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As any keen gamer will know, this last Q4 has proved very expensive for anyone looking to buy all of the big console releases – and one of the co-founders of BioWare thinks it’s a big problem. There’s too many games released today,” Ray Muzyka told sister site Develop. It’s …
Read More »BioWare duo on simpler days and longer load times
Muzyka and Zeschuk take on rapid-fire questions in a new Develop FAQ
Read More »FAQ: Muzyka & Zeschuk
The BioWare co-founders get the rapid-fire question treatment
Read More »Mystery surrounds new BioWare game
Developer BioWare set the internet alight yesterday with the release of a steady stream of teasers ahead of the announcement of a brand new title at next month’s Spike TV Video Game Awards. Some quite remarkable sleuthing from PC site Rock Paper Shotgun threw up two possibilities. Decoding a barcode …
Read More »Dave Perry quietly launches Gaikai
Notable developer Dave Perry has announced that Gaikai entered open beta on Sunday. The game-streaming service is being launched gradually, with 1,000 invites sent out to consumers at the weekend, and more being issued in waves of 10,000. Everyone will be getting invited in batches and if you are too …
Read More »LGC 2010: Old Republic profit ‘unfeasible’ – Hubertz
Bigpoint boss says big budget and reliance on subscriptions spells bad news for Star Wars MMO
Read More »LGC 2010: Old Republic will never be profitable
Speaking to the audience at last night London Games Conference, Bigpoint CEO Heiko Hubertz has warned that upcoming high-profile MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will never produce a profit for either publisher EA or developer BioWare. If you look at Star Wars from EA and BioWare, they estimated a …
Read More »Dragon Age becomes free Facebook game
Publisher EA has announced Dragon Age Legends, a brand new instalment in the successful RPG series that will be released exclusively through Facebook. The free-to-play title has been custom-designed for the casual and social play style for Facebook users of all ages” and will offer online co-op gaming. In addition, …
Read More »Dragon Age 2 gets its own Cerberus
EA’s Dragon Age 2 will follow in the footsteps of fellow BioWare release Mass Effect 2 by offering an online content hub that can only be accessible by use of a code found in new copies of the game. Pre-owned buyers will face a $10 outlay to access the same …
Read More »BioWare again named leading Canadian employer
Group praised for offering long-term staff a 7-week sabbatical and time off after projects
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