BIOWARE IS FINISHED.

[LeStryfe79]

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/0...ckson-actively-looking-for-new-opportunities/

This isn't just a guy. He was the main guy on Bioware's biggest project, probably more so than James Ohlen. Oh well, I guess they had it coming for selling out to EA.

 

[Infinitron]

Codex will not be satisfied until the head of one of their single player franchise staff rolls.

 

[hoverdog]

Shouldn't this thread be in Made for Console Popamole RPGs?

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

BioWare Austin, who gives a fuck about those?

 

[Lagole Gon]

Meh.
Bioware's unlife will continue for few years more. Two or three, that's my guess.

 

[sea]

Not surprising considering that the SWTOR team has been dropping like flies lately. At this point their games are driven more by EA's marketing decisions than low-level design work anyway, so it doesn't surprise me that the guy is burned out and tired of his current role.

 

[[UD]liam]

yeah so what. they also lost brent knowles and drew karpyshyn when their respective pet franchises went full ultima 9. even if ray and greg get squeezed out tomorrow infinity ward style, we're gonna keep seeing new DA and ME releases for as long as EA can financially justify them.

 

[evdk]

The Banner Saga guys knew when to jump ship.

 

[LeStryfe79]

It's over. Thanks a shit for RTWP, popamole, Gayder, and cum stained C&C. Fuck those decliners.

 

[taxalot]

Bioware will not die ; it will probably become "Electronic Arts", the same way Bullfrog and most of Origin did. Meaning it will become soulless and all it will do from now on is generic crap.

Oh wait.

 

[Micmu]

BioWare will not die.
Their coffee-makers and water coolers will now be proud and integral part of EA.

 

[communard]

You guys are so excitable. You do realize the game industry has a massive employee turnover rate? This is just EA being EA.

At the end of the day the people ultimately responsible for the decline of a once sorta decent developer will still get paid and the people doing the actual work will be the ones who get fucked over (with a few exceptions). Capitalism ho!

 

[Roguey]

Erickson wrote the elf rape origin in Dragon Age so fuck him.

 

[nurabsal]

WELP



200 Million Dollar Boondoggle.

 

[Drakron]

You guys are so excitable. You do realize the game industry has a massive employee turnover rate? This is just EA being EA.

Lower? Yes but higher ... no, when a Lead designer leaves its not a good sign since those people dont usually leave (look at WoW) as its true staff usually moves around it even in EA the upper ranks they dont usually leave unless there are problems.

Considering TOR is not even one year old the fact its Lead Designer and Creative Director is leaving its a indication of how it performed and how the situation is at BioWare Austin.

 

[Serious_Business]

actively looking for new opportunities, huh

Sounds dignified

I'll show you an opportunity asshole

I'll show you the pain

Awww yeah

 

[SuicideBunny]

Erickson wrote the elf rape origin in Dragon Age so fuck him.

i thought that was a neat idea in theory, but the fact that they executed it in such a kiddo friendly manner to then proceed to jokes about morrigan's or whatever her name was dirty panties was just fucking retarded.

 

[Angthoron]

Whoop-whoop, TOR servers are merged, 1 PvE and 1 PvP server. If I gave a fuck I'd go and check out the lulz on their forums. But I don't!

 

[Volourn]

FAKE BIO.

 

[Angthoron]

Bio is like Roman money - first it was like good and stuff and it had value to it, but then crisis hit and the Romans made many new Biowa- coins. They weren't forgeries because EA made them, but they tossed the value right straight into the shitter.

 

[SuicideBunny]

FAKE BIO.

all bio is fake bio after being bought by ea.

 

[Bahamut]

Bioware will not die ; it will probably become "Electronic Arts", the same way Bullfrog and most of Origin did. Meaning it will become soulless and all it will do from now on is generic crap.

Oh wait.

We are the EA. Lower your shields and surrender your franchises. We will add your intelectual property and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your games will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.

 

[Art Vandelay]

Screw them

 

[ohWOW]

Whoop-whoop, TOR servers are merged, 1 PvE and 1 PvP server. If I gave a fuck I'd go and check out the lulz on their forums. But I don't!

 

[Black Shogun]

Oh well, sort of sad in a way.
Bioware used to make decent games imo.