ItвЂ™s safe to say they probably havenвЂ™t sought the advice of an IP lawyer. This is actually what it says on their website. On their website, under the question вЂњIs this legal?вЂќ the answer they currently have up there is вЂњWE BELIEVE SO.вЂќ It seems that Poem Studios has not sought permission from LucasFilm/Disney (who hold the copyright to the Star Wars setting and elements) nor Electronic Arts/BioWare (who hold the copyright to the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game). Or, rather, it would be fantastic, if what they were doing was in any way legal, and if I wasnвЂ™t fairly certain a cease and desist letter (or worse) is headed their way at some point in the future. вЂќДЄnd all that really does sound fantastic вЂ“ fans of the original game would get to experience the game anew on modern machines, and people who missed it the first time around would get to be introduced to a classic game without having to look past the вЂњclassicвЂќ graphics and game design. According to their website, they are вЂњa group of dedicated programmers, artists, voice actors, world builders, and writers that have all come together to breathe life back into a wonderful game,вЂќ and they intend Apeiron to be вЂњa remake and remastering of the original game with added content, new worlds, missions, HUD, inventory, items, and compainions. In case you hadnвЂ™t heard, a group of indie game developers going by the name of Poem Studios has announced their intention to release вЂњ Apeiron ,вЂќ a modern reboot of the 2003 Xbox classic Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

IвЂ™m not sure what it is exactly about Star Wars games specifically that makes some people throw caution to the wind and completely disregard existing intellectual property laws, but here we are, the second time in recent memory that the development of an unlicensed Star Wars video game has made the rounds on various gaming news sites.

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