A reader explores how Western gaming’s two most accomplished role-playing developers Bethesda and BioWare have influenced each other and their games.

In 1994, Bethesda Softworks released The Elder Scrolls: Arena, the first in their long-running and much-loved RPG franchise. Bioware, on the other hand, released the first title in the Baulder’s ...

Final Fantasy XIV director Nobuaki Komoto has expressed his concern that, while the two developers make excellent games, BioWare and Bethesda’s games are “virtually unknown” in Ja… ...

Bethesda has announced the establishment of a new Texas-based studio, to be headed by industry veteran and former BioWare Austin vice president Rich Vogel. Vogel has joined Bethesda. The new ...

Former Bethesda devs unveil Hawthorn, an unbelievably adorable animal RPG. Hawthorn is a charming upcoming sandbox RPG from NEARstudios, a new developer made up of alumni from Bethesda, BioWare ...

Time will tell whether BioWare can put lightning back in that bottle. Meanwhile, as for the other big B, I’ve been dipping in and out of Oblivion Remastered since its release this month.

Former Bethesda, BioWare, and Naughty Dog developers have joined forces and unveiled new US-based company Near Studios. The studio is led by CEO and creative director Heather Cerlan, formerly lead ...

BioWare’s new IP looks nothing like anything they’ve made before. Anthem is a huge open-world, action-RPG, where co-op players can team up to take on a variety of monsters that are threatening ...

Jeff Dobson also joined as art director – he also had a brief stint at Bethesda but is mostly known for his 13 years at Bioware in various leading art and animation roles.