EA nixed BioWare's Knights of the Old Republic-inspired SWTOR reboot
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James Ohlen revealed that in 2015 BioWare planned to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic as a Knights of the Old Republic–style online game called The New Republic, pitching to Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni with a mock trailer; EA's board blocked the project after recalling SWTOR's $300 million launch, effectively ending the plan and contributing to Ohlen's departure from BioWare years later.
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