BioWare Co-Founders Retire

[purifico]

What conspiracy theories? No post has yet said "only crap is coming now" at the time of your post.

The company's co-founders are leaving and another company owns what is left. i.e: BioWare is now just a name, regardless of what games come next.

Have you read the responses? "RIP Bioware" "Only a shell of what you once were" "Now only a matter of time before it dies a slow and painful death"

Knock it off.

You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
I've seen not a single conspiracy theory in this thread yet, just people expressing their opinion that the future Bioware games will be not as good (let's put it that way) now that the heart and soul of the studio are gone. And those fears aren't completely baseless you know.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

Oh do grow up. Already with the conspiracy theories and cries for what darkness is to come?

I wish them both the very best in their new pursuits, and I thank them for their contribution to games. I think that's really all that needs to be said.

Welcome to the Escapist; just mentioning Bioware turns a thread into a pit of mean-spirited insults and childish tantrums.

Anyway, hopefully they do well in their new pursuits and can relax a bit. I do wonder who will step into their roles as Muzyka and Zeschuk were more businessmen than game designers (seriously they never actually designed or wrote most of Bioware's titles)

 

[Krantos]

If I drank I'd raise a glass to you guys.

Instead I'll just buy and play the original Baldur's Gate off GoG like I've been meaning to do for years.

I wish I had an appropriate song, but I can't think of one that sums up my feelings of bitter-sweet sorrow I have at this news. I wish them all the best, think fondly of the times they gave us, and feel the industry is just a little bit less bright to have them gone.

Best of luck to you, Doctors. You kicked ass.

 

[TheMadJack]

"Two wonderful decades working at BioWare and later EA was the result of that decision."

The way I read it is this:

"Two wonderful decades working at BioWare"

then

"and later EA was the result of that decision."

 

[DSK-]

I hope Bioware doesn't turn in to a bunch of "Yes" men with their departure. At the very least, not right away.

 

[tmande2nd]

"LEAVE BIOWAREA ALONE!!!!"
...no.

I can say what ever I want about it.
Yep just another sign that EA is eating Bioware from the inside to make some gutted RPG house.

 

[LiquidGrape]

What conspiracy theories? No post has yet said "only crap is coming now" at the time of your post.

The company's co-founders are leaving and another company owns what is left. i.e: BioWare is now just a name, regardless of what games come next.

I've seen not a single conspiracy theory in this thread yet, just people expressing their opinion that the future Bioware games will be not as good (let's put it that way) now that the heart and soul of the studio are gone. And those fears aren't completely baseless you know.

Your very own posts implied their leaving would have the immediate effect of BioWare becoming an unfeeling development automaton under the watchful eye of EvilArts or whatever. Whether you believe that is painting in broad strokes, your prerogative. But I've seen a lot of people inferring the strangest things in this thread so far.

Anyway, with regards to the alleged heart and soul of BioWare being gone; I absolutely think it's a shame that the Doctors retire from games. Absolutely I do. They built a great company and provided the framework for what is demonstrably a very creative environment for creative people. That said, to suggest the company is a "shell" purely because of their leaving is asinine. They haven't been directly involved in development for more than a decade, and many of the company's veterans remain.

But I guess somebody should tell Lukas Kristjanson [http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,6524/] that the studio he's been working for since the production of Baldur's Gate is dead. Obviously he didn't get the memo.

 

[i64ever]

EA is the devil.

 

[hobohazard]

Bioware was the studio that made me think of gaming as something that could be serious. Ill remember you as you were Bioware.

 

[Coreless]

Its official, the developer I have followed and loved almost over every other is gone. Good luck to these men in their next endeavors and thanks for the good times in making some of the best RPGs I have had the pleasure of playing. R.I.P. Mass Effect, Baldur's Gate, Jade Empire, Knights of the Old Republic and Dragon Age....you will be missed. * sniff sniff*

 

[DTWolfwood]

All i can think of is that quote in Batman.
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zDz8CW6utWY#t=78s]

best of luck with those two.

 

[Mr.Mattress]

Calling it now: Bioware shall be sucked into the void known as EA. Just as so many have before them. Good Night, decent Western RPG makers. May heavenly angels sing thee to they rest.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

It's not like these were the only good employees Bioware had guys, I'm sure they're still capable of creating good games.

 

[Bobic]

And here I thought the captains were meant to go down with their ship. . .

Nah, I'm kidding, good luck to the both of them.

 

[tautologico]

It's not like these were the only good employees Bioware had guys, I'm sure they're still capable of creating good games.

They weren't directly involved in the games for a long time now.

 

[Spartan212]

Wow, this is the first time I've ever been truly sad after reading a game-related article. RIP Bioware. Thanks for the fantastic memories

 

[teebeeohh]

remember when people were like "look bioware is still the same company because the same people work there" yeah, that's done with

 

[Blachman201_v1legacy]

Well, this video seems to hold even more true now: