Dragon Age 4 Creative Director Has Left BioWare - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 December 2021 / 2,058 Views
The senior creative director of the Dragon Age series Matt Goldman has left BioWare. He was working on Dragon Age 4, which has been in development for years.
BioWare studio GM Gary McKay sent out a letter to employees acquired by Kotaku:
Hi everyone,
I hope you are well. I’m writing to inform you all that Matt Goldman is leaving BioWare. We have mutually agreed to part ways, and his last day is today.
We understand that Matt’s departure has an impact on you, as well as the game’s development. Rest assured our commitment to a high-quality Dragon Age game has not waivered, and we will not ship a game that is not up to BioWare’s standards.
We, including EA’s executive team, have absolute confidence in the leadership here at the studio and the people working on this game to carry forward our vision.
An Electronic Arts representative added, "Matt Goldman is no longer working at BioWare. He leaves the next Dragon Age game in excellent hands, with the team here at the studio who will carry forward our vision for the game."
Goldman was hired by BioWare in 1998 and worked as an artist before working his way up to senior creative director after working for a short amount of time at Ensemble on Halo Wars.
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The main loss for me on the series is when David Gaider left, the main writer and Mike Laidlaw, DA:I's director. After so many years of being messed about by EA, I'm not surprised. I hope the game can repeat the successes on previous entries as one of my favourite game series of all time.
The hits just keep coming for BioWare :(
Another one bites the dust. EA doesn't have a good streak going
A never ending curse for em
biowares edge is gone,
a dull blade just coudnt get any duller
I was a huge fan of the first Dragon Age and enjoyed Inquisition quite a bit as well. The 2nd one was okay. Hopefully they can still make a great game without the departures from Bioware.
I'm feeling less and less excited about this game...
This is looking like a dumpster fire. Doesn’t seem like his departure was voluntary.
I hope the game still turns out great.
Another great studio falls under EA. I hope they can overcome this
