UPDATE (17/01/25, 16:20 GMT): Corinne Busche has now confirmed to Eurogamer her departure from BioWare and EA in a statement, writing: “My departure was voluntary because I was offered an opportunity that I could not refuse. I don’t want to say much more right now, but you can count on us to stay in the CRPG space and keep the traditions of great characters alive.”
Dragon Age: The Veilguard game director Corinne Busche is reportedly leaving BioWare after spending a total of 18 years at publisher EA, working on a variety of titles.
That’s according to Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb, whose confirmation of Busche’s departure has already been confirmed by Eurogamer. Rumors of Busche’s departure have been accompanied by speculation about BioWare’s Edmonton studio closing, something Grubb suggested he doesn’t currently believe.
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“Dragon Age director Corrine BuschE is truly leaving BioWare,” Grubb’s tweet reads in full. “But I don’t think EA will shut down BioWare Edmonton. I was told there was nothing solid about this part of the rumors.” Eurogamer reports that it has been heard that “Veilguard’s commercial performance was not a direct factor in Busche’s departure.”
VG247 has reached out to EA and Busche for comment.
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Before becoming Veilguard’s game director in 2022, Busche worked for a total of 18 years at EA, both at BioWare in various roles and working on The Sims series. She and inventive director John Epler were key figures in the latest Dragon Age game in the run-up to and after its release last October.
“It’s a smooth, polished game with some mechanics and ideas that could be best in class,” wrote our Alex Donaldson in his Veilguard review. “In some ways, this game has it all – but it all doesn’t quite come together in the way I expected, making features deep on paper seem shallow. It’s a puzzle that leaves you scratching your head.
Back in December 2024, Busche discussed ideas that could potentially be used in future Dragon Age games in interviews with her and Epler, saying that dealing with elves and the scary things that Veilguard’s story revolves around made her “curious about other aspects that are less explored and equally interesting: the nature of the Qunari, what happens across the seas, what happens to the titans, the development of the dwarven people.”
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