The Old Republic lead designer quits BioWare?

Not surprising. At least BioWare lasted longer then Pandemic Studios. Time to move on.

Since when does Agent 47 works for Bioware?

You never know, something good might come from everyone we know leaving Bioware. They're games have become state regardless of the Producer.

Tortanic...

...under the sea

...under the sea

...under the sea

@rgrambo You wish. They probabloy have some contractual clause preventing them from doing that for the next 10 years or so.

It was fast. Bioware went down the drain very quickly. EA bought it to develop TOR. When it failed, everything started falling apart. I can't help but ask myself: are the founders happy? Was it worth it? Or should they have remained independent and still have a legacy to talk about 10 years from now instead of being forgotten as will certainly be the case?

EA kills another developer once again.

Everyone is jumping Bioware ship these days.

I see nothing to worry, these talented designers and programmers will start new companies that will hold to the same principles and quality as the companies they had started prior to being absorbed by EA.

First they screwed up with SWG , now they wanna screw Star Wars: The Old Republic .. looks like someone hates starwars MMOs !! i think starwars would make the perfect MMO , if given to the right developers .

@rasterror

Wasn't KOTOR slated to be KOTOR 3 at first? Either way, sad to see them go.

sad.. really loved bioware's work.

come on Bioware, you can't keep letting all of your people go

At least we still have Valve and CD Projekt Red.

I don't like when things going wrong people are leaving ok you mad a mistake the game didnt go as you expected so stay and work togther to make it better, and don't just leave :(

Bioware is going to hire new people with new idea and things just going to be better i think and i hope.

R.I.P Bioware

come on Cliffy B. Bioware seems to be hiring

I guess the rumors were right about EA attributing the failure of Mass Effect 3 ending and subscription rate of SWTOR to the guys at the top

"Who would've thought this would be happening today?" That's what my friend's cousin asked me today. My response: Just about every gamer who has watched EA destroy dev houses in the past in exactly the same way.

Some of us actually remember the glory days of BioWare; not the crap they've been releasing under the EA label. Whenever someone claims that Mass Effect 3 or Dragon Age 2 is BioWare's best game to date; I cringe as something dies inside of me.

This is a win for gamers. Let the Devs and publishers know that WE are the backbone of the industry.

Even though it may mean the death of a once loved dev thats what it takes to MAKE them listen!

so first the founders, now this guy......hmmmm EA is doing their homework for the renewal on the year of the worst company!!!

Well, I'd say BioWare's about to be put on the EA chopping block pretty soon; the company's pretty much been gutted at this point. Another developer I loved has ended up destroyed by EA. Unfortunately, they're running out of big name developers to ruin... I bet you they'll aim their sights on DICE as the next company to drive into the ground.

EA has a nasty habit of killing talented development houses. The major exodus behind Bioware's key staff is just the latest segment of this long chain. Anybody remember Bullfrog Productions? Westwood Studios? Maxis? Mythic? EA guts these studios and force them into a creatively-bankrupted environment with their poor business decisions.

As for those who say Bioware should not have sold out to EA, the story is more complicated than that. EA acquired the Bioware / Pandemic partnership (VG Holding Corp) from its owner Elevation Partners. Since Bioware / Pandemic was privately held by this equity group, fighting this transition would be difficult to do on Bioware's end. Needless to say, Bioware is rapidly becoming a shell of its former self.

This is the next stepping stone on a long sad road of decline. We'll miss you Bioware. *sniffle*

Bioware is losing people left and right.

I am guessing that this has to do with the nature of working for EA, not Bioware, as that goes...

Don't want to be that guy, but I said this will happen when EA/Bioware announced that KOTOR was going mmo. KOTOR3 would have kicked so much ass.

BioWhere?

"Electronic Arts developer and Star Wars MMO creative director looking for new work". Looking at the upper-most picture above, I suggest he pursue a career as Jason Statham's stunt double :P

Cant blame just EA for this its also BioWare's directors who accepted the deal to be bought out and its them who lead the gamer designers on what projects they have to do and how its run. They are leaving for either better projects or personal reasons simple as that but EA is not to blame here fully

Maybe now we can have a real sequel to the Knights of the Old Republic franchise!

*fingers crossed* :)