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-Tetsuo- September 18th, 2012 05:38 PM
Greg Zeschuk, Ray Muzyka (co-founders) are leaving BioWare
 
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At an internal meeting this morning, BioWare co-founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka announced the duo are leaving the company, I’m told by multiple sources close to the situation.

It’s unclear why Zeschuk and Muzyka are leaving.

BioWare and Electronic Arts shipped Star Wars: The Old Republic last December to a mixed critical reception, and the game has struggled to hold onto users since. Dragon Age 3: Inquisition was formally announced yesterday, running on DICE’s Frostbite 2 engine, and is scheduled for a release in late 2013.

Electronic Arts has not respond to my request for comment.
Blog post from the two:

Ray Muzyka

Greg Zeschuk

The Old Republic strikes down more Bioware veterans.

Vid Gamer September 18th, 2012 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by -Tetsuo- (Post 1588948)
EA strikes down more Bioware veterans.
fixed

krazy September 18th, 2012 10:02 PM
Ok now they are officially dead.

-Tetsuo- September 18th, 2012 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Vid Gamer (Post 1588977)
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The Old Republic will be the end of Bioware, son. Don't try to deny it.

krazy September 18th, 2012 10:13 PM
He's retiring..... to craft beer.

Vid Gamer September 18th, 2012 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by -Tetsuo- (Post 1588983)
The Old Republic will be the end of Bioware, son. Don't try to deny it.
TOR doesn't help but they were never the same once EA took over.

Fuck EA.

EA wanted to buy out Valve. Valve said they would rather be out of a job and homeless than work under EA.

krazy September 18th, 2012 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Vid Gamer (Post 1588988)

Fuck EA.
Yup.



Sad

What really makes me sad is not only were they both Dr. by my age they had also already created their own video game company.

Aeon Storm September 19th, 2012 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Vid Gamer (Post 1588988)
EA wanted to buy out Valve. Valve said they would rather be out of a job and homeless than work under EA.
Is that real? I mean, seriously?

Vid Gamer September 19th, 2012 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Aeon Storm (Post 1589024)
Is that real? I mean, seriously?
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/10/ny...-to-buy-valve/

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Newell says it's likely Valve's employees would scatter and the company would "disintegrate" before it would be sold.

"It's way more likely we would head in that direction than say, 'Let's find some giant company that wants to cash us out and wait two or three years to have our employment agreements terminate,'" Newell says.

Old Fart Gamer September 19th, 2012 11:12 PM
Who can forget EA destroying Westwood Studios?

Fuck EA.

bigloser September 20th, 2012 01:14 PM
BioWare is basically dead at this point... I'd imagine you'll probably start to see long time employees start filtering out behind Ray and Greg.

Sad day, I really like BioWare.

Vid Gamer September 20th, 2012 02:24 PM
I think everything is riding on how good DA3 will be. If it turns out to be crap they might as well shut down.

... and give the ME franchise to CD Projekt.

-Tetsuo- September 20th, 2012 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by bigloser (Post 1589146)
BioWare is basically dead at this point... I'd imagine you'll probably start to see long time employees start filtering out behind Ray and Greg.

Sad day, I really like BioWare.
They have been falling off for a while, though :-/

krazy September 20th, 2012 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by -Tetsuo- (Post 1589175)
They have been falling off for a while, though :-/
Stop.

They made 1 less than great game.

And SWTOR.


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