Retiree’s

Over the past few months major industry leaders have stepped down from their positions. Of those who have retired to a less hectic life, three stand out above the rest.

On September 18^th  The Bioware Doctors, Ray Muzka and Greg Zeschuk each wrote a public letter, giving a farewell to not only the company, but to the industry in general.

They founded Bioware in 1995 and played a major role in creating the Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age franchises as well as managing the merging of Bioware into Electronic Arts (EA). This is the end of their long road and the two partners will be splitting off to go pursue alternate, less stressful careers, in different fields.

Just this week Cliff Bleszinski has left Epic games. He was a 20 year veteran who helped to shape Unreal Tournament and Gears of War Franchise along with making the Unreal Development Kit available for free, to help kickstart independent development.

Known as one of the loudest voices of the industry, Cliff Bleszinski had a rare talent of not only being a great programmer and designer, but of being capable of showing his face to the world. He was not afraid to be a true gamer and was one of the biggest positive forces in bringing games into the public perception.

As of this moment he has taken his “retirement” has a well deserved break, and will hopefully be returning to the industry.