Lead producer of Anthem, Ben Irving who has been a part of BioWare for 8 years now, has decided to leave the company for other opportunities. Irving posted his statement of departure on his Twitter account confirming his move and thanking the company.
In a series of tweets, Ben Irving announced his departure and how grateful he is working with the people in BioWare and the team behind Anthem. Though he does not confirm where he is headed to, he does hint that he has accepted an exciting opportunity elsewhere.
(1/3) After 8 amazing years at BioWare I have made the decision to move on and have accepted an exciting opportunity at another gaming company. Since the first time I played Baldurs Gate many many years ago, BioWare was the dream place I always wanted to work.
— Ben Irving (@BenIrvo) August 15, 2019
After 8 amazing years at BioWare I have made the decision to move on and have accepted an exciting opportunity at another gaming company. Since the first time I played Baldurs Gate many many years ago, BioWare was the dream place I always wanted to work. I will forever be grateful to all the people who gave me the chance to work on great products with amazing people. I believe Anthem has a bright future – there is a great team working on it and I look forward to following its progress (and playing it!) from the sidelines. I have really enjoyed interacting with the Anthem community – Streams, Twitter and Reddit. Through the good times and the tough times. You all are in great hands with @Darokaz and @UNTDrew (and have been for some time now). I wish nothing but the best for all of you. Ben.
There is no denying that Anthem has had a bad post-launch period since February. When BioWare finally released its much-delayed Cataclysm earlier this month, it was also not received as well as the team would have hoped. Right from its launch in February, many players reported various gameplay issues. BioWare and the team behind Anthem worked on fixing the game ever since. The team delayed any future content and changed their goals after release which angered the fans even more.
Last month, EA had vowed to keep Anthem alive and to support it. However, with the recent development of the lead producer leaving BioWare, it only suggests that the ship is sinking faster than ever now.
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