Dragon Age and Mass Effect veteran Trick Weekes is among a group of BioWare veterans who have announced they are now looking for work, following the news that BioWare is downsizing.
Posting on social media, Weekes said they were now seeking a fresh writing position after two decades at BioWare, culminating in work on last year’s Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Yesterday, BioWare publicly confirmed what former studio veteran Mark Darrah had previously noted – that Mass Effect 5 was still early in development and that the studio had therefore shifted a large number of its staff onto other projects within publisher EA while a small “core team” continued to build the project up.
IGN later reported that a smaller group of BioWare employees had been told their roles had been terminated, and been given time to apply for new positions within EA.
This was reflected in half a dozen posts on social media from staff impacted by the redundancies, who had held senior positions on Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
“I’m now looking for a new writing/narrative position,” Weekes wrote. “It’s been a privilege to work with so many amazing devs over my 20 years at BioWare, and I will cherish the memories of the wonderful folks in the community I’ve met along the way. Thank you all.”