The BioWare layoffs include the writer responsible for Dragon Age's best character (www.pcgamer.com)

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Among the recent layoffs at BioWare was Mary Kirby, creator of Varric and some of the best characters of DA:I

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[-] squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Considering that DA veteran David Gaider left ages ago, I do not have much hope left for the next DA game. BioWare may have hung on a little bit longer than other EA studios, but it looks like the notorious mismanagement by EA will get it too.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 9 points 1 year ago

What do you want us to do? We cut their funding, we forced them into layoffs, we demanded unrealistic timelines, we have zero idea of how single player games are made, we've mismanaged the IP and done nothing with it for a decade now - and they still won't be profitable!

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