BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Former BioWare boss Casey Hudson is closing the studio he launched in 2021 without releasing a single game
Hudson said the studio was forced to shut down because of "an unexpected shortfall of funding."
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Former Bioware boss Casey Hudson has closed his studio without shipping a single game
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I was glad to see him go back to BioWare and then he just up and left again. I only know of the guy because of Mass Effect. I always thought he played a key role in ME’s success. It feels like everyone who made BioWare great either retired or left the studio. Sucks he had to close. At least he didn’t close because his game failed to be successful.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Return to Bioware in time for ME4's development to kick in full gear?
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Yeah, this is more respectable than taking the Cliffy B route and hyping up then shipping a huge flop.
Bioware is just a name brand at this point. All the talent left the building ages ago. At least we got good remakes of Mass Effect.
The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
Ofc it was a money laundering scam, called it back then. Its always these dumb fuck, "former x from famous company opens y studio" and 90% of the time they release a dud or just close.
YuLY
Member
Such a shame. After all these years there is still no alternative to Mass Effect, unreal. I guess theres that Exodus game but who knows...2 generations later and still the only game like Mass effect was the one made by Bioware earlier...SW Kotor. This industry is so fucking boring, lets make more souls likes and gaas and weeb shit. fuck everything
Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
Damn. I was looking forward to a Sci-Fi RPG from these guys.
Ah well. Wait for ME4 continues.
Ah well. Wait for ME4 continues.
Loomy
Banned
You can't just say shit like that without any actual proof.
What likely happened here is they scrounge together enough money to work on a proof of concept for a few years hoping they could show it to a publisher for additional funding. When they couldn't sell their idea, they had to shut the project down. This happens a lot. The only reason it's news here is because Casey is/was a big name in the industry.
nowhat
Member
It didn't matter, ultimately it was all the same and his previous actions didn't affect the outcome.
Buggy Loop
Member
AAA sci-fi is a bite off more than you can chew scenario. Costs a ton of money just for the art, let alone developing the lore and so on. Too bad.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Maybe BioWare can hire him back and fire their Queerosexual Gendermancer
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Guy can't catch a break. Its a very rough time to depend on the goodwill of investors. Shame.
YuLY
Member
Thankfully the game director for next ME is Mike Gamble who was with the company since ME2 and seems like a good lad, I dont think the gendermancer has anything to do with the next ME.
Still, how much are we going to rely on this one francize to carry the rpg space genre...
Who gave him money? Is all venture capitalism a scam? Building a business is a risk. And I doubt he made much if any.
simpatico
Member
Is Bioware a profitable endeavor? You'd struggle to build a purpose-built money burner as efficient as post ME3 Bioware.
Yeah we need better developer management. Publishers need to stop buying into the excuses and authorizing these crazy timelines. Labor is like a gas, it expands to fill whatever container you have it in. AA companies are cranking games out on the old timeline just fine.
Superkewl
Member
Unfortunately, Bioware is too forgone at this point. Nothing can save them
Itchy Tickles
Member
I liked Bioware when it was the Doctors and him (and that era of the team, pre EA or not long after). The last thing I remember about him, was that he left EA / Bioware and was brought back, I think to try and save it, but it was for..... Anthem.
Obviously it's a long time ago now, but I remember he usually came across like a genuinely nice guy who obviously, as part of that team, made some unbelievable games. So, no hate or mockery here.
Obviously it's a long time ago now, but I remember he usually came across like a genuinely nice guy who obviously, as part of that team, made some unbelievable games. So, no hate or mockery here.
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Jinzo Prime
Member
Maybe he's going to work on Exodus, help get the game shipped?
nowhat
Member
He did come back for Anthem, yes.
He was also responsible for the ending of ME3, so there's that.
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EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Some of you hyped up those original creators to a massive degree lol
Listen, Bioware today is where its at based on a lot of those original creators input, lets not act as if this person going out on their own was going to make all theses GOTY or some shit as if EA was the one killing them or some fucking shit.
EA is the publisher that saved them when that parent company was going under, if they were doing soooooo great, they wouldn't even need that to happen then in the first place
So hear me out folks, maybe Bioware always had these fucking issues and that isn't merely just an "EA" thing as many seem to want to believe...
They were in financial trouble in the first place when the publisher purchased their parent company
So why is anyone surprised that the studio closed after leaving? they weren't even fucking successful when they were somewhere else to even own their own properties prior....
Visceral gets closed down and then they form a new company only to then have that protocol game flop...
Let's stop trying to normalize this fucking shit of a owner of a company leaving and going elsewhere and trying to act as if they're going to make gold and that's the only thing holding them back was the previous publisher lol
If they were doing so fucking amazing clearly they would not have had their past studio close down, I understand it's easy to jump on the hate bandwagon regarding Electronic Arts but like any fucking company it's pretty feasible they might have a legitimate reason for closing down those studios....
Its not to say we don't have some success stories of a team leaving and being successful, merely lets try to have some perspective on this and consider a legit reason may have existed for the past publisher to part ways with them or close down their studio or some shit.
Listen, Bioware today is where its at based on a lot of those original creators input, lets not act as if this person going out on their own was going to make all theses GOTY or some shit as if EA was the one killing them or some fucking shit.
EA is the publisher that saved them when that parent company was going under, if they were doing soooooo great, they wouldn't even need that to happen then in the first place
So hear me out folks, maybe Bioware always had these fucking issues and that isn't merely just an "EA" thing as many seem to want to believe...
They were in financial trouble in the first place when the publisher purchased their parent company
So why is anyone surprised that the studio closed after leaving? they weren't even fucking successful when they were somewhere else to even own their own properties prior....
Visceral gets closed down and then they form a new company only to then have that protocol game flop...
Let's stop trying to normalize this fucking shit of a owner of a company leaving and going elsewhere and trying to act as if they're going to make gold and that's the only thing holding them back was the previous publisher lol
If they were doing so fucking amazing clearly they would not have had their past studio close down, I understand it's easy to jump on the hate bandwagon regarding Electronic Arts but like any fucking company it's pretty feasible they might have a legitimate reason for closing down those studios....
Its not to say we don't have some success stories of a team leaving and being successful, merely lets try to have some perspective on this and consider a legit reason may have existed for the past publisher to part ways with them or close down their studio or some shit.
DanielG165
Member
I don’t think you can properly make such an accusation without substantial evidence, nor knowing fully what goes into a money laundering scam.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Wouldn’t that be amazing. But more like Hudson would become one of them, lol.
simpatico
Member
At best I think they open them hoping to get bought out by a Bungie, Epic, Ubi etc and just absorbed into a bigger studio. Hope Casey didn't burn too many small investors on this one. Always sucks to petition for a piece of the office furniture auction proceeds.
Calico345
Gold Member
nial
Member
Do they? I've seen them often taking at least 4 years of development for a single project.
nial
Member
Every single post of yours sucks ass, holy shit.
Dr. Samuel Hayden
Member
Feels like whenever these "rockstar" creatives leave their companies to start up their own thing it always ends in catastrophe.
Portugeezer
Member
BioWare will never be the same.
Action Jackson
Member
Thanks for this great idea for a new username.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
That’s literally what the director described herself as on her instagram profile
The studio did not make Bioware's mistakes and did not release games.
But seriously, I understand that they opened right during the Covid boom, when the bubble was very inflated and everyone was sitting at home. And the flow of investment into the gaming industry was incredibly high. Now it is very difficult to find funding, especially for difficult complex games - investors no longer want to take risks.
But seriously, I understand that they opened right during the Covid boom, when the bubble was very inflated and everyone was sitting at home. And the flow of investment into the gaming industry was incredibly high. Now it is very difficult to find funding, especially for difficult complex games - investors no longer want to take risks.
Rush2112
Member
I am glad we disagree on everything.
HJuggernaut
Neo Member
reminds me of that CoD Community manager that opened a studio stayed afloat for about 4 years and didn't ship a single game.
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Werewolf Jones
Member
tl;dr but from the first sentence yes most notable names in BioWare at the time were just in the right place at the right time. None of them are talented, especially Hack Walters.
TheChumpNation
Member
Hudson always seemed to be a voice pushing the dumbing down of mass effect. It appeared as though as he gained more power within the company as others left, things went further downhill. Im not sure he deserves the reputation he holds among some gaming circles.
Last Hearth
Member
That's because there have been a lot of bombs and flops lately so investors and not looking to pump more cash into gaming.
SEGAvangelist
Member
This is a good thing. He destroyed Mass Effect.
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