Speaking with blog VG247, LucasArts' chief, Tom Nichols, has said that the prospect of bringing to market is an 'overwhelming' task, but that the opportunities are immense.

"I’m bullish, I’m optimistic. I think it’s a huge opportunity for us, and for and EA," he enthused.

"It is, in a sense, overwhelming sometimes when you think about it, when you think about the amount of work that we have to do, and the amount of content that we’re building, all the things you have to have in place to successfully launch a large-scale MMO: that’s a lot of work, absolutely.

"But we’re all looking forward to the challenge."

World of Warcraft appears to be firmly in LucasArts' sights with this one. More soon.

By Luke Guttridge