Busy times at BioWare
Recently BioWare have made a lot of headlines. First,Mass Effectlead Casey Hudsonreturnedto the fold after the departure of Aaryn Flynn. Then, sadly, we learned yesterday of thepassingof long-time developer Corey Gaspur. This morning sees news that the studio’s Montreal branch is to be absorbed into Jade Raymond’s EA Motive Studios.
Speaking to Tech Raptor, an EA press statement reads: “With multiple major projects in development in Montreal, we are merging BioWare Montreal with Motive Studios.. This is an ongoing process, but there are many exciting roles and opportunities for everyone on the team.”
EA Motive are currently working onStar Wars: Battlefront 2, as well as an as-yet undisclosed new game. This leaves the Montreal staff under the supervision of Raymond, whilst BioWare Edmonton (currently working onAnthem) and Austin (The Old Republic) will be overseen by Hudson.
Who knows what the future holds for these three studios? But it may be some time before we ever find ourselves donning N7 armour again.
