Darrah left BioWare suddenly in 2020, but now he’s back to help shepard the new Dragon Age RPG.
A VentureBeat (opens in new tab) report says former Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah, who left BioWare along with general manager Casey Hudson in December 2020, has come back to work as a consultant on the upcoming Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. EA also told the site that as production on the next Dragon Age moves forward, the bulk of the Mass Effect development team will join in to help get it finished.
“Our studio is focused on creating the best Dragon Age: Dreadwolf while the core Mass Effect team continues their pre-production work,” BioWare general manager Gary McKay told the site. “We continue to iterate and polish Dreadwolf, focusing on the things that matter most to our fans. As we further connect this new experience with the series’ legacy Mark Darrah will join the team as a consultant, bringing with him years of experience working on Dragon Age. We’re proud to have this team, with strong leadership at the helm, working together to realize the vision we have for the game.”
Darrah has a long history at BioWare, with credits (opens in new tab) going all the way back to Baldur’s Gate, BioWare’s second game—Shattered Steel came first, in 1996—and the one that put the studio on the map. He also worked on Neverwinter Nights and Jade Empire before becoming executive producer on Dragon Age: Origins, and project director for the entire Dragon Age series. He held that role until his sudden departure in 2020, when he announced his “very difficult decision (opens in new tab)” to retire.
