This is kind of interesting: With BioWare being a Canadian company, the leader of the federal NDP, Avi Lewis, tooted his view on the shut down. Mostly to say private equity sucks, but also:
The developers at BioWare know how to run the studio. They know how to make the games we all love. They should be given the first opportunity - and the federal support - to buy it and run it themselves.
I don’t know what was involved when Microsoft let Double Fine go independent instead of closing it, but it would be nice if BioWare got the same option from EA (even if EA probably wouldn’t let them have Mass Effect and Dragon Age).
The developers at BioWare know how to run the studio. They know how to make the games we all love.
I’m not sure they do. EA bought Bioware in 2007… The first Mass Effect released in 2007.
The original Bioware founders left in 2012, and other than Dragon Age: Inquisition in 2014, all of their releases have had major issues since.
Mass Effect: Andromeda in 2017, Anthem in 2019, Mass Effect Legendary Edition in 2021 (not bad, but it’s a compilation/update of stuff made prior to their departure), and Dragon Age: The Veilguard in 2024.
Where is the evidence that the current Bioware team knows how to make “games we all love”? It seems to me that left alongside the founders in 2012.
Don’t get me wrong, I think Bioware going independent would be a much better option than closing entirely, but trying to blame all the issues on EA and assuming an independent Bioware would be great… just means people aren’t paying attention.
This is kind of interesting: With BioWare being a Canadian company, the leader of the federal NDP, Avi Lewis, tooted his view on the shut down. Mostly to say private equity sucks, but also:
I don’t know what was involved when Microsoft let Double Fine go independent instead of closing it, but it would be nice if BioWare got the same option from EA (even if EA probably wouldn’t let them have Mass Effect and Dragon Age).
I’m not sure they do. EA bought Bioware in 2007… The first Mass Effect released in 2007.
The original Bioware founders left in 2012, and other than Dragon Age: Inquisition in 2014, all of their releases have had major issues since.
Mass Effect: Andromeda in 2017, Anthem in 2019, Mass Effect Legendary Edition in 2021 (not bad, but it’s a compilation/update of stuff made prior to their departure), and Dragon Age: The Veilguard in 2024.
Where is the evidence that the current Bioware team knows how to make “games we all love”? It seems to me that left alongside the founders in 2012.
Don’t get me wrong, I think Bioware going independent would be a much better option than closing entirely, but trying to blame all the issues on EA and assuming an independent Bioware would be great… just means people aren’t paying attention.
Avi is such a fucking breath of fresh air
I really hope he gets enough exposure
That’s a terrible plan, bioware has been nothing but a failure machine for over a decade