Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk Have Left BioWare

The two most famous doctors in the video games industry have called it a day. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk co-founded developer BioWare back in 1995 and have posted blogs on BioWare’s website confirming the fact that the docs are checking out.

Muzyka said:

After nearly two decades in videogames, I’ve decided to move on to pursue an entirely different set of challenges. 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.

I feel the need now to move on to a new chapter in my career. With the growth of BioWare to multiple locations as part of a public company, following two decades of multiple successful product launches across many platforms and business models, I’ve largely personally achieved what I wanted in videogames; I now desire to take on a brand new entrepreneurial challenge…my next ‘chapter’ will likely focus on an entirely new industry, something exciting, different and frankly downright scary.

Zeschuk‘s reflection is one that is filled with a less positive tone, but still looks forward to the future;

After nearly twenty years working at BioWare I’ve decided it’s time to move on and pursue something new. This decision isn’t without significant pain and regret, but it’s also something I know I need to do, for myself and my family. I’ve reached an unexpected point in my life where I no longer have the passion that I once did for the company, for the games, and for the challenge of creation.

Some of you will be curious what I’ll be doing next, and I can state that I’m not going to be working in games for a while, and there’s a strong possibility that I won’t be back. After my departure I’m going to be spending significant time with family and friends, as well as pursuing some personal passion-driven projects related to craft beer.

Muzyka looks to be done with video games for the foreseeable, whilst Zeschuk does hint at a possible return to video games in the future. Right now, the doctors are out.

From the classics like Baldur’s Gate, right up until the Mass Effect series, Bioware have proven to be a powerhouse in video games development. The most recent Star Wars MMO has had its obvious set-backs, but with such a big reveal like Dragon Age III: Inquisition, the folks over at BioWare aren’t cooling down anytime soon.

Source: Giant Bomb