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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

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Products Games • 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)

  4. 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)

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Awards • Total Awards: 51 plus many game awards • Prairie Provinces - Profit 100Canada's Top Exporter (2002) • Billboard Digital Entertainment AwardsGame Developer of the Year (2004) • Top 250 Canadian IT Companies - Branham 30096th Place (2006) • And many more game and business awards

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