Lead writer for Mass Effect back at BioWare

Drew Karpyshyn, the writer behind the original Mass Effect game, its sequel, Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: The Old Republic is back with BioWare. Karpyshyn revealed his return through a blog post on his personal site:

As of this past week, I am back working at BioWare again! For those who don’t know, I spent over a decade with BioWare working on many award winning and fan-beloved games like Mass Effect 1&2, Knights of the Old Republic and the Star Wars: The Old Republic Online MMO.

While Karpyshyn has done amazing things for Mass Effect in the past – he will not be returning to the series.  "I suspect a lot of folks are going to wonder if this means BioWare is about to announce a new project tied to my return," said Karpyshyn. "The short answer: no. I originally came to the Austin studio many years ago to work on SWTOR and – at least for now – that’s what I’m focusing on again."

That's right, Karpyshyn will be working on Star Wars: The Old Republic, not Mass Effect: Andromeda or a new game,this probably means an expansion for the MMO. There's a chance that Karpyshyn could switch projects, but for now that's where BioWare stuck him.

Be strong, hold back the tears.