'Mass Effect: Andromeda's' Senior Director Leaves The Project; Release Date To Push Through In 2016
News for the upcoming shooter video game "Mass Effect: Andromeda" has been scarce for the previous months. However, reports are heating up the headlines again as it is suggested that the game will now be in need of a new senior director.
As reported by Game Spot, the development team behind "Mass Effect: Andromeda" has lost a senior director, Chris Wynn, just days before Christmas. Wynn announced via his Twitter account that he would no longer part of the team for will return to United States. Although not stating the reason why he leaves the project, he wrote, "It is with a heavy heart today to say that I am moving on from BioWare and Mass Effect: Andromeda, and returning to the USA."
It is with a heavy heart today to say that I am moving on from BioWare and Mass Effect: Andromeda, and returning to the USA.
Advertisement— Chris Wynn (@The1Wynn) Disyembre 22, 2015
BioWare, on the other hand, issued a statement on Wynn's departure via Game Informer and it said: "Chris was a great member of the team. We want to thank him for his contributions and we wish him the best in his new adventures. Development of Mass Effect Andromeda continues to move full speed ahead at BioWare Montreal, Edmonton and Austin."
Wynn worked as a producer for Epic Games and Microsoft before he joined BioWare. He was part of the team who launched titles such as "Gears of War 3" and "Gears of War: Judgment."
According to PC Mag Asia, the studio is seeing the comeback of "Mass Effect's" original lead writer, Drew Karpyshyn. The original writer took a three-year break from BioWare to focus more on non-game related projects. Although he is now returning in BioWare, the company didn't announced yet what projects he will be working on.
The leaked video of the game suggests that it will continue to have its core "Mass Effect" experience on gamers such as traveling with a party and focus on gunplay. "Mass Effect: Andromeda" is set to be released some time in 2016 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
