GD: Given that some Star Wars games have received bad press in the last few months, was there much apprehension that a backlash could start against KOTOR before the game was even released? There are a lot of vocal "gamers" on the Net who seem to want to bash things before they've even had a chance to play them...

CH: We pay a lot of attention to the gaming community through our web boards, so we're pretty conscious of how the game will be received. We're also doing a lot of testing with people who are new to the game, so we can get honest feedback from fresh eyes. We can't do much about people who will react to the game before it's released, but by really listening to what players want and taking their ideas and suggestions into account, we hope that we've created something that they will really enjoy.