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[Baller. PhD]

Greg's plans sound like an awesome dream:

dat "fuck you" money

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Ahahahahahaha

EA is a helluva company.

 

[Megasoum]

That's what I get for searching if it's old news first

...

 

[Keyser Soze]

Polygon with a solid attempt at a FIRST!

http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012...-founders-ray-muzyka-and-greg-zeschuck-retire

See as all of the world's video gaming journalists work there, they could have done better than that.

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

Next is Insomiac (even if it just Partners Program)

 

[Pooya]

looks like the two recognized the time is right and have enough money for rest of their lives

 

[Mac the KNife]

My only friend, the end.

 

[Arksy]

I don't know how I feel about this. It could be good or bad we'll just have to wait and see.

 

[Jex]

The touch of EA is starting to feel like the touch of death.

 

[ironcreed]

It's been going downhill for years now. While they still have managed to make some games I have enjoyed, with each new game of the past few years it seemed that they were less and less of what they once were. Now with this, I would not be surprised to see the BioWare brand eventually dropped altogether and be renamed EA... whatever.

 

[Synth_floyd]

EA has destroyed another once great dev.

 

[marrec]

I don't know how I feel about this. It could be good or bad we'll just have to wait and see.

How much influence did the Doctors have on Bioware at this point anyway?

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Damn. I can't say I blame them, but it's sad to see they wont be in gaming anymore. Wish they'd start a new studio together.

 

[Hellsing321]

The dream is dead. Shut her down, Boys!

 

[LiK]

[/B]Damn

two doctors, two threads

 

[Zeranium]

Can't say I'm too surprised.

 

[TheOddOne]

The touch of EA is starting to feel like the touch of death.

Pretty much.

 

[Dennis]

looks like the two recognized the time is right and have enough money for rest of their lives

What a sad end for their careers then.

To see their reputation pissed away by DA2, Mass Effect 2 and TORtanic.

I wonder how much we can blame EA.

 

[vaelic]

regardless of their blog posts, its quite simple

they dont want any part of a sinking ship. best to bail now. they'll be back elsewhere

 

[Messofanego]

Speaking of 40+ video game developers, who are the oldest currently working developers in the games industry?

Sid Meier (58)

 

[Anteater]

We'll probably get more mass effect games to make GIFs with in the future, everything will be fine

 

[DieH@rd]

With every day we are closer to this ^

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Sounds like both guys got in and out of the industry for all the right reasons. Best of luck to them both in their future endeavors.

Edit: It's silly and opportunistic to blame EA for this after reading both of their personal feelings. I'm sure both guys have tons of respect for the coworkers they left behind.

 

[Averon]

Pretty much.

I fear for Insomniac.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Yep... Dragon Age is dead.

I guess this rumor was true: http://www.videogamer.com/pc/star_w...oware_bioware_austin_to_become_ea_austin.html

 

[Ryan_IGN]

Since it's both of them leaving simultaneously, I would venture a GUESS (just a personal guess!) that they both had clauses in their contract with EA after the acquisition that said they both had to stay on through a certain date. That time is likely up, so they're both out the door.

 

[Cpt.Underpants]

MEGATON

Not surprising

Not regrets

 

[vaelic]

regardless of their blog posts, its quite simple

they dont want any part of a sinking ship. best to bail now. they'll be back elsewhere

 

[Blast Processing]

Ray is going on to work with entrepreneurs, and Greg is going to work with craft brewers.

Sounds like EA drove them right out of the industry.

 

[Lothars]

Damn. I can't say I blame them, but it's sad to see they wont be in gaming anymore. Wish they'd start a new studio together.

I imagine they will eventually probably just want to take a long break before they do anything else.

 

[DieH@rd]

Speaking of 40+ video game developers, who are the oldest currently working developers in the games industry?

Sid Meier (58)

Hideo Kojima (49). Singlehandedly created stealth genre 25 years ago, and is still going strong.

 

[charsace]

They retired a while a go when they made all that money selling the company.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Sell company; cash out a few years later. Pretty typical with an acquisition. But it's clear that the last vestiges of the old Bioware are gone.

 

[Jex]

They are really leaving at a pretty ideal time. Most of their projects have, at least, been commercially successful but with the problems surrounding the MMO and other issues it's going to be some tough times ahead for the company.

 

[Omegasquash]

Anyone that didn't see this coming from day one was joking, and I'd be absolutely amazed if EA wasn't completely and 100% ready to get rid of them.

 

[t26]

I fear for Insomniac.

Insomniac is still independent

 

[Pooya]

I’ve been thrilled to see many exciting products in early development the past few months in the universes of Mass Effect and Dragon Age, as well as new content and business models for SWTOR,

so new Mass Effect game is in development? ... duh etc.

this is porbably why they announced DA3 yesterday like that. so that maybe it shows confidence in BioWare or something, to shareholders or else.

 

[Hero]

Writing was on the wall.

 

[Dennis]

RIP Dragon Age

RIP Mass Effect

RIP KOTOR

 

[inky]

I am one of the people that thought this would never happen. I was dead wrong, WOW. I actually thought these guys would be running EA one day too.

Can't think what to make of this, could be they are fed up, they wanted to cash out, they want to start anew after building a "1 billion" company from the ground up. Etc.

RIP Bioware though. We all saw that coming from a mile away.

 

[Xater]

The touch of EA is starting to feel like the touch of death.

Starting? Have you slept through the 90s?

 

[Elginer]

Megaton

BioWare is fucked

Pretty much. BOOM, now that's a Mass Effect.

 

[Oni Link 666]

Hopefully they end up somewhere good. I'd like to see more RPGs from them.

 

[TemplaerDude]

That about seals it for Bioware.

Sad day.

 

[slightconfuse]

Maybe we can petition for an alternate ending.

 

[EviLore]

The Dragon Age 2 |OT| hit harder than expected

 

[thomasmahler]

Speaking of 40+ video game developers, who are the oldest currently working developers in the games industry?

Sid Meier (58)

Shigeru Miyamoto (59)

 

[Jibbajabbawockky]

Although this cartoon could probably be edited to "Today" instead of "some years from now."
Seems those rumors from several months back were indeed true then. If Riccitiello leaves EA, then BioWare is well and truly fucked.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Leaving videogames to make beer...

That's an ending worse than Mass Effect 3's

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Ray is going on to work with entrepreneurs, and Greg is going to work with craft brewers.

Sounds like EA drove them right out of the industry.

Yep, theres a thanks to EA in their speeches, but it doesnt sound too truthful.