BioWare - Definition and Overview

BioWare Corp. is a Canadian electronic entertainment company founded in February 1995 by medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. It is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. BioWare specializes in creating computer and console video games and has become most famous for computer role-playing games. In particular it has created the Infinity Engine, which can be used as a core component for development of computer RPG games based on AD&D.

Muzyka and Zeschuk are currently joint CEOs of BioWare; Yip left in early 1997 to return to medicine.

Games

• Shattered Steel (1996)
• Baldur's Gate (1998)
• Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (1999)
• MDK2 (2000)
• Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
• MDK2: Armageddon (2001)
• Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (2001)
• Neverwinter Nights (2002)
• Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide (2003)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
• Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (2003)

BioWare is currently working on the RPG Jade Empire (scheduled to be released on the Xbox in first quarter 2005), the PC RPG Dragon Age and an untitled console project. They are also overseeing two projects developed by Obsidian Entertainment: sequels to Knights of the Old Republic and Neverwinter Nights.

External link

• BioWare Homepage (http://www.bioware.com/)