BioWare Co-Founders Leave the Company & Industry

[Sonic 293]

This is somewhat related to Command & Conquer, considering the franchise now falls under the BioWare label within all things EA. It was revealed eariler today that Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, who formed BioWare with Augustine Yip in 1995, have left the company.

 

"After nearly two decades in videogames," Dr Muzyka explained on his blog, "I’ve decided to move on to pursue an entirely different set of challenges."

 

 

Dr Zeschuk, meanwhile, explained his reasoning clearly: "I’ve reached an unexpected point in my life", he stated, "where I no longer have the passion that I once did for the company, for the games, and for the challenge of creation."

 

Greg plans to move out of gaming all together and to work on beer-related projects in his immediate future, but he didn't rule out a return to the industry at some point. Ray, meanwhile, is planning on moving into an investment and mentoring role, with a goal to helping new entrepreneurs in the field of social / impact investment.

 

BioWare, which is currently made up of around 800 employees across six separate studios, is wholly owned by Electronic Arts. Their games include the Baldur's Gate series, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect.

[Alex06 39]

I am saddened by this. =(

I know I'll certainly miss them.

[Luk3us 63]

Well things can only get better from here on out right?

[Sonic 293]

This will have very little impact on Command & Conquer so no need to worry really.

[lkRaven 0]

I don't think its a co-incidence that these 2 departed at once. Soon after their departure EA announced a new studio working on the next Mass Effect game. I think they are doing something stupid to ruin that franchise also. Perhaps a Mass Effect F2P MMO is in the table which resulted in these resignations. We may never know the truth. But we'll soon learn about the ME game.