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Oct 26, 2026
Hawes BurkhardtHOST
At the end of 2011, what do they do? They go back to Star Wars and release Star Wars The Old Republic, the MMO, which is still running to this day.
Hawes BurkhardtHOST
Thankfully, a couple of years ago, BioWare handed off development and upkeep of The Old Republic to a studio called Broadsword Games.
Hawes BurkhardtHOST
I believe that's what they're called.
Hawes BurkhardtHOST
Um, so the old Republic is not affected by this closure.
Ray HazlipHOST
And it just felt like BioWare as a studio was just out of ideas.
Ray HazlipHOST
Since 2007, Bioware has made six Mass Effect games, five Dragon Age games, and an extremely successful Star Wars online game called Star Wars The Old Republic, which eventually was ripped out of the hands of Bioware and given to Broadsword Online.
Ray HazlipHOST
And Broadsword has had that property since 2023.
Ray HazlipHOST
Why was it given to Broadsword as opposed to the Bioware arm? It's because EA said, we want Bioware to focus on Dragon Age and Mass Effect.
Ray HazlipHOST
It was in my personal opinion, the well for Mass Effect has been tapped, it's been tapped all over again, and it just felt like BioWare as a studio was just out of ideas.
Ray HazlipHOST
Since 2007, Bioware has made six Mass Effect games, five Dragon Age games, and an extremely successful Star Wars online game called Star Wars The Old Republic, which eventually was ripped out of the hands of Bioware and given to Broadsword Online.
Ray HazlipHOST
And Broadsword has had that property since 2023.
Ray HazlipHOST
Why was it given to Broadsword as opposed to the Bioware arm? It's because EA said, we want Bioware to focus on Dragon Age and Mass Effect.