BioWare co-founders retiring from industry

Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, co founders of BioWare in 1995, are leaving the studio to go after careers outside of the video game industry. Both of them have written blogs explaining why.

Muzyka intends to enter the entrepreneurship field, "I believe strongly in the power of free enterprise to enable sustainable change, so my next 'chapter' will likely focus on an entirely new industry, something exciting, different and frankly downright scary – investing in and mentoring new entrepreneurs, and more specifically, the field of social/impact investing."

As for Zeschuk, he is going into brewing craft beer(which is funny because I know someone who did exactly just that from Blizzard) saying, ""After my departure I'm going to be spending significant time with family and friends, as well as pursuing some personal passion-driven projects related to craft beer. The main project I will be working on is a web-based interview show called The Beer Diaries where I interview notable brewers and showcase their beers. If things go well, I'll work on other beer-related shows, apps and projects. If not, I'll have drunk a lot of tasty beers and may be back in games or even something else completely different. Ultimately time will tell."

So there you have it, the two great minds who brought us Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, moving on. May the force be strong with them.