BioWare Founders Announce Retirement 113
hypnosec writes "BioWare founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk announced their retirement from the gaming company as well as the video game industry. In two separate blog posts, the founders announced their decision and their future plans. Muzyka writes, 'After nearly two decades in videogames, I've decided to move on to pursue an entirely different set of challenges.' Zeschuk writes, '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.'"
yup... (Score:5, Insightful)
"I no longer have the passion that I once did for the company, for the games, and for the challenge of creation."
I would lose all my passion as well if I sold my soul to Electronic Arts...
Killed Westwood Studios and C&C / C&C:RA, now working on the final edges for BioWare!
Re:yup... (Score:5, Insightful)
Origin
Westwood
Bullfrog
Maxis
Bioware
Several others not mentioned...
Yep...when you sell your soul to EA, you only have yourself to blame.
Comment removed (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:yup... (Score:4, Insightful)
and now had enough cash I didn't need to work and could actually enjoy games as a player rather than as a developer.
Personally, as a player-turned-developer, I find it difficult to enjoy games past a certain point without the opportunity to participate in their creation.
Re:yup... (Score:5, Insightful)
None of what is wrong with SWTOR is really an EA issue. It's a game design issue at a basic level
What's basically wrong with SWTOR is that everyone really just wanted KOTOR3.