Operations

• Bioware is a private company

• Industry: Software & Programming

• Headquarters: Edmonton, Canada

• Bioware has more than 340 employees

• BioWare's vision is to deliver the best story-driven games in the world

History

• The Company was founded in the year 1995 in Edmonton

• Founders: Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk

• On March 13, 2006, Bioware announced that they opened a new studio in Austin, Texas

ProductsGames• Shattered Steel (1996) • Baldur's Gate (1998)

– Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (1999) • MDK2 (2000) • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)

– Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (2001) • Neverwinter Nights (2002)

– Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide (2003) – Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (2003) – Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker (2005)

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic ("KotOR") (2003) • Jade Empire (2005)

• Also made game-engines named Infinite Engine and Aurora Engine

• Both of these engines are well known from different RPGs. Example– Planescape Torment (1999) – Icewind Dale (2000)

• Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter (2001)

– Icewind Dale II (2002) – Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The

Sith Lords (2004) – Neverwinter Nights 2 (2006)

• Bioware has global markets

• Customers– Gamers

• Competitors– Developers who develope computer role

playing games

• Bioware is good position to compete agains competitors because of their independency

Organization

• CEO: Ray Muzyka• President: Greg Zeschuk

– Are also the Co-Executive Producers of BioWare's games.

• BioWare recently participated in a US$300 million merger with Pandemic Studios to form one of the strongest independent game development companies in the games industry.

Financial facts

• Bioware’s financial state is balanced– Bioware’s games have sold more than 15

million copies.– BioWare/Pandemic games combined have

sold nearly 30 million copies, most in the past few years.

• Opened a Netstore in 2004

Future Plans

• Games in development– Dragon Age (In Development) – Mass Effect (In Development)– BioWare Austin is currently developing a new

Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game. – New game engine named Eclipse Engine

Awards

• Total Awards: 51 plus many game awards• Prairie Provinces - Profit 100

Canada's Top Exporter (2002)• Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards

Game Developer of the Year (2004)• Top 250 Canadian IT Companies - Branham 300

96th Place (2006)• And many more game and business awards