Dragon Age: The Veilguard Games Director Has Left BioWare - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 19 January 2025 / 2,512 Views
Dragon Age: The Veilguard game director Corinne Busche in a statement sent to Eurogamer announced she has left BioWare after she was given an offer she "couldn't turn down."
"At the heart of it, this was about my own fulfillment," Busche said. "I did what I set out to do at BioWare. That is to come in and help right the ship. I love Dragon Age, and BioWare, so the chance to return the game to a proper quality single player RPG was the privilege of a lifetime.
"It was hard fought, as games with such tumultuous dev cycles rarely end up shipping, and even more rarely turn out great. We, as a team, did it. And it was hard. It took a toll on me. BioWare still has a lot of work to do culturally, but I do believe they are on the right footing now.
"As for me, my departure was voluntary, as I have been presented with an opportunity I couldn't turn down. I don’t want to say much more right now, but you can count on it being in the CRPG space and upholding the traditions of great characters."
Dragon Age: The Veilguard released in October 2024 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
Our own Lee Mehr gave the game a 4 out of 10 and said that "perhaps its most grievous error is stuffing in so much content without justifying itself. The average campaign may run between 30-40 hours (northwards of 60-70 for a completionist run), but the insane onslaught of recycled enemies and various time-wasting elements are begging that tally to be sliced in half."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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"I did what I set out to do" if your goal was to destroy the legacy of Dragon Age then yes, I suppose you did do what you set out to do.
I love that shes like "My work is done. Youre welcome" while the studio is on fire and most gamers hated the game.
Rumor has it that Bioware Edmonton is closing sometime in feburary before the investor meeting, to please stackholders/shareholders. Apparently Dragon Age Veilguard was the last chance given to them. What that means for Mass Effect? I don't know... but I suspect it will be thrown on ice.
They arn't hiring anyone to replace Corinne Busche. Apparently all hiring has been stopped at Bioware Edmonton.
Because most of the team is rumoured to now have been moved to help work on the next Mass Effect and if they already have a game director there, they don't need another and don't need Busche.
Aren't they also making a Mass Effect show at Amazon? I hope that's there's a lot more financial confidence behind that franchise and the direction they're taking with 4.
And I'm okay with that. They already tried to tarnish the legacy one time with Andromeda, we don't need it again.
I saw this coming a million miles away. The majority of gamer's rejected it.
Destroyed a beloved franchise and left. Disgraceful
Gee i wonder why...
Lol his statement is funny af..we all know wy he left.
You are misgendering her! That is a barve if I ever saw one. Your re-education will consist of push-ups.
The narcisism of these people... They do a horrendous work but their ego just says: you did great.
I'm not playing a DA game ever again
Beyond hilarious
Her denial level 😆
All the gaslighting in the world didn't save this wreck of game. The gaming press pretended it was a "return to form" and that it was selling well. The truth had to come out eventually. It's a shame to see Dragon Age go out so sad but no one should be surprised. Bioware has been a mess for well over decade at this point. The people that made the games people revered are all but gone from the studio.
"BioWare still has a lot of work to do culturally."
-Some barve push-ups still needed until they fully conform.
Yup a few more barf push-ups and the culture will be just up to Corrine Busche's liking.
Just remaster/remake Dragon Age: Origins please.
You won't ever top the banter between Morrigan and Alistair, it's hard to get that kind of chemistry in any game.
im still going to pass on it when it hits gamepass ive seen the non binary memes
You've seen barely 20 minutes of a 50 hour game.
Those 20min where enough to not want to waste 50more hours thank you.
You can skip it.
I did skipp it. By not buying it
Excellent.
"To help right the ship", yeah right. To help blow up the gunpowder in the cargo hull is more accurate. And now this person is off to sink another CRPG somewhere. Wonder who made that gigantic mistake?
This comment section is a complete garbage fire, to the surprise of nobody.
Dragon Age is the Applebees of RPGs.
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