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After a long and bumpy road, two companions have chosen this week to leave the BioWare adventure party. Casey Hudson, project director for Mass Effect before becoming the studio’s general manager, left the company after 23 years with Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah. These are big starts, but BioWare insists they won’t have any effect on upcoming studio remasters and distant sequels.
EA Studio Director Laura Miele made the announcement in a post earlier today. While Darrah’s position will be taken over by former Blizzard Christian Dailey, Hudson’s position will be a bit more difficult to fill.
Casey Hudson had already left the studio before joining Microsoft for three years before returning to become CEO of BioWare. Now, more than two decades after stepping through the company’s front door for the first time, he has decided to move on to an unexpected future.
“Getting to this point was a time for me to reflect on my own future, and 2020 has been a year that has forced us all to rethink the way we think about work and life,” Hudson wrote in his own statement. “For me, it’s the realization that I still have a lot of energy to create, but also that I have to try something different. I don’t know exactly what it is yet, but I do know that I want to start by rediscovering my creative passion through more personal work.
Executive producer Mark Darrah, who spent most of his BioWare tenure as the head of the Dragon Age series, wrote his own farewell to the studio and assured readers that the long-dormant RPG was “in good hands” under new director Dailey.
“It was a very difficult decision for me. The amazing team of developers on Dragon Age makes my life fuller and better. They taught me so much. But it is also the strength of the team that makes this possible. I know Dragon Age won’t just survive without me, it will thrive.
Beyond the continued attempts to save Anthem, BioWare recently announced Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, remastering all three (and only three) of their original space breaks. They’re also making a new one – although Dragon Age 4 isn’t even closer to the surface, it’ll likely be some time before we hear about either.