EA Ready to Challenge WoW With Star Wars MMO

Blizzard’s MMO juggernaut World of Warcraft is yet to be toppled, not even by heavyweight newcomers Age of Conan and Warhammer Online. That may change, though, with the coming of Star Wars: The Old Republic, which is in development at BioWare.

EA Games president Frank Gibeau spoke on the matter, stating that they are ready for the challenge.

"Just look at the base of Star Wars fans, plus what BioWare can do. Trust me: we want to win. EA’s reputation is for wanting to win," he said. "This is going to be a powerful category and there’s lots of ways to compete in this category."

The publisher already has Warhammer Online, which failed to make much of an impact on WoW’s blockbuster status. They also maintain Ultima Online, considered by many to be the first mass-market MMO.