Top job at video game developer BioWare goes to a familiar face
Edmonton-based video game developer BioWare is getting a new general manager.
Aaryn Flynn, who has been with the company for 17 years, announced on the company’s website he is leaving the studio at the end of this month.
Replacing him at the top of one of Canada’s most successful gaming companies is a familiar face — Casey Hudson.
“I have been contemplating changes in my own life for some time, but when I heard that Casey had confirmed he was up for the task, I realized the opportunities before us,” Flynn said.
“I will be working with him over the next couple of weeks to help catch him up and do my part to set him up for success to be the best GM he can be.”
Flynn and Hudson worked together “from the earliest days of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, to setting the foundation for Anthem” until Hudson left three years ago to “get involved in the new wave of disruptive technologies that were emerging,” Hudson wrote in a blog post on BioWare’s website.
In the post, Hudson wrote that he is excited to be returning to the company.
“The last few years have been transformative for me, from having time to reflect on what I most want to do, to working with new technologies at platform scale,” he said.
“And now, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to return to lead BioWare — a studio that I think of as home.
“BioWare continues to hold a special magic, full of profoundly talented people, and an inspiring creative energy.
“When I look at the stunning progress Aaryn and the team has made with Anthem, and the other projects in the works, I truly believe our best is yet to come.”