Rumor: ‘Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic’ Video Game Remake Might Still Be Happening
Though Lucasfilm will take a break fromStar Warsfilms for the next few years, that doesn’t mean we won’t be getting plenty moreStar Warscontent in other mediums. The galaxy far, far away is thriving on TV, streaming, and comic books, not to mention the lucrative video game industry. And it’s in video games thatStar Warsfans may want to look next for the latest rumor. A new rumor suggests that the beloved RPG video gameStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicmay be getting a long-discussed remake.
A new rumor (viaCinelinx) suggests that aKnights of the Old Republicgame remake could still be on the table, after discussions of bringing back the beloved 2003 video game had been seemingly fizzled out five years ago. AKnights of the Old Republicremake is “back in development,” Cinelinx reports, citing multiple sources that say the game could be either a remake, a “reimagining,” or a “sequel.”
“It would be a Knights of the Old Republic project that would integrate elements from the first two games in order to bring certain things into the current Star Wars canon,” Cinelinx reports.
Knights of the Old Republicis set 4,000 years before the Galactic Empire is even formed by Emperor Palpatine during the events ofEpisode III, during the beginnings of a great battle between a Sith armada and the Jedi Knights of the Republic. It spawned follow-ups that dealt with the fallout of the war and the near-extinction of the Jedi Masters. However, the Old Republic series was essentially wiped from canon when theStar WarsExpanded Universe was discardedin 2014, shortly after Disney acquired Lucasfilm.
TheStar Warsfilms and TV shows since have incorporated elements of the EU, butKnights of the Old Republicremains a wildly popular franchise that fans frequently allude to when demanding new shows or movies set in theStar Warsuniverse. It’s certainly possible that EA Games is eyeing aKnights of the Old Republicgame remake again, especially following the success of recent titles likeStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderand the reboot ofStar Wars: Battlefront.
