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“You’re seeing how we’re doing that in The Old Republic. We’re merging story in in a really seamless way. It doesn’t feel tacked on or added, it’s actually there from the ground floor. It’s actually adding to the experience and increasing that emotional engagement, which, you go back to our vision, that’s what it’s all about. Building that emotional engagement.” – BioWare boss Ray Muzyka, speaking to Joystiq on keeping true to its values and roots in the company’s 16 year history.

BAFTA’s gone up with its annual yearly video games lecture, this time given by BioWare doctors Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk. The pair talk for half an hour before opening up to a half-hour Q&A, chaired by Eurogamer’s Johnny Minkley. The full thing’s over on BAFTA’s site, but there’s a small preview below.

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Bioware is considering changing the script to Mass Effect 3 around a bit based on feedback received after a copy of the storyline leaked earlier in the month.

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The Mass Effect 3 script mined from the the leaked demo build isn’t the final version.

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“People seem to find it hard to go back to other MMOs once they play The Old Republic; because there’s a real sense of purpose to everything. We have real choice for the game. But because there’s personal choice, there is always personal consequences – there’s no going back you know? You can’t simply load up a previous save game and see ‘what if’. That’s really exciting from a moral perspective, because it’s personally impactful. We’ve found a way to integrate group combat, with group exploration, group stories and explorations – yet, there’s still a great sense of a personal story. People couldn’t imagine how you could pull that off in the MMO space – and we did that.”

BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka telling The Gaming Liberty what makes Star Wars: The Old Republic different. The PC exclusive MMORPG is due in December.

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Despite turning BioWare into a label all of its own, EA isn’t holding the leash very tightly.

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Bioware heads Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk have said they are open to the possibility of maybe, someday, creating a Mass Effect MMO.

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Bioware has reiterated that it was shocked over fans’ “polarizing” reaction to Dragon Age 2.

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While flattered by the suggestion, BioWare doesn’t believe Star Wars: The Old Republic will be the last major MMORPG to succeed with a subscription business model.

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Bioware co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk have emphasized that the firm has no plans just to sit back and relax after it launches Star Wars: The Old Republic, reassuringly stating that an MMO is itself a long-term commitment.

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BioWare’s martial-arts RPG Jade Empire is on the cards for a revival.

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EA and BioWare have announced the opening of its brand new customer service centre in Galway, Ireland ahead of Star Wars: The Old Republic’s now-confirmed December launch.

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This will be the big developer session to be at from Eurogamer Expo this year. The Doctors are in the house, and are giving you your prescription of all things BioWare, from Mass Effect 3 to The Old Republic.

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BioShock chief Ken Levine’s interviewed BioWare bosses Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk for the studio’s Irrational Interviews podcast. We’re only five minutes in so far, but the pair discuss making an MMO with The Old Republic and how the pair have tried to handle its business and creative sides within the company. You can get the podcast here.

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“The team is going to have some things that are going to surprise both sets of fans, both core fans and new fans with a marriage of the best from both games. One of the core values of Bioware is that we take feedback really seriously, and we know that the core fans who were expecting more Dragon Age Origins – we have to respond to that – we’re not willing to ignore that, we’re going to take that head on. We also have an obligation to our new fans, the ones who were surprised and delighted with some new approaches and accessibility in terms of action and combat.

“What we need to do as developers is take that feedback from both sets of fans to heart and see about marrying that in future games in the Dragon Age franchise. And we look forward more to talking about that in the future.” – Bioware’s Ray Muzyka to PC Gamer.

Those invited to the latest social network can now try out Dragon Age: Legends, Bejeweled Blitz, and Angry Birds, among others.

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Building on its attempts to please disappointed Dragon Age: Origins fans with the Legacy pack, BioWare plans to counter more criticism of Dragon Age II with upcoming DLC.

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The two doctors of BioWare have said they’re still figuring out what’s in store for the Mass Effect universe once the initial trilogy draws to a close.

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“You have to innovate. Innovation means taking some risks creatively. When you’re doing a sequel, if you’re thoughtful and you understand your audience well and you spend a lot of time listening to what they like and don’t like, you take risks – sometimes they pay out, sometimes they don’t – but if you listen you can continue to refine and make the games better and better. You can adjust the right variables in a sequel. They’re good if you do them right.” – BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka, speaking to Eurogamer about sequels at E3.

BioWare boss Ray Muzyka has said that upcoming DLC for Dragon Age II will take note of the feedback from the game after its release.

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