BioWare debunks CVG's rumor: "Sorry, but that is just untrue."

In response to CVG's "news" report of "chunk of Mass Effect team quits BioWare," Chris Priestly from BioWare has posted a message in the official Mass Effect forum. Here is his whole response (with the original typos):

Sorry, but that is just untrue. I like how CVG listens to "tipsters" and reposrts things as possible fact. [roll eyes]

As with all companies, we do lose people here from time to time (some of you may remember Bob McCabe recently left for example). And we do usually lose more after a project than at any otehr time. Why? Well, we have some pretty dedicated people here. Even though they have other real world issues (family concerns, returning to school, other employment opportunities, etc) they put them on hold till they finish the current game. Once their part is done, then they move on.

It happens. It's not a bigthing and is pretty industry standard. I do laugh at the "20+" people mentioned in the quote though.

[End of Chris' message]

[ktchong]

...and there goes the only remotely "positive" news for Sony/PS3 this week.

Have to wonder... I wonder who CVG's... ""tipsters" were.

[tplarkin7]

Teh Sony has lured Bioware employees and merged them with teh Factor 5 for Lair 2!!! (Joking, of course)

[i Shank u]

that pic of Bioware's games is sic. MDK is classic

[toughNAME]

I like how CVG listens to "tipsters"

i swear to god he stole that from me...word for word

[Lyberator]

lol, nice.

[Ahhhh]

hehe, BioWare owns.

[Bnet343]

Bioware owns, Star Wars KOTOR is my top Western RPG, can't wait for Mass Effect

[genericname]

Apparently optimizing a game for composite cables and no hard drive was emotionally scarring.

[BLACKJACK VII]

"...emotionally scarring"

Do you mean "emotionally scarring" like playing Lair ?

Or "emotionally scarring" like when when Sony lets you down & lies to you over & over & over & over again ?

[nice_cuppa]

rotflmfao !

[ktchong]

That'd only boost the temperature of the other thread.

[PS360PCROCKS]

GOOD.

[beavis4play]

you equate this with some kind of loss for sony or win for microsoft? you are as psychotic a fanboy as any on this site. get a life.

[power of Green]

Think about what you said being the offended by it.

[beavis4play]

i get it. and as usual you are wrong again. i would think you would get tired of being as wrong as you always are. where did you interpret i was offended? i think it's sad round peg seems to take pleasure in something so meaningless and trivial. just as your comment was made towards me.--again, where did you read i was offended? or is it you can't read and had someone read it for you? but since you seem to wonder, i have a great life. so great in fact, that i expect to be retired by age 50. games just are a hobby. but, it really makes me wonder about you and others who commit so much time to this site. you really need to develop some outside interests. i can't respond to any comments you make after this. i have attend a company dinner but i'll check back and leave you a message follow-up if necessary in the next day or two. my advice to you is to brush up on your reading comprehension skills. they need work.