Knights of the Old Republic

Saber Interactive has reportedly found an exit strategy from the death grip of its parent company, Embracer Group AB. Bloomberg reported Thursday that “a group of private investors” will buy the studio in a deal worth roughly $500 million. Saber would then become a private company with about 3,500 employees.Engadget emailed a spokesperson from Saber for confirmation about the alleged buyout. The studio declined to comment.The alleged agreement would be one of Embracer’s most significant cost-cutting moves since the…

When we last checked, there was still a lot of uncertainty about the supposed remake of Knights of the Old Republic. A report suggested it was not being worked on by any studio, but Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier says it’s still in development. So where does that leave us? Cut to a few weeks later, and Disney’s head of gaming – Sean Shoptaw – may have given us a bit more hope. According to Axios, when asked about the possibility of reviving the much-loved Star Wars game, the exec said there’s not “a lot I can say on that…

Back in 2021, it was announced that Knights of the Old Republic would be getting an official remake, with plans to release it on PC and PS5. However, things have not been going swimmingly for KOTOR‘s return, and if you’ve clicked on this headline, you already know where this is going. A few days ago, Giant Bomb’s own Jeff Grubb claimed that “this game is not being worked on right now.” And by “this game,” he definitely means the remake of Knights of the Old Republic. He goes on to say that no studio anywhere is currently…