LucasArtsdidn'tstopthere-yearsbeforethegameisevenscheduledtocomeout,they'rereadytosaythegamewillbebiggerthanWoW.Now,wegetit-WoW'sthe800lb.gorillaofMMOs,andthustheymakethebiggesttargetyou'llfind.Butplease,canweseesomeactualgameplaybeforethehypemachinegetsrolling?
Iftheydon'tactuallyreleasethegameuntilWoW'sserversareturnedoff,thensure,they'llbebiggerthanWoW,andhey,maybeifBioWareisabletomaketheirgamecasualandaccessibleenough(we'relookingatyou,MassEffectinventorysystem),they'llbeabletocomeclosetoWoW'scurrentpeakofalmost11millionplayers.ButLucasArts,let'sgetthegameworkingbeforewestartbraggingabouthowbigit'sgoingtobe.
Youmayhavemissedthisstorylastweek(wewouldn'tblameyouifyouwerebusyfightingoffthelivingdead),buttherewasabigannouncementintheworldofMMOgames.BioWare,makersofNeverwinterNights,Baldur'sGate,andlastyear'sterrificMassEffect,announcedinconjunctionwithEAandLucasArtsthattheyweregoingtomaketheirfirstMMO,setinthesameuniverseastheircriticallyacclaimedStarWars:KnightsoftheOldRepublicgame.Massively'sgottonsofnewsaboutitifyou'reinterested(andeventhoughwewon'tseeitforyearsandyears,Idefinitelyam).
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