{"id":1196,"date":"2020-01-01T02:18:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T02:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obilesky.com\/2020\/01\/01\/anthem-lead-producer-ben-irving-is-leaving-bioware\/"},"modified":"2020-01-01T02:18:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T02:18:11","slug":"anthem-lead-producer-ben-irving-is-leaving-bioware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/game8k.com\/?p=1196","title":{"rendered":"Anthem lead producer Ben Irving is leaving BioWare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/game-debate.com\/images\/blog\/top\/top__id1565949473_343178.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthem<br \/>\nCan I Run It?<\/p>\n<p>Add FPS<br \/>\nCompare GPU<br \/>\nTrailers<\/p>\n<p>Anthem <br \/>Have your say<\/p>\n<p>User Review<\/p>\n<p>6.05 <\/p>\n<p>Optimisation<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"ors-thumb-down-35276\" class=\"thumb-btn-35276 thumbDown   \" data-thumb-val=\"-1\" title=\"I think Anthem is not well optimised\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p><button id=\"ors-thumb-up-35276\" class=\"thumb-btn-35276 thumbUp   \" data-thumb-val=\"1\" title=\"I think Anthem is well optimised\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p>3.8 <\/p>\n<p>Most Demanding<\/p>\n<p>73 <\/p>\n<p>Low vs Ultra Screenshots<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 5px;text-align: center\">Editorial<\/h4>\n<p>System Requirements Announcement News<br \/>\n |<br \/>\nRelated News<\/p>\n<p>Ben Irving, lead producer on Anthem, has taken the first lifeboat out of that sinking ship, announcing he\u9225\u6a9a leaving BioWare after eight years with the once-venerated RPG developer.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u9225\u6dcefter 8 amazing years at BioWare I have made the decision to move on and have accepted an exciting opportunity at another gaming company,\u9225?\/span&gt;<\/em> wrote Irving in a Twitter announcement. <em>\u9225\u6deaince the first time I played Baldur&#8217;s Gate many many years ago, BioWare was the dream place I always wanted to work. I will forever be grateful to all the people who gave me the chance to work on great products with amazing people.\u807d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>\u9225\u6dda believe Anthem has a bright future &#8211; there is a great team working on it and I look forward to following its progress (and playing it!) from the sidelines. I have really enjoyed interacting with the Anthem community &#8211; Streams, Twitter and Reddit. Through the good times and the tough times. You all are in great hands with @Darokaz and @UNTDrew (and have been for some time now). I wish nothing but the best for all of you. Ben.\u9225?\/span&gt;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It sounds as if Irving has been offered a job at a different developer which proved impossible to resist. We\u9225\u6a9de not idea just where yet, although we\u9225\u6a87 bet he\u9225\u6a9a eyeing up that Baldur\u9225\u6a9a Gate 3 gig earnestly.<\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle scrolling-ad-item\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0052787453283862\" data-ad-slot=\"2741061911\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p>Despite Irving\u9225\u6a9a claims Anthem is good hands after his departure, it certainly doesn\u9225\u6a9b look great for Anthem\u9225\u6a9a long-term prospects. The sci-fi co-op RPG has suffered a hideous few months since launch and is going to take a herculean effort to salvage. Never say never but it would be immensely surprising if Anthem every actually rises from the ashes. Talent bleed certainly won\u9225\u6a9b help matters though, particularly when losing a figure as key as lead producer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthem Can I Run It? 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