Casey Hudson is a Canadian video game developer, known for his work on several of BioWare's video games, and mainly the Mass Effect trilogy as game director.
Casey Hudson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation | Game developer |
| Known for | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Mass Effect trilogy |
Biography
editAfter obtaining a degree in mechanical engineering,[1] Hudson began his career at the Canadian video game developer BioWare with credits as a technical artist on several games, including MDK 2.[2] He eventually became the project director of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.[2] Hudson fulfilled the same role in the development of the Mass Effect trilogy,[2] a series of games based on a new science fiction intellectual property.
On August 7, 2014, Hudson left BioWare to pursue other projects.[3] On May 18, 2015, Microsoft announced that Hudson had joined their video game production wing at Microsoft Studios as creative director.[4] On July 18, 2017, Hudson announced that he had returned to BioWare and replaced Aaryn Flynn as general manager for the studio.[5]
Hudson announced he was departing BioWare a second time on December 3, 2020.[6]
In June 2021, Hudson announced that he had established a new game development studio, Humanoid Origin, that was working on a new intellectual property[7] later to be revealed as Space Age: Parallax.[8] On November 25, 2024, Humanoid Origin announced its closure.[9]
Games
edit- MDK 2 (2000)
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
- Neverwinter Nights (2002)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
- Jade Empire (2005)
- Mass Effect (2007)
- Mass Effect 2 (2010)
- Mass Effect 3 (2012)
- Anthem (2019)
References
edit- ^ Bioware (December 15, 2020). BioWare: Stories and Secrets from 25 Years of Game Development. ISBN 9781506718804.
- ^ a b c "MDK 2 User Manual" (PDF). p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2013.
- ^ Moser, Cassidee (August 7, 2014). "Mass Effect Creator Leaves BioWare". IGN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Tuttle, Will (May 18, 2015). "Casey Hudson Joins Microsoft as Creative Director at Microsoft Studios". Xbox Wire. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Casey (July 18, 2017). "Coming Home". BioWare Blog. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ Parrish, Ash (December 3, 2020). "BioWare Studio Head, Dragon Age Producer Both Leave Studio". Kotaku. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (June 29, 2021). "BioWare Veteran Casey Hudson Launches Studio Working On New IP". GameSpot. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Trademark Status & Document Retrieval". tsdr.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Humanoid Origin on LinkedIn: Earlier today, we informed our staff that Humanoid Origin will be shutting… | 82 comments". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
