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After EA's announcement this week, PC Gamer reached out to BioWare veteran David Gaider to ask for his reflection on the closure and his memories of the studio. Gaider joined BioWare in 1999 to work on Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn and went on to be lead writer on the early Dragon Age games, leaving BioWare in 2016 and co-founding Summerfall Studios in 2019.

Gaider on BioWare

My main feeling regarding the BioWare closure is one of sadness—more than I expected to feel after having been away from the company for almost 10 years now, actually. At its height, no other studio in the world did it better, and its influence on the gaming world is undeniable. Honestly, it felt more like an institution than just another company, so to see it shuttered so unceremoniously... it hit hard, despite being predictable (considering the current climate in the industry).

My fondest memory will always be right after the release of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn in September of 2000.…