BioWare Opens Austin Studio And Reveals Its F...

BioWare Opens Austin Studio And Reveals Its First MMORPG

"If it's BioWare, it's RPG" would've been a most natural thing to say, up until recently. Actually up until a couple of hours ago, when BioWare saw fit to reveal their brand new project! And not only will this be an MMORPG (their first take on the genre), but the real news is that all the development is being handled by their Austin studio - which was also announced today over on the BioWare website (with comments already pouring in on their forums).

The new team will be headed by James Ohlen, who left the company's Edmonton studio in order to become Lead Designer for this MMO venture, after previously making his mark on games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Neverwinter Nights, Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II. His right (and left) hand will be Richard Vogel and Gordon Walton, a couple of industry veterans who fondly remember their time at Sony Online Entertainment, with the first of them even working with Origin at the time they were releasing Ultima Online. Details about the game are nowhere to be found yet, however both BioWare studios - from Edmonton and Austin - are now hunting for fresh meat. If you've got what it takes, they have the money!

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