Matt Goldman, senior creative director on Dragon Age 4, has left Bioware.
Kotaku reportedly got ahold of an internal Bioware email from studio GM Gary McKay that adds some context to Goldman’s departure.
“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,” McKay said via Kotaku. “We understand that Matt’s departure has an impact on you, as well as [Dragon Age 4’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.”
McKay goes on to state that Bioware leadership, along with EA’s executive team, are confident that Dragon Age 4’s development team will be able to carry on without Goldman just fine.
The world of Thedas needs you, a new hero. The next #DragonAge will see the return of Solas… and an old friend. pic.twitter.com/KoRyDoqKmD
— Dragon Age (@dragonage) December 11, 2020
Goldman had been with Bioware since 1998, having worked on classics like Baldur’s Gate II and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic to modern hits like Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Inquisition. He left the company briefly during that period to work on Halo Wars at Ensemble, then came back in 2017 where he took over as Dragon Age 4’s senior creative director.
Goldman’s departure is, well, kind of shocking! Especially since Dragon Age 4’s continues to languish in development. Bioware fans at least have a Mass Effect TV show to look forward to, hopefully.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
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