It looks like
Edmonton-based developer Bioware is movin' on up yet again, as they have
announced that they will be opening a new studio in Austin, Texas.
This will mark Bioware's second studio, and be the company's first
expansion outside of Canada.
This new Austin
studio will be responsible for creating a new MMORPG, the first ever
from Bioware, and appears to be getting a mix of industry veterans from
former Bioware projects, Sony Online Entertainment, and Electronic Arts.
"BioWare is
committed to a seamless collaboration between our two studios to ensure
the same high standards of quality and creativity our dedicated teams
have always delivered," said Ray Muzyka, co-founder and Joint CEO
of BioWare. "With our extensive heritage in the roleplaying genre,
BioWare Austin is extremely well positioned to innovate in the massively
multiplayer online space for BioWare's valued community of fans."
What remains to
be seen is which platforms this mysterious MMORPG will be on, and what,
exactly, the theme of the game will be.