Overview
- Arcanaut updated its website this week to confirm Casey Hudson as CEO and game director on Fate of the Old Republic.
- The leadership list highlights former BioWare developers Ryan Hoyle, Caroline Livingstone, Melanie Faulknor, and Dan Fessenden in senior roles.
- Art director Pascal Blanché is the lone listed lead without BioWare history, with past work at Ubisoft, Behaviour, Wizards of the Coast, and Warner Bros.
- Lucasfilm’s official site describes the project as a spiritual successor that is not a direct sequel and will feature new characters.
- The game was first revealed at The Game Awards 2025, and Arcanaut says it expects to release it before 2030, suggesting a multi-year build.