The last console generation was no doubt a disappointment on the exclusive front for the Xbox platform. Microsoft have already made the right steps by fixing this issue by acquiring several game developers and publishers, in the hopes of bringing new and exciting IPs to their platform to compete with Sony & Nintendo. So, I thought I would have a look through the original Xbox catalogue and see what gems they can bring back to life with the Xbox Series X|S console generation.
Ex-Bioware producer Mark Darrah has released a video giving insight into the term "BioWare magic".
Darrah, who worked at BioWare for over 20 years including as an executive producer on the Dragon Age series, wants BioWare employees to stop using the term as it promotes "bad process".
Nightingale won't quite have the "narrative spine" of a Baldur's Gate or a Mass Effect game, but will instead focus much more than other games in the survival genre on world-building, with an emphasis on player choice.
I don’t expect readers to immediately reserve themselves a VIP table at Afterlife or book a shopping trip to the lower markets of the citadel but Mass Effect Legendary Edition is now on Game Pass for everyone who has a subscription. I wholeheartedly encourage one and all to craft their own path in the beautiful (dangerous) and vast galaxy.
Gary McKay has written candidly about his first year as general manager at BioWare, describing how the studio continues to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic, and how it intends to "rebuild [its] reputation" following the cancellation of its live-service shooter, Anthem.
"This has been another challenging year, with both work and home life continuing to be disrupted by the uncertainty of the global pandemic," McKay wrote in a blog on the official BioWare website. "We've had to continue to think on our feet to adapt to changing circumstances.
U.S. Patent No. 8,425,325: Automatically generating a book describing a user’s videogame performance Issued April 23, 2013, to Apple Inc. Filing/Priority to February 6, 2009 A comic book of […]