Warren Spector, the lead developer who worked on some of the greatest games of all time, is mad. Really, really mad. Like so many others, the news of EA’s closing BioWare has hit him hard, and two weeks later he’s still reeling. Now he’s calling for senior heads to roll in an industry that only ever seems to punish the creatives they stifle.

Two weeks ago, as news broke about the BioWare closure by the now-Saudi-owned EA , Spector posted on his LinkedIn how the usually cordial developer was driven to cursing by the news, describing the “devastating historical event” as “utter bullshit.” He noted that he’d like to see the “folks in suits” losing their jobs, asking them to consider “what do you contribute to gaming? What price do you pay for failure?”, and declaring his wish to see those people on the unemployment line, not the developers who “do the real work.”

Over the last fortnight Spector’s mood has only worsened.…