It’s hard to put into words how much BioWare has influenced my life and my love for video games. KOTOR has always been one of my all-time favorite games, and titles like Mass Effect and Baldur’s Gate showed me just how powerful storytelling, world-building, memorable characters, and player choice could be in this medium. These are the kinds of games that stay with you long after you finish them. At one point in my career, I had the opportunity to take part in a recruitment process with BioWare, which made the studio feel a little closer and more personal to me. Their games were part of what made me fall in love with this industry in the first place, and they’ve been a huge source of inspiration throughout my own journey as a game developer. And I’m not even going to start on how much CD PROJEKT RED and our games owe to the path BioWare helped pave. Their influence on RPGs, and on the people who went on to create them, is impossible to ignore. Whatever comes next, BioWare’s legacy and the impact of the incredible people who worked there will live on through their games and through the countless developers and players they inspired. A huge loss for the entire game development industry. ❤️