BioWare Confirms Layoffs and Developer Change for Star Wars MMO

BioWare has confirmed layoffs within the Star Wars: The Old Republic development team as the game prepares to transition to a new developer, Broadsword Online Games. The agreement sees SWTOR handed over to current Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot developer Broadsword Online, which is run by former Mythic Entertainment co-founder and BioWare VP Rob Denton, who previously worked on SWTOR in its early days. BioWare general manager Gary McKay confirmed an undisclosed number of layoffs are set to hit those who do not transition from the studio to Broadsword.