BioWare's Founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka Retire
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BioWare co-founders and recognisable video game industry figureheads, Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk have announced that they're to depart the company that they founded together, with neither suggesting that a return to video games is on the cards in the foreseeable future.
"After nearly two decades in videogames, I’ve decided to move on to pursue an entirely different set of challenges," Muzyka declared in his parting statement on the BioWare blog. "This has been an incredibly difficult decision to make; after thinking about it for many months, I made the decision to retire from videogames back in early April 2012 – at that time I provided six months’ notice to EA, to help enable a solid transition for my teams at BioWare."
Both Zeschuk and Muzyka have written lengthy statements about their decision to retire from BioWare, with current General Manager of BioWare in Edmonton and Montreal, Aaryn Flynn sharing his thoughts on the pair's departure and the future of the Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer.
"I know this might be concerning for some of you but the leaders at BioWare have had some time to think about it – to think about how the games, the fans, and the creative teams would move on without the two guys who started this organization back in 1995. We – including Ray and Greg – think the studio is solid and the team here is ready to embark on a whole new era of games," Flynn writes, noting that next on the cards for BioWare is Dragon Age III: Inquisition in late 2013 and Mass Effect 3 's Omega DLC this fall.
"Writing a note like this is something one imagines doing once in a lifetime, if at all. The experience of following a dream, achieving it and along the way working with the most talented, passionate and engaging people imaginable isn’t something I’m likely going to repeat again," said Zeschuk. "Building BioWare over the years with Ray and the many other people involved was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I’ll cherish it always."
You can read Greg Zeschuk, Ray Muzyka and Aaryn Flynn's statements in full over on the BioWare Blog. We wish both Zeschuk and Muzyka all the best for the future.