Gary McKay has written candidly about his first year as general manager at BioWare, describing how the studio continues to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic, and how it intends to “rebuild [its] reputation” following the cancellation of its live-service shooter, Anthem.
“This has been another challenging year, with both work and home life continuing to be disrupted by the uncertainty of the global pandemic,” McKay wrote in a blog on the official BioWare website. “We’ve had to continue to think on our feet to adapt to changing circumstances.
“When I took on the GM role, I talked about rebuilding our reputation, and that remains a huge priority,” McKay acknowledged. “We are laser-focused on building back the trust of our fans and community, and we plan to do that by delivering the types of games that we are best known for and ensuring they are of the highest quality.
“Our mission is to ‘Create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story’. We want the launch of our games to be seminal moments in the industry.”
He also reflect positively on the critical and fan reception to Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and said “we’ve come together as a studio to help each other out, even in our personal lives. We show up for each other and pull together as a team”.