Writer for Bioware, Drew Karpyshyn, responsible for Mass Effect 1 and a host of their titles is announced he is leaving games to follow other projects.
Today, via his website, Drew Karpyshyn has announced he’s retiring from Bioware and games in general. “As of last week, I have officially retired from BioWare. (I’ll give all you gamers a second to let that sink in. Just to be clear, the parting was completely amicable, and 100% my decision.)”
He’s the man behind the majority of Bioware stories since the company made it’s name for himself. Starting with Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Drew Karpyshyn has helped forge the tales the developer is known for.
He was responsible for the scenario of Knights of the Old Republic before becoming Lead Designer of Jade Empire and then the Mass Effect series. He left Commander Shepherd in the hands of Mac Walters while he moved to Austin, Texas and concentrated on the series he helped forge. Star Wars: The Old Republic.
“For the past twelve years I’ve had the privilege to work at one of the best companies in the video game industry, side by side with the most talented and incredible group of people I’ve ever had the good fortune to know. I’ve enjoyed my time at BioWare immensely, but it’s time for me to move on.”
“During my time at BioWare I worked on a number of beloved and award winning titles. I’m proud of everything we accomplished, and I know going forward that BioWare will continue to live up to its well deserved reputation for making the best story driven games in the industry. The story and dialog in any BioWare game is the result of an entire team of writers working together, and I often felt I received an excessive amount of the credit for the games we created. The Dragon Age games and the continued success of the Mass Effect series after my departure make it pretty clear that BioWare can get along just fine without me, and I’m looking forward to experiencing the games as a fan rather than from the other side of the fence.”
Instead of games Karpyshyn is going to concentrate on writing novels. Something he is no stranger to, already being the author of four Star Wars and three Mass Effect novels.
He also intends to work on his original fantasy series too. ”Even if you are someone who is going to miss my contributions to the video game world, I hope you’ll be somewhat mollified by the fact that I’m going to have more time for novels, screenplays and other projects. (Like finally finishing Children of Fire, the first novel in my original fantasy series, which I’ve been perpetually working on for almost a decade.)”
I wonder if that means their giving him Mass Effect: Deception to fix too?
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