{"id":1728331,"date":"2026-10-22T16:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Wn9RUMZ2tiBwKdtMzQkMFU"},"modified":"2026-10-22T16:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:24:11","slug":"ex-bioware-boss-and-mass-effect-director-casey-hudson-says-hell-forever-be-grateful-for-his-time-at-the-studio-its-legacy-will-live-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ex-bioware-boss-and-mass-effect-director-casey-hudson-says-hell-forever-be-grateful-for-his-time-at-the-studio-its-legacy-will-live-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-BioWare boss and Mass Effect director Casey Hudson says he&#8217;ll &#8216;forever be grateful&#8217; for his time at the studio: &#8216;Its legacy will live on&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/rip-bioware-ea-has-shut-down-the-legendary-rpg-developer\/\" target=\"_blank\">EA announced that it&#8217;s closing BioWare<\/a>, the studio behind beloved RPG franchises like the original Baldur&#8217;s Gate games, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age. Alongside BioWare&#8217;s closure\u2014and the cancelling of its next Mass Effect project\u2014EA is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-10-21\/electronic-arts-to-cut-400-jobs-shut-down-bioware\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly laying off around 400 people<\/a> in an effort to &#8220;align talent and investment&#8221; in the wake of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/the-deal-is-done-electronic-arts-is-now-officially-owned-by-saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\">record-breaking private equity buyout<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While recent years have brought no shortage of high profile studio closings and game cancellations, the news of BioWare&#8217;s shuttering has prompted an outpouring of sympathies and frustrations from the fans, fellow developers, and former studio staff. Among those mourners is former BioWare game director and ex-general manager Casey Hudson, who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CaseyDHudson\/status\/2113012091519164839?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">reacted to the news on X<\/a> to say that BioWare&#8217;s influence will continue even if the studio itself doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2113012091519164839\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is sad news on multiple fronts &#8211; for those of us who worked there, for our friends and colleagues at BioWare who are impacted, and for fans who were looking forward to the next Mass Effect adventure. I started my career at BioWare and will forever be grateful to the founders, Greg and Ray, for inviting me to join in BioWare&#8217;s legendary journey. Its legacy will live on through those who were part of it and continue to create games through a passion for unforgettable stories, worlds and characters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2113012091519164839\">October 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This is sad news on multiple fronts\u2014for those of us who worked there, for our friends and colleagues at BioWare who are impacted, and for fans who were looking forward to the next Mass Effect adventure,&#8221; Hudson said. &#8220;I started my career at BioWare and will forever be grateful to the founders, Greg and Ray, for inviting me to join in BioWare&#8217;s legendary journey. Its legacy will live on through those who were part of it and continue to create games through a passion for unforgettable stories, worlds, and characters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure at the studio, Hudson had a major influence on some of BioWare&#8217;s most-loved releases, working as project director on both Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the Mass Effect trilogy. After leaving BioWare in 2014, Hudson returned in 2017 as its general manager\u2014before ultimately departing a second time in 2020, following the troubled development and launch of Anthem, the studio&#8217;s ill-fated live service shooter.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Hudson&#8217;s been acting as proof of his own assertion about BioWare&#8217;s lasting influence in game development. Following the 2021 founding and subsequent 2024 closure of his NetEase-acquired studio, Humanoid Origin, Hudson announced in 2025 that he&#8217;d started <em>yet another <\/em>new company: Arcanaut Studios. There, he\u2014and a team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/surprise-the-studio-making-star-wars-fate-of-the-old-republic-is-full-of-former-bioware-devs\/\" target=\"_blank\">stacked with other ex-BioWare devs<\/a>\u2014are currently at work on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a &#8220;narrative-driven action RPG&#8221; that Hudson has called a &#8220;spiritual successor&#8221; to KotOR.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"wS5CSUNr6QbY2XqPWc5BcR\" name=\"star-wars-fate-of-the-old-republic-1\" alt=\"Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic - Crashed ship\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ex-bioware-boss-and-mass-effect-director-casey-hudson-says-hell-forever-be-grateful-for-his-time-at-the-studio-its-legacy-will-live-on.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ex-bioware-boss-and-mass-effect-director-casey-hudson-says-hell-forever-be-grateful-for-his-time-at-the-studio-its-legacy-will-live-on.jpg' target='_blank' class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Arcanaut Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hudson&#8217;s far from the only developer who&#8217;s reaffirmed BioWare&#8217;s continuing impact on game development since the news of its closure broke. CD Projekt joint CEO Micha\u0142 Nowakowski noted how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/cd-projekt-boss-pays-tribute-to-bioware-for-helping-bring-the-witcher-to-life-20-years-ago-bioware-has-been-a-massive-part-of-cdpr-history\/\" target=\"_blank\">BioWare offered crucial support<\/a> during the development of the Witcher 1, while Larian CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LarAtLarian\/status\/2113020691251642602?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">Swen Vincke wrote on X<\/a> that the studio &#8220;led the way in making RPGs big.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Legendary immersive sim developer Warren Spector <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/game-industry-legend-warren-spector-blows-up-over-biowares-closure-its-utter-bulls-t\/\" target=\"_blank\">offered a more blunt reaction<\/a> to BioWare&#8217;s shuttering, calling the closure &#8220;utter bullshit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"936e0b7c-ce32-11f1-9965-5da522a6a6a6\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ex-bioware-boss-and-mass-effect-director-casey-hudson-says-hell-forever-be-grateful-for-his-time-at-the-studio-its-legacy-will-live-on-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"936e0b7c-ce32-11f1-9965-5da522a6a6a6\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/ex-bioware-boss-and-mass-effect-director-casey-hudson-says-hell-forever-be-grateful-for-his-time-at-the-studio-its-legacy-will-live-on\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, EA announced that it&#8217;s closing BioWare, the studio behind beloved RPG franchises like the original Baldur&#8217;s Gate games, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age. Alongside BioWare&#8217;s closure\u2014and the cancelling of its next Mass Effect project\u2014EA is reportedly laying off around 400 people in an effort to &#8220;align talent and investment&#8221; in the wake of its record-breaking private equity buyout. While recent years have brought no shortage of high profile studio closings and game cancellations, the news of BioWare&#8217;s shuttering has prompted an outpouring of sympathies and frustrations from the fans, fellow developers, and former studio staff. Among those mourners is former BioWare game director and ex-general manager Casey Hudson, who reacted to the news on X to say&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ex-bioware-boss-and-mass-effect-director-casey-hudson-says-hell-forever-be-grateful-for-his-time-at-the-studio-its-legacy-will-live-on\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1728332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[5491],"class_list":["post-1728331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-gaming-industry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ex-BioWare boss and Mass Effect director Casey Hudson says he&#039;ll &#039;forever be grateful&#039; 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