Surprise: The studio making Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is full of former BioWare devs

At The Game Awards 2025, LucasFilm Games revealed Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, an upcoming "spiritual successor" to BioWare's beloved Knights of the Old Republic series. Returning to head up its development is Casey Hudson, project director on KotOR 1 and the Mass Effect series, former BioWare general manager, and now co-founder, CEO, and game director at Fate of the Old Republic developer Arcanaut Studios.

Hudson's history with the series gives the project a noteworthy pedigree...