Blue's News (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Videogaming247 has comments from LucasArts indicating The Old Republic may inspire LucasFilm to overcome its reluctance in perusing licensing deals, quoting LucasArts' Tom Nichols indicating tie-ins...
Star Wars Galaxies Vault (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Not to be confused with Ketchup (or Catsup on whatever planet they call it that!), it's time for a little bit of SWG catch-up! In a time far, far away, otherwise known as October, there were a few bits 'n bobs floating about that never made it to print here. : LucasArts executive Tom Nichols has confirmed there will be continuing support for Star Wars Galaxies - even though new MMO Star Wars:...
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Developers BioWare and LucasArts are once again joining forces, this time for MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. The still undated game is underdevelopment at Bioware's Austing studio, the both BioWare and LucasArts hope to put out a World of Warcraft killer. Both must be daunted by the task. “Daunted? I don’t know if I’d use that word,” said LucasArts online boss Tom Nichols. I’m bullish, I’m...
WOW News Blog (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
dBTechno Star Wars MMO to be bigger than World of Warcraft: LucasArts and EAGame Guru, India - 57 minutes agoNow Electronic Arts and LucasArts have mentioned that the Star Wars MMO will be bigger than World of Warcraft. Tom Nichols from LucasArts was asked if Star …BioWare Compares ‘Star Wars’ MMO Combat To ‘WoW,’ ‘Age of Conan … [...]
Broken Toys (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
EA’s Frank Gibeau and Lucasarts’ Tom Nichols: SWTOR to have more subscribers than WoW “We have very high expectations for this,” said EA Games president Frank Gibeau, speaking this week at LucasArts’ HQ in San Francisco. “Just look at the base of Star Wars fans, plus what BioWare can do. Trust me: we want to win. EA’s [...]
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Frank Gibeau and Tom Nichols confirm ambition to take on Blizzard
1UP (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Speaking to Eurogamer (via Ars Technica ) at the Star Wars: The Old Republic press event , LucasArts executive Tom Nichols said, "We have many other features planned to support Star Wars Galaxies . We see no reason why the two games can't exist together." Presumably referring to the backlash surrounding Galaxies' " New Game Enhancements " overhaul, Nichols said, "We've learned how important...
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Despite Star Wars: The Old Republic’s recent unveiling , LucasArts has pledged to continue to support the original Star Wars MMO, Star Wars Galaxies . In a recent interview with Eurogamer , LucasArts executive Tom Nichols confirmed new content and a desire to have Galaxies compete with SW: TOR whenever it is released. From the interview: We have many other features planned to support Star Wars...
Evil Avatar Forums - News Items (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
... that by bringing storytelling to the genre that we can attract an even wider audience," commented Tom Nichols of publisher LucasArts. Original strory located on : Shacknews I've never played a MMO but the Force is strong with this one. Might give it a go when its released....
IGN (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (PC) We interview LucasArts about the current state of Galaxies and the impact of BioWare's upcoming game.
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Go big or go home. That's what I always say, and EA must have been thinking the same thing when they , The Old Republic. But you need subscribers to have a successful MMO, and everyone right now is playing World of Warcraft. So how do they plan on becoming a serious contender? LucasArts executive Tom Nichols told VG247 he thinks storytelling may be the key to winning this online battle.“When...
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
... for everybody else, but that doesn't mean it's going to stay that way." LucasArts' online chief Tom Nichols chimed in, betting that The Old Republic's emphasis on story would bring record numbers of players to massively multiplayer gaming. "Our goal is to show that by bringing storytelling to the genre that we can attract an even wider audience. Plus, we have the benefit of this huge brand,...
Game|Life (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Though BioWare's upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting all the press these days, LucasArts will not be abandoning players of their first MMO, Star Wars Galaxies . "We've learned how important it is to listen to your community and act on that feedback," said LucasArts' Tom Nichols at the recent Old Republic press event . "We have many other features planned to support Star Wars...
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
While most of the Star Wars MMO focus has shifted to the recently announced from BioWare, that doesn't mean that Sony Online Entertainment has forgotten about the OG SW MMO, . In fact, SOE plans to keep supporting the five-year-old game for the foreseeable future. "We have many other features planned to support Star Wars Galaxies," LucasArts executive Tom Nichols told . "We see no reason why...
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
LucasArts producer Tom Nichols has confirmed that George Lucas is "very excited" about Star Wars: The Old Republic. However, it doesn't sound like the famous director is a huge fan of the MMO genre - he hasn't even played World of Warcraft. Speaking to Eurogamer at the unveiling of The Old Republic, Nichols said he met with Lucas just last week to show him how the game is coming along....
