BioWare's Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah Are Leaving the Company

BioWare is losing two of its most prominent and veteran developers, Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah, as announced a few hours ago on the studio'due south official web log past EA'south Chief Studios Officeholder Laura Miele, who strived to reassure fans that BioWare volition still be in good hands going forward.

When I recall most BioWare's time to come and the adjacent generation of talent in place, I could not be more confident or optimistic. As we wait to the studio's futurity and the projects currently under evolution, the next generation of BioWare talent is leading the studio forward and working on some incredible games that I know you volition be excited to experience in the coming years.

Samantha Ryan, who came to Electronic Arts afterward leading Warner Brothers Games, is 1 of the strongest leaders in the industry. She will continue to oversee the studio. I'm too excited to announce Christian Dailey, who joined BioWare from Blizzard, will be leading our Dragon Historic period projection currently in development. Christian is a fantastic creative leader and I look forward to you all getting to know him in the coming days. We recently announced Mass Effect: The Legendary Edition and Mike Take chances is leading a squad hard at work on that franchise's future.

The search for a new GM is underway and nosotros are already talking to some great people. We will find the right leader who has a deep love and respect for this studio's heritage, who embodies the values of this squad and who will help carry on the incredible legacy of BioWare.

Casey Hudson, who already briefly left BioWare in 2014 before returning equally its General Managing director in 2017, is credited for his piece of work on Baldur'south Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (for which he was game managing director and producer), and the Mass Effect trilogy (where he kept the same role). Marking Darrah, on the other manus, worked as a developer on the Baldur's Gate games, Neverwinter Nights, and Jade Empire before moving to Dragon Age as the executive producer of all three installments released so far.

That said, in his good day weblog post, Casey Hudson also teased that BioWare is 'poised for an exciting new era of amazing games', some of which haven't been announced yet. Needles to say, nosotros hope to larn more about those in the near future. Until then, stay tuned.