BioWare

BioWare is an electronic entertainment company best known for its computer roleplaying games. It is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with a second studio in Austin, Texas, USA, and a third in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
==History==
BioWare's first Star Wars game was Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, released for both Microsoft Xbox and PC in 2003.
On November 3, 2005, Elevation Partners, a private equity firm, announced the creation of a partnership between BioWare and Pandemic Studios, the developers of Star Wars: Battlefront and its sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront II. Though they now have common ownership and pool their expertise to develop games, both companies retain their individual staffs and brands. On October 11, 2007, Electronic Arts announced they had purchased both studios from Elevation Partners.
Years of rumors and wishful thinking by fans surrounded the possibility of a BioWare-produced Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3 or some other Star Wars project. BioWare's spokespeople typically responded to these rumors by stating their intention to focus on original titles (such as Jade Empire, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age: Origins) rather than licensed games. However, in 2007, a LucasArts-BioWare partnership to produce a "ground-breaking interactive entertainment product" was announced, though details were vague.
In the following months, rumors persisted about the development of a new Knights of the Old Republic video game, spurred on by leaks from within BioWare and LucasArts and the registration of "Star Wars The Old Republic" and "The Old Republic" as LucasArts trademarks. During the E3 2008 expo, Electronic Arts executive John Riccitello confirmed that the game Star Wars: The Old Republic would be connected to the Knights of the Old Republic series of video games. It was released in North America and Europe on December 20, 2011.
In June 2023, BioWare handed off maintenance and further development of Star Wars: The Old Republic to Broadsword Online Games after almost 12 years under BioWare. The majority of the Old Republic development team at BioWare was intended to join Broadsword to continue to work on the game.
==Gameography==
Year	Title 	Platform
2003	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 	PC, Xbox, iOS,
Android, Nintendo Switch
2011	Star Wars: The Old Republic 	PC
2013	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel 	PC
2014	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter 	PC
2014	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds 	PC
2014	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan 	PC
2015	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire 	PC
2016	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne	PC
2019	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught 	PC
2022	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith 	PC
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==External links==
*Official website
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Category:Computer and video game companies