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RPG legend Josh Sawyer says the reason classics like Baldur's Gate disappeared in the '00s was "because retailers told us no one wanted to buy them"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We asked if we could see the research and they basically told us to trust them"

"This is going to be horrible": BioWare's classic D&D RPG Baldur's Gate 2 looked like a "hacked-up monstrosity that was still full of bugs" as the devs crunched to get it finished in time for launch
By Dustin Bailey published
News "The crunch at the time was brutal"

25 Best sci-fi games to travel into the future with
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best From aliens to time travel, the best sci-fi games will have you experiencing whole new worlds from the comfort of home

"EA has a huge repository of dormant IPs that are just sitting there" after $55 billion buyout, says former Dragon Age and Anthem producer, so it could make better "financial sense" to sell studios instead of shutting them down
By Catherine Lewis published
News Selling IPs could help deal with that impending $20 billion of debt

Former Dragon Age director says it's "hard to imagine" BioWare pivoting from "very progressive messaging to having the reverse" following EA's $55 billion buyout, and public perception not being "apocalyptically bad" if it did
By Catherine Lewis published
News He also questions if The Sims would fit into the "messaging desires of the three groups that are involved in the acquisition"

Ex-BioWare veteran says EA's $55 billion buyout is "likely going to mean layoffs and studio closures and a dramatic reduction in people" thanks to that looming $20 billion of debt
By Catherine Lewis published
News "There is hope to be had here, but it's going to definitely be painful before that hope is going to come to fruition"

EA goes $20 billion in debt as part of its $55 billion buyout, and the BioWare fans who've already waited 8 years for Mass Effect 5 are terrified of how the company might cut costs
By Dustin Bailey published
News "It's over, Commander"

The 25 best RPGs you can (and should) play right now
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Best List Ranking the best RPGs, from classics like Assassin's Creed to the punishing Lands Between of Elden Ring

BioWare realized late in Anthem's development that "this game was coming in on fire" after EA told the devs "we were targeting a game in the 70s" on Metacritic
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Ex BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah spills the beans on the studio's expectations heading into launch

Former BioWare exec says Anthem's storytelling failed because it was "treating everyone as if they were the same protagonist," but Borderland succeeds because "the storytelling spreads" across all players when they split up
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Mark Darrah continues his chapters-long autopsy of Anthem
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