Chronicles of BioWare. From the iconic series Baldur’s Gate, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect to loud failures

Since the early 1990s, BioWare has been among the leading RPG studios in the world. For many years, it basked in the unconditional love of its audience, but over time it became one of the most controversial teams in the gaming industry. This book is a comprehensive study of how the situation in the studio changed over the 30 years of its history. You will learn how corporate changes affected the developers, what managerial mistakes led to, and how the culture of overwork began within the team, but most importantly - why even loud franchises did not guarantee a peaceful future.