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Ray Muzyka And Greg Zeschuk Retire From BioWare

Posted on Tuesday, September 18 @ 12:11:44 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

In a shocking pair of letters on the official BioWare blog, studio co-founders Ray Muzyka And Greg Zeschuk have announced that they are retiring from their positions at the company they started back in '95. This is incredibly unfortunate considering how instrumental they have been in providing gamers with two of the most compelling role-playing franchises this generation, namely Mass Effect and Dragon Age.

In Muzyka's letter, the BioWare exec explains why he has decided to part ways with the company, saying:

I feel the need now to move on to a new chapter in my career. With the growth of BioWare to multiple locations as part of a public company, following two decades of multiple successful product launches across many platforms and business models, I’ve largely personally achieved what I wanted in videogames; I now desire to take on a brand new entrepreneurial challenge.

Zeschuk shared the reason behind his departure in a separate post, explaining:

This decision isn’t without significant pain and regret, but it’s also something I know I need to do, for myself and my family. I’ve reached an unexpected point in my life where I no longer have the passion that I once did for the company, for the games, and for the challenge of creation. For the people I have had the privilege of working with, however, my passion burns as brightly as it did the day we started.

What this means for the future of the company remains to be seen, but we wish them both the best in their future endeavors. Do you think this will affect the potential for future success at the studio? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack

    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
    As much as BioWare has been a saint in the RPG industry, they're beginning to slip. SWTOR was a very par MMORPG and Mass Effect 3 had some serious design issues.
  • Jessica_Vazquez
    Jessica_Vazquez

    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
    Sadly I must agree. You can tell that the multiplayer aspect of ME3 was focused on far too much in the development process. All of those useless side missions that took place on multiplayer maps could have been side quests that actually had something to do with the main plot/character development. Such a missed opportunity.
  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns

    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
    Yeah, the last few years have really been a downhill slope for them. And with how many big name employees have left the company this last year alone, it really doesn't bode well for them.
  • Andy578
    Andy578

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2012 at 2:27 pm
    this is EA hard at work :)
  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
    man, the pessimism in the comment section here is really annoying right now.
  • Noritama
    Noritama

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
    Here I'll cheer it all up. It's good they are going because they pursue other things like knitting.
  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
    There you go! Although one wants to get drunk and get paid doing it, so I approve of that.
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander

    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
    Translation:

    EA is choking the life out of the company and we're jumping ship before they kill it completely.
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE

    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Sep 18th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
    I don't think this is going to affect potential for future success, I think they're leaving BECAUSE of Bioware's potential for future success. This is in no way the same company it was ten years ago.
  • MasterRabbi
    MasterRabbi

    Joined: May 2007
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2012 at 5:31 am
    I only like doing it if it's hard - that's what she said.

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