EA squashes rumors of BioWare co-founders departure

I don't think they are leaving but it would be interesting to see what they would have  come up with had they left to start of new company...then again the industry is so tough I doubt they would make it even if they made something amazing.

Given the legendary status of EA"s PR  Bullsh#tting I find this comment extremely suspect , KOTOR failed to be the WOW killer it was hyped to be

How the mighty have fallen. You know what they say: you sleep with dogs, you wake up with fleas. 

After playing Heavy Rain, I really don't think that highly of Biowares "choice driven" games. Anyone can die in Heavy Rain, but the story just keeps moving forward, and it has multiple endings. Mass Effect was mostly just gimmicks when it came to player choice. How big of an impact did the "major choice" at the end of ME2 really have in the next game? And choice is almost non-existent at the end of ME3, even with the extended cut. Bioware is a great developer, but the choices really don't make much of a difference.

Anyone else notice that everything EA touches dies?

Start a new company and make that Jade Empire sequel already.

Well thank gawed!

I was always naively under the assumption that EA and WoW came along in the 21st Century...now that I think of it and having played .hack// and reviewing Tron movies I am almost convinced that they were the origin of ALL things evil. I'm sure Satan became Satan because he worked for EA after kicking his WoW habit the first time!

I would've preferred if he leaved and founded his own company... I don't think BioWare has no talent left, i can feel some ambition in their latest games, but the execution is rushed and lacking in detail. DA2, Tortanic(i can't call it anything else, lol) and ME3 wouldn't have been completely different games, obviously, but i think something with more care would've come up if EA hadn't put their hands on them. Course, BioWare were already going with the reduction of RPG elements before EA bought them(Jade Empire), but that's not necessarily bad if done correctly.

But oh well, even if that never happens, we have CD Projekt now.

Those two have most likely endured a crisis of conscience. The idea of security is fine, but self-reliance breeds innovation. 

I won't say Bioware got lazy, but it appears they didn't maintain that same level of proficiency they showed up until ME 2.

Some folks complained about KOTOR 2. I was one of them, but I understand that it was used to fund ME 1 and Jade Empire.

They had a company that set trends; not defined by them. I would bet a steak dinner that the Doc and the Dr. spent many a day shaking their heads in disgust at many of the decisions they allowed EA to make.

Step out fellas get back out there on your own. The market will support good games. When you're ready, we'll be waiting with open wallets. 

Why would the co-founders of Bioware leave because TOR stinks? Wouldn't the lower level people leave?

"Crap, the huge game we made is a huge flop!"

"We better bail on our company!"

Whether or not they left is completely immaterial.

Bioware has already proven that they ran out of the secret sauce which caused us to become addicted to their games in the first place.

Start bitching about Mass Effect ending in 3...2...1... now.

I wish those guys would leave and start a new studio outside of the control of EA. Maybe Drew Karpyshyn and Brent Knowles could be their first hires. We can hope....

That's too bad, those guys could probably deal a lot of good IP without EA pumping it for DLC / brainless sequels. 

I am glad Dr. Zeschuck is taking time off and thinking about new projects. Why don't they make an RPG about medicine? I mean, they are doctors; surely there are interesting stories to be told about that.

Please....

Mass Effect 3....93 Metacritic, 70+ Scores, highest reveiwed game of the year, second highest reviewed mainstream EA game of all time (Mass Effect 2 is #1).

Face it, the game is a success, its the vocal minority that doesn't like it.

And please, for all those who say ME3 was rushed, it had more development time than ME2 did. And don't tell me ME1 wasn't rushed by Microsoft to the 360 for the holidays...You know, the obvious beta ME1 was, or the copy and paste planets and dungeons.

And DAO wasn't exactly finished and polished either.

Seems Bioware is following the typical EA crumble dance. Sad times for those of us who still have the boxes of the original BG. They were the company that first introduced me to CRPG and I will forever be grateful. But those times are over and sadly this is probably Bioware hitting the downslope. The crash is coming unless they get creative. Thank God I have Bethesda and CD Projekt Red.