and advanced classes, allowing you to, say, play through the Bounty Hunter storyline as an Agent. Another excuse to roll yet another alt...
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Knights of the Old Republic Unreal series gets its cast and release date

There's a fan-made Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic animated series coming made in Unreal Engine 5, and as we previously reported, it's actually got the blessing of Lucasfilm so it won't be shut down. Now the team at Unreal Cinema has revealed the full voice cast for the project, as well as a release date for mid-October.

The KOTOR Unreal series will launch as a range of 15-20 minute episodes over three seasons, with each season having its "own story arc and satisfying ending". Season one will consist of ten episodes this size. Originally the series was supposed to start in late Summer, but that's going to be pushed back. Knights of the Old Republic Episode 1 now has a release date of mid-October.

Revealed by Unreal Cinema in the same video is the main voice cast for the project. While most of the actors only provided their first names, Daniel Hodge will be voicing Darth Malak and Canderous Ordo and has been part of fan projects before - he recently voiced a few characters in the massive Fallout: New Vegas mod The Frontier.

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Fans are making a Knights of the Old Republic Unreal series with Lucasfilm's blessing

A talented team of fans are retelling the story of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic as an animated miniseries using Unreal Engine 5. Despite the fact that the best Star Wars game ever is reportedly getting a remake, the team reached out to Lucasfilm for permission and apparently received its blessing to proceed.

The team at Unreal Cinema has been posting videos on its progress over the last few months, and have been making excellent strides - the space battles in particular look suitably epic, as does the Swoop Racing across Tatooine. The most recent video, posted on Friday, shows bits and pieces of the opening battle and the new facial animation on KOTOR's first character Trask.

The project has already shared some looks at major characters from the series too. There's a new look at Jedi hero Bastila Shan, a cool look at Darth Revan - who we've heard may be important in some way - and, of course, everyone's favourite meatbag hater HK-47.

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STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ News

The KOTOR remake is coming to PC, too

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Remake announced

I don't want Knights of the Old Republic 3, I want Star Wars: The Old Republic 2

Knights of the Old Republic Unreal series gets its cast and release date

Fans are making a Knights of the Old Republic Unreal series with Lucasfilm's blessing