Greg Zeschuk, Ray Muzyka (co-founders) are leaving BioWare

-Tetsuo- · September 18th, 2012, 05:38 PM

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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-

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

fixed

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-

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

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

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

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

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-

They have been falling off for a while, though :-/

Stop.

They made 1 less than great game.

And SWTOR.

September 18th, 2012, 10:02 PM	#3
krazy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Phoenix,az Posts: 9,332 Games Owned: 77 Games Wanted: 61	Ok now they are officially dead. __________________ Rev.Krazy double stamps it!

September 18th, 2012, 10:13 PM	#5
krazy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Phoenix,az Posts: 9,332 Games Owned: 77 Games Wanted: 61	He's retiring..... to craft beer. __________________ Rev.Krazy double stamps it!

September 19th, 2012, 11:12 PM	#10
Old Fart Gamer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 9,509 Games Owned: 18 Games Wanted: 0	Who can forget EA destroying Westwood Studios? Fuck EA. __________________ "Recovering alchie" ~Moon Tears "Live and let live." Logan Douglas Hannan 1/1/2006 - 3/10/2006 Rest in peace, little man.

September 20th, 2012, 01:14 PM	#11
bigloser Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Jacksonville, FL. Posts: 20,103 Games Owned: 191 Games Wanted: 0	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. __________________

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September 20th, 2012, 02:24 PM	#12
Vid Gamer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Astoria, NY Posts: 20,885 Games Owned: 375 Games Wanted: 0	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.