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Greg Zeschuk

Greg Zeschuk

CM
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Zeschuk in 2007
Born
Gregory Zeschuk

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Known forBioWare
AwardsLifetime Achievement Award (Game Developers Choice Awards, 2013)
Member of the Order of Canada, 2018[1]

Gregory Zeschuk CM is a former VP at Electronic Arts and General Manager at BioWare Austin. He co-founded BioWare in 1995 with Ray Muzyka and Augustine Yip, after all three earned their medical degrees from the University of Alberta.[2] Zeschuk announced his retirement from BioWare on September 18, 2012.[3] He is currently involved in a number of projects related to the craft-beer industry, including the production of a web-based interview show known as "The Beer Diaries."[4] Greg is also the chairman of the board of the smart playground technology startup, Biba Ventures based in Vancouver, BC.

BioWare projects credited with platforms and dates

  • Shattered Steel (PC and Mac, 1996)
  • Baldur's Gate (PC and Mac, 1998)
    • Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (PC and Mac, 1999)
  • MDK2 (Dreamcast and PC, 2000)
  • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC and Mac, 2000)
    • Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (PC and Mac, 2001)
  • MDK2: Armageddon (PS2, 2001)
  • Neverwinter Nights (PC and Mac, 2002)
    • Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide (PC and Mac, 2003)
    • Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (PC and Mac, 2003)
    • Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker (PC and Mac, 2005)
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic ("KotOR") (Xbox and PC and Mac, 2003)
  • Jade Empire (Xbox, 2005/PC, 2006)
  • Mass Effect (Xbox 360, 2007/PC, 2008/PlayStation 3, 2012)
  • Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (2008)[5]
  • Dragon Age: Origins (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Mac, 2009)[6]
  • Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360, PC, January 26, 2010) (PlayStation 3, January 18, 2011)[7]
  • Dragon Age II (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, March 8, 2011)[6]
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC, December 20, 2011)[8]
  • Mass Effect 3 (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, March 6, 2012)[7]

Awards and recognition

At the Game Developers Choice Awards, on March 27, 2013, Zeschuk received the Lifetime Achievement Award.[1]

On December 27, 2018, Zeschuk was appointed to the Order of Canada[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Makuch, Eddie (11 February 2013). "BioWare founders getting Lifetime Achievement Award". Gamespot. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. ^ Ewalt, David (2011-06-27). "Obsessed With Imagination: BioWare's Co-Founders On Storytelling And The Future Of Mass Effect". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  3. ^ Greg Zeschuk (2012-09-18). "FROM GREG ZESCHUK". BioWare. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  4. ^ "RAY MUZYKA & GREG ZESCHUK RETIRE". BioWare. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  5. ^ "Sega Announces BioWare Will Create Sonic Role Playing Game For Nintendo DS". 2007-06-21. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  6. ^ a b [1]
  7. ^ a b [2]
  8. ^ [3]
  9. ^ "Governor General announces 103 new appointments to the Order of Canada".

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