With news of aKnights of the Old RepublicMMOout in the open,Star Warsfans must surely already be bomb-proofing their wallets for the inevitable cash drain that lurks on the horizon. Naturally, LucasArts is doing nothing to help,already talking aboutthe merchandise opportunities that present themselves.
“We are looking forward to working with our partners in LucasFilm, that have worked with us previously onKOTORin bringing the comic books to life, and action figures, and all kinds of things,” beams LucasArts’ Tom Nichols. “I think the potential is there for us to have similar types of products and extensions from our licensing partners as well.”
Rough translation: Your bank account is going to get f*cking raped.