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EA Update: EA Clears Up The Old Republic Microtransaction Talks

December 11, 2008 · Print This Article

Company says it hasn’t officially announced any business models for its Star Wars MMO.

Yesterday, at an Electronic Arts conference call, EA CEO John Riccitiello hinted that BioWare’s upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, would use microtransactions. However, today Shacknews received word from an EA representative that concluded otherwise. “No statements have been made about the Star Wars business model.” The representative told the gaming news site that the microtransaction talks were simply a misunderstanding.

What spurred the microtransaction talks yesterday was this comment made by Riccitiello, “…for example [the] Star Wars online MMO, are mid-session games which are microtransaction-based.” He added, “You’ll be hearing more about those in the February [conference] call.”

IGN has attempted to contact BioWare representatives for more clarification on the matter. We’ll update you as soon as the news comes in.

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