Bioware's Cowardly Response to Exposé on Anthem's Mismanagement

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[@Nahan_Boker94]

Bioware join the EA graveyard

[@buddyguy4723]

ummm should they... learn to code or whatever

[@TheNocturnal1]

Calm down Yong....you're hurting their feelings =/ bahahhahaha

[@Rhyas9]

It's funny how Jason Schreier also said that "gamer rage" won't make the industry better. I bring this up because quite honestly, great journalism, but the article does nothing for me. I already knew Anthem was shit, and that the development cycle had gone to shit. Not trying to downplay his work mind you, respect for the effort. But how is this article any different from the supposed rage-inciting, no good KZbin videos about Anthem that came before it? If you had half a brain and eyes, you didn't need any more detailed expose info to know that you should have avoided Anthem at launch. The signs were there. This article clarifies things, but if I didn't wear enough tinfoil hats, I'd say it is both a "get mad" piece AFTER the game has had time to milk as much money from the gullible, AND an attempt to paint EA as a victim worthy of sympathy. Nope. Still going to hold both EA AND Bioware accountable. With the lead up to Anthem's release, both knew what they were doing, scamming the customer with garbage.

[@kylixion_6359]

No immediate yellow highlighted paragraphs in beginning of video? Gross. Unsubscribed. I expect more from you.

[@danielwilliams7161]

So being called out for your incompetence is "traumatizing" but letting your staff suffer chronic anxiety for years is ok... What a great company.

[@gwanael34]

This is why developers need unions

[@str48forward72]

That's how it is in reality for most companies the workers get the short end of the stick while the top of the pyramid enjoys a luxurious office.

[@sterlingarcher7604]

Daniel Williams I start on Monday

[@StarlightFromAbyss]

Nobody gives a shit about staff. But such articles are a PR smear on tops' mugs. They really don't like this kind of attention. Makes shitty decisionmaking more obvious to the public.

[@SergeantSniper]

I got into college to be a game developer. This is why my interest in being a part of the industry is gone now.

[@felixbrando4988]

"we built this game as a team" This isn't an anime, BioWare. Friendship doesn't fix everything.

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

And your so called Bioware magic won't save your asses.

[@tobymcgroby8967]

Power of friendship really does seem to be the main theme in every anime lol... "Because you're my friend!" Then the other moody character's eyes open up wide, tears start welling up. Why do they do that so much? It's unbearably cringey

[@Lemonborn-os6xy]

oof

[@One_of_Many750]

Felix Brando Love That Analogy!!

[@StarlightFromAbyss]

@@tobymcgroby8967 , it's for the drama. ¯\(◔‿◔)/¯

[@ryanmuck]

"We stand behind our leadership at Bioware and EA." - Leadership at Bioware and EA

[@aguyontheinternet9095]

I'm kinda curious how the hell we got to the point where AAA game development is in a race to see who can shit the bed fastest and hardest.

[@georgeblair2486]

Because monetization.

[@j.a.400]

@meaturama dude chill he was joking

[@suprafluid3661]

Minecraft is cool again.

[@deadbeatparent4229]

@@D00dman this guys has been doing this in the whole comment section just ignore him.

[@Szpagin]

Everything goes to shit once big money is involved.

[@perciusmandate]

Bioware: "We don't believe in attacking people." Also Bioware: *Attacks journalist without even reading his article.*

[@Klishar122]

In the same post no less.

[@brandonjarvis1987]

yeaaaaaaaaa you know what there is an " unfair focus" on really bioware? Mictrotransactions, live services, half baked games, and just money in general.

[@artemrasputin1831]

@@AmericanHairlines69 oh. So you are another one of these people that think KZbin "provocateurs" are to blame. Welp. Keep up the good work champ, good on you! Your opinion matters!

[@uedarizaru]

@@AmericanHairlines69 "NoT Try1nG tO DEf3nd B1oW4r3" yeah sure buddy

[@MeltonCrest]

To be fair i wouldn't call Jason Schreier a journalist, he's a "journalist".

[@BlueMario565]

BioWare is done, if this is their attitude towards feedback and criticism Dragon Age 4 will be a failure. Good riddance.

[@azraelswrd]

DA4 will probably be DOA if things don't change

[@Nahan_Boker94]

DA 4 is already dying before its born. EA cant redeem themselves anymore. This anthem already failure before it even appear on store. So i didnt expect more from DA4

[@richmeisterradio]

Money ruined gaming, change my mind.

[@danner253]

Thanks for the memories, but all I see now is a ghost

[@judgeporceddu8057]

DA4 is already a social agenda-driven story, according to nuBioware. i don't give money to sjw's, who can't even competently program basic stability. already doa4me!

[@TwilightLink293]

"I'm not supporting EA when I buy Anthem I want to support Bioware!!!" Well...

[@Vicous528]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 People.

[@monotonecthulhu6709]

I dont even know why anyone would want to support bioware anymore. Dragon age 2=trash, ME3= ending trash, Andromeda=trash, Anthem=trash.

[@darneillburgess3452]

@@monotonecthulhu6709 calm ur ass dwn. Dragon age 2 n mass effect 3 was not trash by any means.

[@captainchainsaw8856]

@@darneillburgess3452 Dragon age 2 was fucking atrocious,all it was was recycled areas.Rushed out & it was shocking how bad it was compared to origins.

[@christiancinnabars1402]

Darneill Burgess He didn’t call ME3 trash, only its ending.

[@ArchmageOfAnarchy]

"Confessing to crime doesn't pay." - Evil McCorporate

[@VulKus117]

BlossomOfThorns Evil Corp?!

[@aurum5336]

Evil Assholes

[@tiernanstevens117]

Please stop buying their games people. You don't need to own every triple A game that comes out. Seriously.

[@crome2021]

Stop buying their games AND stop talking about them. No need to beat a dead horse on how bad these games are every time they fuck up.

[@Dimas15101]

Your talking to idiots who don't care because they just want a new game.

[@joeyzapata6786]

Anthem looked suspect from the gate. IDK how people were still hyped and still bought this game.

[@tombstone118]

Gamefaqs still doesn't care about huge issues anymore.

[@markcobuzzi826]

Yeah, over the last few months, just buying "Bloodborne", "Batman: Arkham Knight", and the "Resident Evil 2" remake were enough to keep myself occupied in my spare time. That is also let alone my future plans to consider getting the PS4 "Spider-Man" game, "Doom", the fourth "God of War" game, "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice", "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", and possibly a Nintendo Switch console (leading to some its own exclusive games like "Super Mario Odyssey" and "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate). I can safely say that, at least for myself, there are way more than enough actually good AAA games to provide satisfying entertainment. In fact I probably won't ever have enough time on my hands to play all the ones on my list, so there is absolutely no reason I would ever feel compelled to buy one of those other "TRIPELAAAY" games instead.

[@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX]

An unfinished game is an unfinished game, and it’s your fault, BioWare. Deal with it.

[@KaiserAfini]

Its due to the bad leadership, the devs themselves were overworked to the point of physical and mental breakdown. EA and the management are the toxic ones.

[@StarlightFromAbyss]

Anyone willing to work for an EA-owned studio should have expected this. Time to face the music, from top to bottom.

[@gwanael34]

Don't blame bioware, blame EA, they are the actual assholes in that story, as usual.

[@kmcfarland]

@@gwanael34 Sorry but this was totally Bioware fault. EA only pushed for the use of the game engine and the release date. Bioware sat on 5 years of development and crunched the last 16 months.

[@nickolascrousillat4265]

A delayed game will ultimately be successful than a rushed one. Unless your EA.

[@thefalal285]

Well they pulled off the impossible I’ll give them that. I no longer want KOTOR 3. Good job.

[@wrathofthewitchqueen]

Let Obsidian, CDPR, or inXile make it

[@CroneRaven1810]

@@wrathofthewitchqueen Larian is pretty dope too

[@CarlosSantana-gi6rt]

@@wrathofthewitchqueen Nah they will die while working on it too.

[@RetroSmiles]

Kotor 3 would not have been good anyway. Most if not all the old devs who worked on it are gone by now.

[@HannahEMPGaming]

I’ll still probably check out initial reviews after it’s released. No way I’m making a decision or pre-order tho

[@casper6405]

"People in this industry create games with care and passion" Me: yeah but you aren't one of them bioware not anymore

[@jamesbrooks9321]

"We don't see the value in acknowledging anything is wrong" -BioWare 2019

[@Mephiston]

Well to be fair, it's true. This is why there have been no public detractions about bioware, EA, or Anthem from the people responsible for it until now.

[@MrSpartanspud]

I want them to be closed down so we can all move on. Or at the very least rename them.

[@amiablereaper]

"there is no flaw in ba sing se"

[@GameControlYT]

Na, its just that their acknowledgement is still LOADING

[@Stingerburn]

Lol devs were pulled from anthem to work on fifa.... literally every fifa game is the same

[@NerdishGeekish]

Yes, but this time supreme leader Andrew Wilson wanted it made in Frostbyte like all the other EA games, so they pulled DICE devs, the one who made the engine and were tasked with helping the Anthem team with figuring out how it worked, from Bioware and assigned them to the FIFA team.

[@Gquain]

That's why it's so easy to switch programmers around, because code is reused for each iteration of FIFA. There's no need to attempt new mechanics, no need to think it through. Have the FIFA of last year be blueprint for the new game. Just let the programmers handle the portation.

[@brutalvajkinggamingspectac7152]

"Fifas development" WHAT DEVELOPMENT? Adding new colors to the shirts? 😂

[@sl333py]

@@Gquain as a fifa player I just want to address this. They did add new mechanics to the game... New mechanics that broke the games balance permanently. Fifa 19 is definitely different than past iterations, but not in a good way.

[@filipwolffs]

@@sl333py So when they actually try to add new things it immediately fails? Amazing.

[@kukuhimanputraraharja8084]

Bioware: "totally new idea" YongYea: F'in really? morale of the story: use the word 'totally' when you want to confuse people.

[@Caitlin_TheGreat]

Totally, my dude. Far out.

[@awfafadoeasfsaf5918]

bruh what even is warframe or destiny

[@hehaw4147]

@@awfafadoeasfsaf5918 or even, you know, Borderlands. A game that came out TEN YEARS AGO

[@rafaelbordoni516]

Casey Hudson's email just proved that Jason's article does make the industry better. He contradicted his own company's statement.

[@kyotheman69]

well news reporter should be reporting the news, not making bullshit articles what Kotaku is known for, Jason is only person there at lease does his job

[@Lichor2369]

@@kyotheman69 He has been on the other side as well , but he seems to be making amends for that now good on him.

[@Xwartu]

Rafael Bordoni That’s a good thing honestly, his mouth serves as a better representation of what’s going on in the company over the PR team quickly trying to save face.

[@rafaelbordoni516]

@@Lichor2369 As far as I remember, the best investigative reports on gaming were always by him. He did wrote lots of shit, like on the Jessica Pryce fiasco, but he was always the best we had as well.

[@EDDSWORLDMEGAFAN]

Mass Effect Died for Anthem, and Anthem Died for FIFA, and game devs nearly died pushing themselves to the limits trying to make all three for this gastly leadership.

[@NormanReaddis]

Dragon age died for SJW

[@jammycjj]

they had 7 years no excuses

[@fivemeomedia]

the sad thing is game devs are criminally underpaid and game studio execs are criminally overpaid

[@Warrior_Culture]

@@NormanReaddis Can you explain that one? I don't see anything "SJW'ish" as being a cause of death for any of the Dragon Age games.

[@kutlumzrak2689]

@@fivemeomedia "the sad thing is game devs are criminally underpaid and game studio execs are criminally overpaid " Careful boy, you are getting mighty close to actually radicalizing and becoming a socialist......... is what a lot of Americans are gonna tell you.

[@Vormelon]

"We accept all criticism for this game....except for this one article cause it's extra mean"

[@LosTNeuroN]

"except for this one article cause it's true" - FTFY

[@thankyoufordrifting551]

they say it dont be like......but sometimes..it really do

[@prezzeruk4054]

Thats the point tho, its not mean! Its carefully crafted and very well written!! Bioware responded like a sulky scolded child!!

[@thebirchwoodtree]

Damn right -WarioWare Wait no -Bioware

[@mrm7058]

The management don't like it if their failures are called out.

[@drinkxyz]

You know it's over when sycophantic corporate media like Kotaku turn on you. RIP Bioware.

[@faffabout9412]

Isnt Bioware a sycophantic corporate entity, seems that way

[@germguy6884]

Psychopathic*

[@aaronbusse260]

@@germguy6884 Uhh, you realize sycophantic is an entirely different word?

[@gus628]

Jeremy Spaulding dumbass

[@CajunFry]

@@germguy6884 sycophant noun sy·co·phant \ˈsi-kə-fənt also ˈsī- & -ˌfant\ : a person who praises powerful people in order to get their approval

[@TornadoADV]

So it's literally Mass Effect : Andromeda Part 2 : Electric Boogaloo.

[@Project_Worm]

Kind of ridiculous, cause when Anthem was announced everyone thought, "oh, they were working on this, that's why Mass Effect was a mess" turns out they're just consistently mismanaged

[@Some2somewhere]

Tbh if it was marketed as a ME game it would probably had gone much better. Look at FO76. It is much worse of a game even now and still is having more backing up. Fanboys will always be fanboys

[@Nautilusmariner]

The fact that Bioware responded to Jason's article in such a fashion showed two things; that he scored a critical hit with his expose, and that Bioware is finished as a company.

[@lsfaraone]

Nautilusmariner Yeah, basically inadvertently admitted to everything and saying that they don't like that someone shined a light on their bullshit.

[@zachmcbride1930]

They do need to if EA let’s them kill their next game if they get one

[@ChristianDiaz-dy9yh]

I can't believe the day came i would be fine if EA just killed bioware

[@christophriess5274]

Looks like a bullseye!

[@DeathBringer769]

Never been the biggest Schreier fan in regards to many of his personal opinions but he did his job right this time.

[@darrylferguson3622]

How 'traumatizing' it must be to get publicly called out for working your staff to the point they have to take month long breaks to preserve their sanity. The asshats did not even bother to read the article and basically said 'we assume this is talking about our shit workplace practices, but we did not know this was an issue as no one mentioned it in our surveys, it's not our fault, it's the journalists fault for publishing this'. Bioware suits- 'Jason Schrier should feel bad for making us look bad!' Everyone knew the game felt rushed, but this is maddening. If the videogame industry keeps this up, it will collapse faster than FIFA makes EA money.

[@vayneglory655]

Thats fine. 1983 cant come fast enough. Let them all burn down and hope the companies that take their place learned a lesson from their predecessors.

[@fictionmyth]

The original games market collapse was because of exactly this type of shit. Consumer satisfaction and trust being eroded away by greedy games makers that acted like, "We can shit in a box and sell it to these fucking idiots!" Then the "fucking idiots" said, "Nah. We're good." The only problem is that now they don't have nearly as much overhead in distribution costs like they did then. So, when they make 40 million more cartridges than what they end up selling, it bankrupts the shitty company. Now, the distribution of games digitally makes it a more favorable situation for the publishers, since it's just server time and bandwidth, but they still have multi-million dollar game developments. If people would just stop fucking pre-ordering it would be a problem fixed in no time. If the company knows they have to make a good product to produce a paycheck, then they will. If they can just show a trailer at E3 and open up the pre-order page and watch as millions in sales pour in without a game, then they can keep doing whatever they want. People have got to wise up to the scam that is pre-ordering. It is detrimental to the overall quality of games in the entire industry. Never buy a product whose quality is still in question. Otherwise, it's your own fault for getting ripped off.

[@Agatasel9876]

Put your seatbelts on, folks!

[@frikabg]

Apparently employees taking time off for months at time wasn't a clear enough of a signal or feedback. Also i can totally see the scenario where any employee goes to his employer and is like 'i am talking a few months off coz reasons because this working environment is so fucking great i feel like painting the wall with my brain matter!' take a hint will you! And for the love of god stop giving us retarded excuses like 'we didn't get the feedback!' DIDN'T YOU??!? REALLY!!?!

[@josefernandes2210]

how do you know what the journalist says is true? Jason Shrier has talked a lot of shit before

[@RoyBright]

Nice, nice Jason But.... do you not think it "ironic" that Jason Schreier is being labelled as a "provocateur" by Bioware for bringing issues to the forefront; but belittled you, Yong for doing the same?

[@MrPainterboy69]

Roy Bright the irony is real

[@robitussinbrohan718]

Jason may be an annoying hypocrite personally. However, he is doing a great job with his work and going behind the scenes

[@Malidictus]

It IS odd how forgiving Yong is of that whole debacle, yeah.

[@JulieLamia]

Ironic as it is, it doesn't make Bioware PR's response any less damning, nor does it disprove Jason Schreier's journalism. It's just hot air.

[@Malidictus]

@SuperUnnamedhero True enough, I suppose. It's just Jason came across so god damn sleezy in that podcast they did together, I'm surprised they're still on good terms. But hey - better to be on good terms with people in the long run.

[@crozraven]

This is BIOWARE as of now: Broken (promises) Incompetent (leadership) Obsolete (game design) Wokeness (story telling) Abysmal (products) Rough (development) Embarrassment (to gaming industry)

[@titanicww2345]

Hotel (Trivago) Meltdown (Priceless)

[@Lichor2369]

@@iqbaalannaafi761 No offense but THIS is what broke you, EA was fine until this exact point ?

[@RokushoTheRavager]

Iqbaal Annaafi, Nobody does, where the fuck have you been, living under a rock???

[@Project_Worm]

Wokeness?? I'd have gone with weak

[@Olivia-W]

Yep I suggest that for W, it's Weak (storytelling).

[@Omnifas]

"These problem are real and it is our top priority to continue working to solve them." -Infamous words of every Manager that never goes on to actually solve said problems.

[@davidlewis5312]

^

[@alolamao833]

“We recognize our faults as a company and will work to fix our mistakes “ -Nobody

[@halo21a1]

That's just what they say for damage control

[@jamessalvatore7054]

Yup We'll fucking believe it when we see it, Casey.

[@Preskryption]

Remember that time when Casey Hudson locked himself in a room to write ME3's ending without taking any feedback from any of the series' writers?

[@videocee]

Wat the fuck? Thats bs

[@Serenity2Witchs]

Did he really? I remember it was written solo and sounded pretty last minute, but I didn't know he barred feedback. If so, no wonder it was garbage. If you describe the ending to someone, it sounds a lot like one of those ideas that sounds cool in your head, up until you say it out loud and realize really how dumb it was.

[@CidSilverWing]

@@videocee That's exactly what happened. Peer reviewing is what kept Casey Hudson from ruining ME1 and 2. Then he basically had ME3 all to himself and sane people saw what happens when that pretentious hipster isn't kept on the straight and narrow.

[@V2ULTRAKill]

This is why we need Gaider back

[@paleposter]

with a box of scraps

[@DUxMORTEM]

Can you imagine having your dream job be shattered by working for a company that cares more about getting the game out on a deadline that the devs making it. Its a sad world...

[@rexrode7278]

mdx I don’t think that’s right

[@SeventhheavenDK]

@@rexrode7278 . But I dont think he is wrong at all either.

[@ekopermana7150]

Well, at least we still have some publisher and developer who more care about quality than deadline, like Sony and their developers

[@DUxMORTEM]

@@ekopermana7150 dont get me wrong there are some great devs and pubs out their such as Guerilla and Ubisoft but just in this case its just horrifiying to hear about people walking away from their dream jobs due to shit like this...

[@monotonecthulhu6709]

@mdx Real men gatekeepers are the worst kind of gatekeepers, just barely beating out cops, veterans and people who grew up in the 70's.

[@UnfitToLive]

Not a fan of Jason but his journalism here was top-notch and I respect how he is handling the situation.

[@JulieLamia]

Woe betide his reader base should he bring in his own opinion - but he is an excellent investigator.

[@Ser-Smiley]

He learned from Yong how to handle things professionally. Lol

[@kxmode]

You should check out his book Blood Sweat and Pixels. Tells a very similar and thorough story like the Anthem article of many other big profile games. I believe 12 in total beginning with Pillars of Eternity and concluding with Star Wars 1313.

[@Dash120z]

He absolutely nailed that article

[@johnmcintyre432]

So glad I didn’t buy this game

[@ChaseBoogie345]

Same

[@aopwarpriest101]

Right when I saw this I knew. Oh another “Destiny Killer” this totally isn’t going to suck.

[@skxlter5747]

Sameee

[@RenegadeBastard]

Same

[@robertomendez4683]

same

[@robovoid8024]

Lol PR department trying to guilt trip the gaming community and any critics into submission.

[@ceebee3083]

The entire entertainment comming from the west is about guilt tripping lately

[@Hosenanzugtasche]

And for once Schreier is on the other side of the fence. Truly marvelous times.

[@VirgilMustDie3x]

They clearly didn't read the response, at no point in the response did they mention kotaku or Jason Schreier, it's likely they knew this would happen eventually and had the stock response ready.

[@antikiller8472]

I'm in my third year of college studying game design and I'm genuinely terrified of what I may have to face once I start working in the industry.

[@milleniumfrisbee]

I am probably the least qualified person to give advice (Master in Biomedical Science), but something I hope will help is that when u start looking for jobs look into how employees feel when working if possible and avoid companies u know are greedy like EA as they tend to treat their staff the way pharaohs treated slaves.

[@deadbeatparent4229]

Just don't go under EA...NO MATTER WHAT

[@OniLinkBrazil1993]

Grab your classmates and be a indie development studio.

[@Aethozoid]

I'm literally in the exact same situation. Here's to hoping everything will turn out well for all of us upcoming designers...

[@Fender91]

@@deadbeatparent4229 This wasnt Ea, is Bioware, Ea gave them a Deadline, they fucked around for 5 years and then shit happened, its all on Bioware this time.

[@is0lat0r86]

Bioware isn't even Bioware anymore.. It's just EA wearing Bioware's skin

[@CMONCMON007]

So creepy...corporate creepy

[@Spacefrisian]

BiowarEA

[@geminijim6655]

EA the corporate leather face.

[@kukuhimanputraraharja8084]

its not the original Bioware. Its ZomBioware now.

[@deedelta9263]

Jason Schrier directly disparages Yong's character and brand behind his back Months later Yong still decides to defend Jason's work when he is criticized *That's class*

[@troin3925]

Omari_X 65 Yes, Jason can be an ass, but with this article, he’s right. Please don’t resort to the all or nothing mentality. Even assholes can once in a while say a smart thing. I’m not saying you should do it all the time, but still.

[@None38389]

I'm not really a fan of Jason as a person, but the articles he wrote are mostly pretty objective and professional.

[@Malouco]

Troin not the point. Givin props to someone who is doing what u just said is what he is doing dummy.

[@troin3925]

Larry Medina It’s hard for me to take you seriously when you used a word like dummy.

[@MJesDK]

Jason OCCASIONALLY writes a good article. Maybe once or twice a year.

[@nRommeln]

pfff Casey was the director who kept his silence during ME3 Ending Issue. I don't think he can do something about this mess.

[@Hetsu..]

He had guts to keep the ending like that I'll give him that

[@davidlewis5312]

@@Hetsu.. too bad he used them for the forces of evil

[@macdhomhnaill7721]

david lewis I’ll take evil with balls over the bitch-ass, spineless evil that is modern BioWare. Less infuriating and puke-worthy of the two.

[@Rough_Estimates]

Thanks everyone who bought Anthem. You told them: "Hey, this is ok!" 👌

[@jjchilidogs1990]

I was so close of buying but told myself to wait till it goes down to $15

[@DR3S1NGH]

Some people just don't know the practice behind it, all they see is a fancy trailer with "9/10" and they buy it.

[@cdv3401]

Jacob Gross exactly, so glad I didn’t.

[@centralmonkey420]

Yes this time 1,000,000,000. Fucking stop buying this shit at launch and for the love of god stop pre-ordering!

[@reed1645]

If you really want to buy it just get a second hand copy. That way BioWare doesn't get your money for it.

[@TwilightWolf032]

BioWare can't do their "BioWare Magic" when they've run out of MP.

[@Adam-tp6ch]

Frostbite was the problem. It didn't have the options built in for adding MP.

[@NoSmoke1]

@@Adam-tp6ch it's an RPG joke

[@flightlesscoffeebirdboy9655]

Ah clever... Man Power...

[@Adam-tp6ch]

I'm well aware of what Mana Points are. Single player RPG is all I like. LOL@@NoSmoke1

[@whatevr99]

The BioWare magic has been dispelled... ☹️

[@atraxian5881]

For once, a gaming journalist does gaming journalism instead of political blogposts and the target of the inquiry doesn't like it in the slightest. I miss the old bioware that brought up games like SW:Kotor and Mass Effect.

[@JJ18355]

Bioware in my opinion, started to fall from grace when Mass Effect 3 came out. Remember the whole shitshow with the three colored endings?

[@atraxian5881]

I remember it as if it was yesterday. ME3 was such a letdown after ME2. Just out of curiosiry, what ending did you prefer? The "control the reapers" ending was probably the best of the three, for me.

[@JJ18355]

​@@atraxian5881 The Control ending is the best for me, but Destroy ending is also good, Synthesis, not so much

[@JJ18355]

@PersonaX When was that promise made?

[@nickoftime7232]

So what you’re saying is BioWare considers Jason a provocateur

[@beastunleashed657]

Nick of Time oh the irony

[@kouron]

not bad

[@MrPainterboy69]

Nick of Time hahaha Burn! Noice one

[@augustvalek]

Bravo!!! A round of applause for this fella

[@GrubKiller436]

You are a provocateur, aren't you?

[@pennclick]

"thank you to our investors for your support - we do what we do for you."

[@D00dman]

@meaturama that makes no sense contextually lawl

[@grandpulse7970]

I already stopped paying attention to EA games several years ago It only further seals the oath with a line like that being said. All that can ever be said now is fuck ea. For the billionth time

[@EmeraldLavigne]

BioWare doesn't have investors - EA owns them outright. Which is why all the bullshit he said in his statement about the improvements they've made to work culture and processes is bullshit, because that shit is up to Andrew Wilson, not anybody at BioWare.

[@hectoriiibongconuqui7106]

Well. This proves it. EA has fully infested BioWare to the core and it is now just as corrupted. It really is true. You die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

[@invaderHUNK]

Hector the III not every company to be fair. Nintendo has problems, but they’re not rated worst company of the year. Digital Extremes has grown into a beautiful young company and despite their wealth, they’re not fucking over their community.

[@FentySeroquel]

@@invaderHUNK Could you imagine Mass Effect with Warframe's combat?

[@masterpanos1990]

This is not 100%EAs fault here. The higher ups leaders in Bioware did the majority of this shitshow. Their dissmisive attitute towards feedback and the fact that couldnt agree on any plan about Anthem's shape for so many years, sealed the deal. EAs is only responsi le for forcing the frustrating Frostbite engine to the devs and drawing Anthems workforce to work on money making games like FIFA

[@Elmithian]

@@masterpanos1990 I just wonder how you can spend *years* arguing about story and game mechanics. If the game is so complicated that it takes months to actually agree on anything, then you are going for too complex on the get go. Start simple, slowly expand and by the love of God, don't waste years arguing and wasting everyone's time.

[@freaky45]

The “good” bioware devs have been leaving the company since 2 years ago.

[@staticfanatic]

"Tell me, Dr. Freeman, if you can: you have destroyed so much - what is it exactly that you have created? Can you name even one thing?... I thought not. "

[@cleanerben9636]

He created Breen's destruction.

[@heihei3453]

There seems to be this general lack of direction in BioWare as a whole. If I recall, Andromeda was plagued with similar pre production problems until Mac Walters was called in at the 11th hour to try and turn the game around. Andromeda was in a pre production state for years with the final game we received having only been produced in the previous 12-14 months. BioWare is and has been without a rudder for a long time. Only BioWare Austin seems to have a grasp of the situation and apparently they were dismissed off as being irrelevant.

[@doctorsam5771]

I always thought the production cycle of this game was a comedy. Now I've learned it's a tragedy

[@rybread5718]

you joker you.

[@hunterdelisle1613]

Was that a joker reference?

[@rybread5718]

@@hunterdelisle1613 watch the new trailer .

[@babablacksheep3950]

It is a comedy-tragedy.

[@hunterdelisle1613]

@@rybread5718 I did, why I'm asking lol

[@-Raylight]

It's sad to see how company who used to make good games like KotOR and Mass effect became like this I guess it's true "either you die a hero or live enough to see yourself become villain"

[@AWZool]

That's what EA's "business oriented" influence does to any game studio they put their dirty hands on.

[@annabella1650]

レイ·ライト -Raylight That’s what happens when you go with EA, you get milked as much as possible and then thrown aside when you stop making money.

[@Kappi__]

I think Jason can take the heat. That guy is not new. He did a great job and bioware dun goofed

[@darthsand9230]

I just bought the Mass Effect Trilogy and Dragon Age Origins recently, I finished ME1 and loved it now all i have to say is what the hell went wrong with BioWare?

[@us12m21]

Yugi Muto we all say that

[@1337Rellik]

I got two words for you: E A

[@aguyhere7945]

The same thing that happens to all artists: They sold out and the instant they did they lost all the charm and soul that made their art good.

[@aiakumu3579]

@@1337Rellik No, Bioware has always been like this, just because their "Bioware Magic" has been successful in the past doesn't mean it was smart.

[@crimsonforce7627]

Wait what??? - "When i was offered the opportunity to return to BioWare as GM, I came into the role Knowing the studio was experiencing significant challenges in team health, creative vision, and organizational focus." Then why the hell didn't he do anything about it. Seems like he's just trying to cover his ass.

[@azurai3934]

Or he simply failed/struggled to change the work environment.

[@Texelion3Dprints]

He took the money and watched the ship sink. Some games are not worth saving.

[@DaAlexboiii]

You sound like you've never worked a job in your life.

[@robinekhoodekful]

Or he tried, but failed bc for ex. he was the only one from management that wanted to make some changes

[@strikeforce1500]

Agree. He doesn't sound even slightly honest

[@Deeplycloseted435]

Dude, I love when Yong Yea, goes Angry Yong Yea. When he dropped the first F bomb, I was like :-O

[@Sasukejepansef]

Cant agree more, love to see some more personal and emotional input

[@GeneralNuisance00]

Yong Yea go sicko mode (dead meme, I know)

[@otisl.1422]

It was seeing someone break character on SNL.

[@Gatinois]

Always fun to see an angry asian, until he dropped the nuclear bomb.

[@ebox147]

Yong Angryea

[@a-blivvy-yus]

Bioware: "We don't think addressing problems in our company is the right way to address problems in our company"

[@DeathBringer769]

I often find Jason an annoying hypocrite, but he does do his job right from time to time (like with this story.) I disagree with Bioware trying to say that shining light on negative practices won't make the industry/craft better. As much as am not a fan of Jason's personal opinions and hypocritical attacks on "gamers" for being "toxic" and "like, the rage, Yong, the rage..." (yes that's a literal quote from Yong/Jason's "debate" video) while he has a history of making rage-bait/click-bait titled articles himself (there's the hypocrisy) etc, but I do agree that when he actually is shining light on bad practices in the industry, he is actually trying to help things when he does that. I'll still give him credit where credit is due, like with this story. As the old saying goes, sunlight is often the best disinfectant.

[@TheStarBot]

He absolutely right on gamer rage though lol

[@I_amBackPack]

I spent 15 dollars on this game since my friends pitched in the rest for me to play with them. *STILL TOO MUCH MONEY*

[@iWillWakeYouUp]

Poor you. Let it be a lesson! I knew from the day they showed the bullshot "gameplay" demo at E3 that the game would suck. The "demo" was so obviously just scripted, pre-rendered pseudo-gameplay bullshit, I knew something was up. I had zero hopes the game might be good. Still, I hope one day a developer can make due on the promise of flying and fighting through a lush world, such as the one seen in the E3 "demo".

[@molonlabe9635]

This game being free would still be too much

[@Unknown-sz8kg]

Friends don't let friends play shit games.

[@MasouShizuka]

That's a shame. One could've instead taken that 15 dollars for a nice meal.

[@BenjaMan64]

Honest curiosity: Did any of your friends like it? Or did they also dislike the game?

[@distane8376]

Say what you want about Schreier. Man does the journalism thing pretty well.

[@Caitlin_TheGreat]

Yeah. Most of the time. All people have their occasional hiccups... but of the official games' journalism collective, he's probably one of, if not the only, good ones. Don't always agree with him, but this was a good example of his work.

[@edgarsalgado2918]

BOYCOTT DAHM IT!! This cannot keep going on. There needs to be change!!

[@Spacefrisian]

Todd might even lose his own personal themesong to Bioware if this keeps up.

[@RossageRoll]

"We don't believe articles that do that are making our industry and craft better." Clearly Bioware has the best way of making their industry and craft better. By releasing broken games, employees stressed and depressed, ripping off the consumers and becoming one of the worst developers this year thus far. You guys clearly have it good. One of the most contradicting statements ever made.

[@AWZool]

They make a fine competition for Bethesda.

[@jamesbong5135]

We stand behind all members of our team current and former including those in the mental asylums that lost it from the crunch stress.

[@TheRadiationbum]

Doesn't this all sound a lot like Mass Effect Andromeda's development?

[@rendox]

Anthem fucked the development cycle of the Andromeda and Dragon age 4 by poaching devs from those two projects. I still say EA had something to do with it, EA says single player games are dead. Then Bioware prioritizes the only multiplayer they've ever worked on to the point they pull resources from their single player moneymakers? That makes no sense to me. They didn't even have a vision for five years of Anthem's development cycle. Chances are the rebooted Dragon Age 4 (thanks anthem) will also suck.

[@thefeleapz4144]

Daaaamn, this made it on to trending. Good job, Yong 👍🏼

[@firestarter6488]

I stand by Jason on this one, he intended to expose the truth, yet Bioware still tries to lie even more in a pathetic attempt to silence his amazing piece of whistleblowing that more gaming journalism needs to do these days!

[@ResidentRecon89]

Jason Schreier is a piece of shit who himself hurts the Gaming Industry. Jason Schreier is a HUGE advocate of Loot Boxes and predatory practices that Game Developers do these days.

[@asdefull]

For some reason Jason always have the best informant and some of the best article nowadays are by him, i dont understand how he get these info lol

[@blarghmcblarghson1903]

@@ResidentRecon89 I respect Schreier's professional ability and find Bioware's response absolute BS... but personally, I'm enjoying the fact he's now on the receiving end of a "KZbin Provocateur" attack. That being said, it's sad that I can't even respect Bioware's (un)professional ability, so they don't even have that going for them.

[@vvm583]

define irony..... This would be a great concept for a game.... "The Provocateur". You play as the main character who is a "critic" just off publishing a piece exposing a large company's dirty secrets. Everything in life is going great..... until they come after you.

[@sirmikalus9923]

@@vvm583 I'd buy that game. That is an amazing plot right there.

[@Willbro1020]

why Anthem went wrong 1:everything about it 2:repeat 1

[@ewanwalker5967]

Step 3: everyone fucking buys an obviously flawed and broken game because "why not"?

[@Chirpysemperboy]

3: Did we stutter?

[@ConsciousnessisRough]

Conrade.

[@nowonmetube]

Your coding is probably better than BioWare's tbh

[@Willbro1020]

nowonmetube sad thing is your probably right

[@sunbleachedangel]

So.. they didn't adress anything and just vomited some pr talk on us. Great. Also they didn't even read the article. I am sceptical about things improving enough or even at all

[@XenonG]

Ideas are cheap, implementation is where it's at. They didn't even come up with the ideas, it's copied so it is even cheaper. They failed most of the implementation. FailX2

[@Xaivius]

Yanno, I may disagree with Jason Schreier on a multitude of topics, but props to him for digging into this horseshit.

[@NormanReaddis]

He's the shill we didn't deserve but a journalist we need right now 😉

[@diazdelosmuertos1503]

He’s really the only gaming journalist out there that takes the “journalist” part seriously, but God, he’s such a little bitch.

[@VioletDeathRei]

@@diazdelosmuertos1503 Most gaming journalists are people who couldn't cut it as normal journalists hence why many of them don't seem to even like games. In Jason's case he's clearly a really skilled journalist, so if he wasn't such an ***** to everyone maybe he would be a normal journalists and we wouldn't have him for this. I'm calling it a Pyrrhic victory.

[@kutlumzrak2689]

@@VioletDeathRei He'd thrive in normal journalism with that mindset, ESPECIALLY in film and TV journalism. Finance too. Nah, I think he does this because he likes the field.

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

@@VioletDeathRei He really isn't that great of a Journalist, not in terms of researching the facts and writing a compelling narrative. What he does do is get early access leaks and insider information. For what ever reason he has contacts in dozens of business and people are comfortable giving him info. Frankly almost any one else could do his job if they had access to the same info. I also wouldn't be surprised if most of the hard core fact finding is done by some one else as I have doubts he has the time to do the research himself. But the main reason he wouldn't make a good journalist in the normal field is he is way to biased. His opinions shape his stories and he twist facts to fit his narrative. A good Journalist should be objective and neutral in their work.

[@BeenADrill]

The YongYea method: Step 1: Stay professional Step 2: Stay professional Step 3: Drop tactical F-bomb Step 4: Rake in a harvest of subscribers from well-timed tactical F-bomb Step 5: Return to step 1

[@thearousedeunuch]

I'd love to see a game add a Tactical F-Bomb as a weapon.

[@DemonicAkumi]

Sometimes you just have to. Wish more understood this.

[@wierdtromebonekid]

@@thearousedeunuch wouldn't be surprised if one of the worms games has one

[@thearousedeunuch]

@@wierdtromebonekid Me neither. It would fit Worms just fine.

[@TheJaywoodcode]

Lol

[@DarkWolfinShadow]

Damn, YongYea. That was beautiful, brave and a great report on the Bioware response to Jason's article. Many thanks to you for your amazing work.

[@thetastytk]

I really like the way you report on things Yong. I’ve been around since the MGSV days and became a fan after all the trailer analysis that you did on all the trailers. I’ve probably been watching you every day since. I like how you’re not scared to report on controversial news and your presence on the internet ultimately makes the industry better as you can singlehandedly light a fire under the ass of any developer trying to pull a fast one on consumers by spreading the word to your big audience. Keep up the good work! Sucks that most news lately has been negative but that’s the way things are right now. Seems like almost every developer these days are greedy. I look forward to seeing the next one!

[@christophermills7693]

Bioware has no credibility anymore. Want to make the industry better? Close EA and Bioware

[@vladiluca4479]

Just EA

[@kevinmole9982]

its not all ea fault they gave them seven years to do it you see all the talented people left bioware ages ago there just a shadow of there former selves

[@annabella1650]

kevin mole Agreed, BioWare ain’t what they used to be and probably just needs to be left to die now. However EA did insist on Frostbite and that’s not an engine you should be using for much outside an FPS; not saying it cannot be done, just that it shouldn’t.

[@georgeblair2486]

@Andrew Whiting + 1

[@Bryan_K_27435]

That's just one of the hydra's heads, there are way to many problems to list. All covered by various gaming news youtubers. Here's some examples: The "hotfix mindset" where you can afford to screw up because you can always throw in a patch ie. games will never be fully vetted to be sold 100% complete. "Twisted interpretation of DLC" as we are all too familiar with, cutting up content or throwing in cosmetics as "DLC". Microtransactions, especially overpriced cosmetics and the worst offender of all, the rng lootboxes gambling bullshit. If you want to have a gambling aspect to the game/rng limit it to solely in game currencies. This includes free-to-play games as well. You could make the grind ceiling a little higher in free-to-play and provide *limited* convenience options for free-to-play games. As for games that you need to buy, you don't need none of that bullshit. You don't punish players when they already paid money for your game. Unnecessary raising difficulty/grind ceilings to "push" players in buying convenience by manipulating on the users' emotions. Enough said there. Especially when your target audience includes minors (and sadly, users with a mindset similar to a minor). The list probably goes on.

[@CptPhilippnes]

"Bioware Magic"? Jesus that is so egotistical. They believe their own hype.

[@rahmanlinux9602]

They have to know 1 thing that in this world there is nothing ethernal

[@inglorii]

Plus the fact that they basically censored themselves from comparing their game to Destiny.

[@marctradler7014]

The sad part is that they actually have many talented people working their asses off. Anthem could´ve been great with 1-2 more years of focused development. But we all know EA will kill it once they realize they can´t squeeze any more money out of it.

[@marctradler7014]

@Jazzhandedly Sometimes i just want a couple of beers and mindless trigger action. I´ll start Sekiro tomorrow when i have the time to commit to the bit. I got Anthem for 20 off Ebay and don´t regret it, it´s a sufficient stress reliever. And i´m glad EA never gets a single Cent from me.

[@ExtremeSpecialL]

"Replace Bioware with [my studio] and it's the same story". dO yOu GuYs NoT hAvE pHoNeS?

[@sithlordexarkun6984]

If you work at BioWare you better start looking for a new job. The ax is coming.

[@xxxswoopxxx9673]

The higher ups don't like being called out on their bullshit, if Jason was blaming the grunt devs on ground level they wouldn't have said Jack shit. These companies just want customers to love everything they put out, and if you don't and have criticisms then you're labled as "Toxic" or a "Troll".

[@ArtSawce]

Lol that 1on1 meeting is a bait to lure the snitch. Classic bad management company.

[@DemonicAkumi]

I think it's more of not just the snitches but to weed out the "whiners". While as said he only interviewed 9 people, you know it's not just 9 people having issues, problems, frustration, stress, depression, etc. If any come out to say anything, they're getting the boot. Whether they talked about the article or not.

[@D00dman]

@meaturama what does this mean?

[@omnom6934]

Lawfish66 “Snitches” in this case are those talking to the press about the inside problems of Bioware, “get stitches” is talking about Bioware punishing those that have done so.

[@the_alaskan_yeti2652]

@@DemonicAkumi 19 people*

[@demonboy7777]

@@DemonicAkumi If they got the boot right after talking the media would have a field day. Anyone who comes forward would be slowly ostracized until they leave on their own or Bioware gives them the boot.

[@leonatos40k]

Stellar report as always Yong. Keep up the good work

[@jaidev777]

*We accept criticisms.* Ok, because there are concerns about the game's design and its development management... *Tearing us or our work down doesn't solve anything!*

[@zalabit927]

"Totally new idea" *Warframe intensifies*

[@TheShooterlol]

Bioware is the Grineer.

[@oscarortiz1529]

I chuckled when I heard that part especially when it was immediately followed up by yongyea’s reaction

[@casper6405]

Angel Márquez Oramas borderlands warframe and destiny both intensify

[@daviddixon8674]

The only suprising thing in this story is kotaku actually doing journalism instead of clickbait articles.

[@castrochris94]

Jason shreier (whatever) is the only gaming journalist actually breaking stories

[@Murasakiriyu]

The two replies to this remind me of societies goldfish memory.

[@wolfy2469]

As much as i hate games journalism, they did something right for once

[@dhanielsantucci4653]

Jason schereier is one of the best journalist in game industry.

[@castrochris94]

@Andrew Whiting he's been breaking news on the gaming industry for YEARS. Like I said he's been the only actual game journalist

[@djk287]

Thank you for bringing up the cost of transparency line. This was really bugging me and he never addressed it after all this!

[@edwindejesus365]

Hell yeah!! You tell them yong this is why I love this channel and this content. My thoughts exactly. Well done! Well said! And thank you for continuing to be a strong voice and advocate for our interests as gamers and consumers. We need to also advocate for our developers because they make our games, and they also feel the heel of corporate greed on their throats. And that has to change for them as well.

[@tjudawous]

Keeping calling them on their BS until their leaders apologize and course correct. Or they fail.

[@VegaGameplayz]

I am so happy I didn’t buy Anthem. I could only imagine the level of regret I would have been dealing with if I hadn’t.

[@FortyFM4]

This has been a repeating trend, for quite a few AAA titles, for me atleast.

[@wu1ming9shi]

I don't understand how people still bother in buying AAA games anyway. yeah, sure there are still some out there and I don't just mean the CDPR studios and stuff. I've gone indie games a good while go and they're still getting better and better. Some are even so well made you don't even realize they were made by an indie company at all.

[@Bryan_K_27435]

@@wu1ming9shi Even if it's a reputable gaming company like CDPR (or ironically in the past, said AAA game companies), one can never be too wary; *NEVER pre-order*. We should eradicate that practice from the gaming industry because of the amount of times it get's abused by us giving them the benefit of the doubt and having good faith only to be taken advantage of. Look at Metro and the upcoming Borderlands 3, although it could be the fault of the studio/publishers/higher ups, they still chose to "sell out" because it is a business at the end of the day. We understand, some studios got families to feed but there are others who are just plain greedy. There can be as much humanity involved in the process but it's a limited resource. Greed is very tempting and one can only resist so much. Nobody is a saint so let them learn the hard way if our good faith isn't enough. When we go against something it isn't usually just plain baseless hate, there're probably (many) reasons behind our actions.

[@grimmSOL]

Right? I was legitimately excited for this in 2017. So glad I didn't give a dime toward this travesty. That money went to Gearbox.

[@grimmSOL]

Agreed. Only studios I support anymore is Gearbox, Capcom and From. Ubi, Bethesda, BioWare, Bungie... They're all underhanded.

[@gobsleigh5871]

Great analysis, well said. I fully support the work of Schreier ! Hopefully, the article will be the "Weinstein" of gaming and will shake this industry... Thank you for sharing this !

[@ripper82]

One of your best videos... keep up the great work.

[@Zeethetiredfool]

I remember when Bioware made gems like Baldur's gate; though very niche games there was something there, a soul, a love for making games; oh how the mighty have fallen.

[@AKABoondock19]

EA sucks the soul out of everything it touches

[@nekros8602]

cuz the real bioware is no more...I dont even see remnants of the original bioware...

[@davidlewis5312]

its sad they went from making some of the best RPGs in the business to a really bad, beautiful, boring Destiny clone with emphasis on the worse parts. And attitude of 'don't highlight the problems' are how we got here.

[@Zeethetiredfool]

@@davidlewis5312 I guess it's only memories to comfort us from now on

[@JexporDiamonds]

Well you either die a hero, or live long enough to become the villian. Man edgelords nailed this quote with this issue

[@jonahnbs7714]

Sad to see such a game with great potential fail due to management.

[@Hybris51129]

This is important to emphasize that this is a case of bad management and not to be placed at the feet of the artists and programmers.

[@skxlter5747]

It's just a destiny copy cat

[@connormclernon26]

Hybris51129 seems the gaming industry could learn from Demings 14 points on manufacturing efficiency. It’s part of what led to the Japanese resurgence after WW2.

[@Exlee-dq9uo]

Well done sir. This was one of your best videos and I believe you hit the nail on the head. Bioware really needs to get their act together. They have very little good will left from customers. If they keep going down this path they will be as hated as EA!!

[@nealekid5]

2:27 is gold, you don't normally here Yong have that tone but it's great.

[@Carlton_Banks]

To bring "this totally new idea" TO "FANS", a Looter Shooter? HAHAHAHAHA, Bioware must be drunk or something. I just don't even...

[@T0rrente18]

Well tbf a looter shooter that doesn't give you loot, that makes you wait more time for loading sceens rather that actual play time, that is early access and that is filled with pointless micro transactions is a new idea to me

[@jameschou888]

They wanted to make bootleg Warframe and succeeded

[@StarchieHalo]

thenewsamken it's even funnier since it's the 10th year anniversary of borderlands 1 not that we need any more reason to say that claim is ridiculous

[@zenith5048]

James Chou lol warframe is ass I’d rather stick with the shit show that it Anthem than play that boring ass rip-off of destiny

[@TheJaywoodcode]

I rolled my eyes to that one too. Bioware and EA had done nothing but help creatively cripple the industry in the past few years.

[@princeofddr]

Well, Dragon Age 4 will kill the franchise just like Andromeda killed Mass Effect. Sad.

[@Josh-kx4zo]

Kinda makes you think if Anthem is already that comparison. Is BioWare able to recover financially from the guaranteed drop in stocks?

[@whatevr99]

Providing it even comes out at all...

[@3Guys1Video]

oof

[@judgeporceddu8057]

it has a sarkeesian-backed agenda after her visit, confirmed by nuBioware as the wtritng has social politics of a certain leaning in it. the game is just a vehicle for the sjw message.

[@turell0]

Mmm, for the fans DA Inquisition was the game kill the franchise...

[@Jessie_T]

Want to take a second to say that I've appreciated your collaboration or, at least, improved understanding with Jason. This kind of cooperation will bring the change we need to see from publishers. That said, them calling him out in that blog was about as subtle as Jason calling you a provocateur. Bad management just can't help themselves, can they?

[@albynoman]

“If nobody knows what you’re doing, nobody knows what you’re doing wrong.” -Arnold from Yes, Minister -PR spin doctor from BioWare

[@jjsponge1202]

"Here lies Bioware's hopes and dreams. What a baby."

[@vinak963]

TL;DR: Bioware management doesn't want to be held accountable for their utter incompetence.

[@lsfaraone]

vinak Because then they'd be held legally liable and could open them to mass refunds on even a larger scale than before. I know I'd go for it if I had the game. This shit is not worth supporting and they don't deserve anyone's money. All the devs got paid, the purchases of the game are for the publisher, and they sure as shit don't deserve anything from us.

[@craigrivers82]

That's all management in all company's.

[@brandonjarvis1987]

no one wants to be accountable. in the world where accountability is excessively public, it becomes more and more rare.

[@alexgonzalez-fn9jb]

Wild. The disparity between moods in your video covering this issue vs Open World Games.

[@hapokas112]

Thanks for the news.

[@tubester358]

This pretty much sounds like the story of ME: Andromeda's development :/ Figures the 'true' ME team wouldn't do much better under EA than the team that did ME:A. Feels more like multiplayer games are dying rather than "Single player games are dead"...

[@keepingmypeace7438]

Sekiro exists, and it’s great. Single player games aren’t dying just because a bad company kills all their ips. All of the good developers still exist.

[@lm4585]

Which is why I never understood the hype of Anthem.

[@songodora]

This is not the same BioWare we all knew. 😥Looks l’m staying very far away from any future BioWare games.

[@ssailiQ]

jtc 0697 We need people like you, to learn then to not fuck with people who buy their fucking game

[@Draclord35]

Been doing so since DA2.

[@DemonicAkumi]

Took you years, but finally you're getting around to it.

[@hdvwps]

@YongYea: Bit baffled by the use of the term 'post mortem' (+/- after death), though probably fitting to Anthem. Can I suggest you use 'pro memori' (+/- to remember) if you don't want to use the abbreviation 'p.m.'?

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I mentioned this on other channel's coverage of this but may as well mention it here. This is all history repeating itself. This happened at the beginning of the 2000s, just after the success of Baldur's Gate. At the time, the culture at Bioware was rough and had many of the elements this story brings up - the stress, the illness, the desperation, the hopelessness. Not only was the management terrible, as it is now, but the pay was also comparatively worse than most companies in the industry at the time. I had just entered the industry, working for Verant Interactive as it was merging into Sony Online Entertainment; we had a number of employees that had joined the studio from Bioware, and they all had no kind words for the company itself, even if they had kind words about their coworkers in development and the scant CS staff they had at the time. To make it clearer: almost no one wanted to work at Bioware, despite their success with Baldur's Gate. Much of the staff at that time went to other jobs if they found a place to go. It was this creative exodus that triggered Bioware to change their leadership out, and things got better. We saw the golden age of Bioware occur after these changes occurred. Pay got better, the general culture got better, and people wanted to work there again. It became a prestigious mark on one's resume within the industry, not just without. They seemed to do a lot better with things during the golden age, just before EA bought them. Since EA's involvement, they've been steadily falling back into old habits they had prior to the first creative exodus. Sadly, I think even if people in Bioware's leadership come into the wake-up call that occurred back nearly 20 years ago, there would be little they could do to make the adjustments necessary to save Bioware. It is, at the end of the day, managed by EA, and EA has a long history of snapping up a development studio so they could bleed it dry before closing it down and discarding it. Anyroad. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.