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Star Wars The Old Republic Executive Producer Exits
BioWare Austin, the developer behind Star Wars The Old Republic, continues to shed employees. Reports say the studio saw layoffs today. These layoffs are part of the on-going restructuring EA announced back in May.
Gamasutra reported that executive producer Rich Vogel left the company today. BioWare would not confirm the number of employees let go today, but did pass along the following statement to Game Informer:
As announced in May and detailed at E3, the BioWare/Austin team is refining Star Wars: The Old Republic to continue to grow the game and the service.
As with the launch of any MMO, the size and skillset of the teams needed to maintain the game is different than the ones that built it. Starting in May, there have been staff reductions in the BioWare Austin studio. Some people have been platooned to other projects at BioWare Austin and EA SPORTS/Austin. Others have been released – qualifying personnel receive severance and outplacement assistance.
BioWare Austin is currently staffed to ensure the continued delivery of new, high quality game content for The Old Republic, and at a more frequent cadence. In the weeks ahead, we will announce plans for growing SWTOR with new content, new players and new ways to play.
Subscriber numbers for The Old Republic continue to dip. In May, EA reported a 400,000 drop from 1.7 million to 1.3 million.
[Source: Gamasutra]
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