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    BioWare is a game company that is currently owned by Electronic Arts (EA). It specializes in making role playing games that usually involve deep and engaging stories.

    Greg Zeschuk, Ray Muzyka Are Leaving BioWare

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    #51  Edited By Brake

    @Packie said:

    Hey guys, Obsidian is still hiring. Just saying.

    Exactly what I was gonna say.

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    #52  Edited By FoolishChaos

    Well, fuck.

    I really liked DA1 :( Like, alot

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    #53  Edited By LegalBagel

    EA. Destroying successful franchises and developers for years. Though I imagine SWTOR had something to do with Bioware's potential implosion as well.

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    #54  Edited By Animasta

    @Packie said:

    Hey guys, Obsidian is still hiring. Just saying.

    no way obsidian makes good games

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    #55  Edited By Diablos1125

    Such bullshit man.....

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    #56  Edited By Phatmac

    Pack up it folks, we're done here.

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    #57  Edited By begilerath

    Are they leaving Bioware or "Bioware"?

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    #58  Edited By altairre

    Now I'm even more interested in how DA3 turns out.

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    #59  Edited By Branwulf

    Is anyone actually surprised by this?

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    #60  Edited By DoctorLazy

    Good job, EA.

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    #61  Edited By Zaph

    "In 2013 Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka went on to form PharmaSoft, a successful independent studio. Their first game under PharmaSoft brand was Dragon Effect for iOS. In 2016 PharmaSoft was sold to publisher Activison for an undisclosed sum"

    ...and the cycle continues.

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    #62  Edited By bkbroiler

    whoa whoa WHOA

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    #63  Edited By trucksimulator

    Huh wow

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    #64  Edited By shinboy630

    Welp, there goes any hope I had for DA3

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    #65  Edited By reelife

    Not surprised really. =/

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    #66  Edited By thedj93

    yeeeeeeeeah that sucks

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    #67  Edited By neurotic

    Oh, snap! I wonder what's gonna happen now.

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    #68  Edited By StoffInator

    This really sucks.

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    #69  Edited By WEKS

    God goddammit EA, god-effing-dammit.

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    #70  Edited By DarthB

    Wow! That's some crazy bidniss. I really hope they open up a new studio and maybe do some smaller experimental shit. Good luck to them in whatever future they have lined up.

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    #71  Edited By pbhawks45

    How much of an impact does this really have, though? It had seemed like their influence on the studio had greatly diminished over the years. Seems more symbolic, though I could be totally wrong.

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    #72  Edited By Kosikutioner

    I can't wait to Kickstart their next game!

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    r.i.p bioware

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    #74  Edited By HulkHanson

    A shame, but Bioware just haven't been the same since EA acquired them.

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    #75  Edited By ShadowConqueror

    Honestly, I can't say that I'm all that surprised.

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    #76  Edited By AngelN7

    Oh Lord...

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    #77  Edited By Silock

    Heh, I guess this is a big deal yeah?

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    #78  Edited By Humanity

    Here is hoping they fund a new studio and we get 1 cool game before they have to disband it.

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    #79  Edited By Draxyle

    Holy crap. I don't think they can even be referred to as "Bioware" anymore, even though that name has already been stretched thin these last years. Good on them though, they were clearly being used and abused for the good part of a decade, and taking the blame for a lot of the Bioware faults these last few years have probably taken their toll (deserved or not).

    I really wish some of these departing Bioware employees could legally speak about their experiences. I'd love some confirmation of what we already think EA has forced on them.

    @Packie said:

    Hey guys, Obsidian is still hiring. Just saying.

    Ya know, that'd be pretty awesome. Project Eternity could use some outside assistance.

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    #80  Edited By excast

    Well, this doesn't give me much faith in the direction they are taking with Dragon Age 3.

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    #81  Edited By mowgers

    Over/under on these men moving to work at Obsidian, or is that just me thinking it'd be funny?

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    #82  Edited By HellBrendy

    Man do I hope Valve knows when to call people.

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    #83  Edited By Sidfiou

    Now, I'm waiting for Activision to give them a development studio. Oh the irony.

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    #84  Edited By KowalskiManDown

    Ouch, real blow for Bioware.

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    #85  Edited By Czarpyotr

    Zoinks

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    #86  Edited By avidwriter

    There goes any hope for DA3

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    #87  Edited By asmo917

    Well, if Scoops Klepeck broke the story, everyone prepare for years of legal wrangling, and someone get Patrick to Edmonton so he can camp outside of Bioware's offices...just in case?

    Paul Barnett just tweeted out that they're retiring. I assume it's actually a "retirement."

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    #88  Edited By baltimore

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    Sucks. But I can't say we didn't see it coming.

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    Criterion next.  

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    #90  Edited By drew327

    Thanks EA!

    Wow, one of them is quitting to make an online show about brewing beer. Real high brow stuff!

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    #91  Edited By metal_mills

    Rip Bioware :'(

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    #92  Edited By ChosenOne
    It's a rare condition, this day and age,

    to read any good news on the GB frontpage.

    Love and tradition of the grand design,

    some people say it's even harder to find...
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    #93  Edited By Phatmac

    They're retiring from the games industry... wow..

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    #94  Edited By clumsyninja1

    Took them long enough...

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    #96  Edited By RE_Player1

    Looks like Bioware is done.

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    #97  Edited By sean2206

    Well that seemed kind of inevitable hope they can form a new/join a current good rpg studio like obsidian.

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    #98  Edited By chogi

    This probably happened.

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    #99  Edited By spiceninja

    EA really needs to get their shit together. Jesus.

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    #100  Edited By Hennet_sim

    @MattBodega said:

    Well....I guess that's the end, then.

    The end of days has begun for the world of videogames

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