People News David Gaider leaves BioWare

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We interrupt our regular routine of ignoring BioWare to deliver this shocking news. David Gaider, 17 year BioWare veteran, Baldur's Gate 2 designer, Dragon Age lead writer and former RPG Codex poster, announced today on Twitter that he'd left the company:

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Gaider left his role as lead writer on the Dragon Age series last March. It looks like whatever he moved on to after that may not have worked out for him. So what's next for ol' Dave? Over at Polygon, he said this:

Gaider confirmed that it was his choice to leave in an email to Polygon. "It was indeed my decision, one not made easily since BioWare's been very good to me, and the parting is amicable," he wrote. "It's simply time to move onto a new challenge."

"As to where I'm headed next, that announcement will come in due time — today's about saying goodbye and packing up," he added.
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A new challenge, eh? Sounds like he may have something particular already lined up.

 

[LeStryfe79]

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

just thinking about it

i cry evry tiem

 

[Delterius]

First MCA leaves amicably due to a failed project, then Gaider does the same.

 

[likaq]

This surely deserves a newspost.
Oh wait.

 

[MicoSelva]

In before he teams up with MCA to create a new studio.

 

[V_K]

A new RPG (romance-playing game) kickstarter incoming.

 

[mixer]

Hopefully he leaves gaming and focuses on something else... like romance novels.

 

[made]

Inb4 he joins Obsidian

 

[Obsequious Approbation]

And leave he did. What a tragic turn of events.

 

[Tytus]

So is anyone from the original/older Bioware team left at the studio or is it only nu-Bioware now. (Karpyshyn returned if I remember correctly).

My prediction MCA will announce that he ia gay and then he and Gaider will get married.

 

[taxalot]

It's okay, they still have Jennifer Hepler to turn things right.

 

[Azarkon]

But what will we do about

:incloosive:

 

[DavidBVal]

I say Bethesda. next Elder Scrolls needs more inkloosive romance

 

[Xor]

Next Boyarsky leaves Blizzard, and he, MCA, and Gaider team up to announce a turn-based kickstarter RPG.

 

[Tytus]

It's okay, they still have Jennifer Hepler to turn things right.

Didin't she leave after the DA2 fiasco?

Next Boyarsky leaves Blizzard, and he, MCA, and Gaider team up to announce a turn-based kickstarter RPG.

Baldur's Gate/Icewind Dale 3 incoming

 

[Martius]

It's okay, they still have Jennifer Hepler to turn things right.

She left company earlier.

 

[Metro]

InXile for sure.

 

[taxalot]

Nobody ever tells me anything.

 

[Jedi Exile]

Maybe he'll resume posting on the Codex, like Chris did. I am sure the community will welcome him with open arms.

 

[Tytus]

Maybe he'll resume posting on the Codex, like Chris did. I am sure the community will welcome him with open arms.

Maybe he'll finish the Arcanum let's play MCA started.

 

[Eyestabber]

Inb4 he joins Larian.

 

[Shin]

He's going to go to Serbia and join Styg at his studio. Oh no wait he's gay he'd probably get killed by the guards at the border.

 

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[Jaesun]

OK