Bioware

"BioWare?s vision is to deliver the best story-driven games in the world."
Greg Zeschuk & Ray Muzyka
Joint CEO?s BioWare Corp.

BIOWARE CORP.

• BioWare is an electronic entertainment company specializing in creating computer and console video games
• BioWare?s vision is to deliver the best story-driven games in the world
• Founded in 1995, BioWare Corp. is a privately owned Canadian corporation based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk are Joint CEOs at BioWare, as well as the Co-Executive Producers of BioWare?s games
• BioWare currently employs over 260 people as pf October 2005
• In September 2003, BioWare announced Jade Empire™, a martial arts action role-playing game based on a new BioWare-owned intellectual property
• Jade Empire was released in April 2005 and was published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox video game system
• In May 2004, BioWare announced Dragon Age™, a fantasy role-playing game based on a new BioWare-owned intellectual property.
• In September 2005 BioWare announced Mass Effect (the third, original intellectual property being developed by BioWare)
• Mass Effect is a science fiction action-RPG being developed for the Xbox 360
• BioWare?s Technology Architecture Group is also developing a next-generation engine project, the BioWare Eclipse Engine™ for console and PC.
• BioWare?s online community has over 2.7 million registered users at www.bioware.com as of October, 2005
• On November 10, 2004, BioWare launched the BioWare Online Store at store.bioware.com, an Internet-based marketplace where consumers can purchase BioWare-related products.
• Over the past decade BioWare?s games have sold more than 12 million copies.
• BioWare also licenses its game engine technology: the BioWare Infinity Engine™, which has powered a number of critically acclaimed role-playing games like Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter, and Icewind Dale II; the BioWare Aurora Engine™, which will power the upcoming Neverwinter Nights 2 from Obsidian Entertainment and Atari; and the BioWare Odyssey Engine™, which will be used in the development of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords from Obsidian Entertainment and LucasArts.

TITLES IN PRODUCTION

MASS EFFECT

• Mass Effect is an epic science-fiction role-playing game set in a spectacular new vision of the future, featuring photo-realistic graphics and immersive, tactical squad-based combat. The rich storyline can be completed in single-player or co-op mode over the Xbox Live network.
• Mass Effect is BioWare?s 3rd new intellectual property in development, and will be released on Xbox 360.

DRAGON AGE

• Dragon Age™ is a blockbuster fantasy role-playing game set in a world created and owned by BioWare. Dragon Age will offer a deep party-based role-playing experience in both single-player and multi-player game modes. Utilizing a brand new game engine, Dragon Age will feature stunning visuals with a tantalizing blend of the exploration and combat of Baldur?s Gate™, the multi-player gameplay and community support of Neverwinter Nights™, and a cinematic gameplay experience from BioWare, the developer of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic™. Explore vast landscapes, engage in massive battles, and experience the sights, sounds, and culture of the heroic new world of Dragon Age!
• Publisher not yet announced (as of March 2005)

OTHER GAMES (not yet announced)

• BioWare has other projects in development, including cutting-edge next-generation technology development through BioWare?s Technology Architecture Group and the BioWare Eclipse Engine™, and online development with the BioWare Live Team and the BioWare online store at store.bioware.com
• More information on upcoming titles available at www.bioware.com

PORTFOLIO OF GAMES DEVELOPED

JADE EMPIRE

• Jade Empire is a martial arts action RPG created by BioWare Corp., the commercially and critically acclaimed RPG developer of Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™, Neverwinter Nights™, and the Baldur?s Gate™ series. Developed with a next-generation Xbox engine, fans can expect a stunning visual and gameplay experience.
• Jade Empire was released in April 2005 and was published by Microsoft Game Studios exclusively for the Xbox video game system
• More information is available at jade.bioware.com

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC

• Released on the Xbox in July 2003 and on PC in November 2003 and published by LucasArts, this was the fastest-selling Xbox game in history at the time of its release
• The game has sold over 2.5 million copies to date (Xbox and PC) and spawned a successful sequel which was launched in Xmas 2004
• The first Star Wars role-playing game, takes place 4000 years before the time of the films
• Epic roleplaying storyline in the BioWare tradition, where the player gets to become a Jedi, following either the light or dark side of the force
• Advanced, state-of-the-art graphics which pushed the envelope on both Xbox and PC
• Ranked 17th best game of all time, and 3rd best Xbox game of all time at Gamerankings.com
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has won nearly 50 Game of the Year awards and over 30 RPG of the Year awards
• In total the game has accumulated over 100 awards including acknowledgements for its excellence in storytelling, technology, sound and more

NEVERWINTER NIGHTS SERIES

• The groundbreaking Neverwinter Nights, a computer role-playing game for both singleplayer (with the 100 hour official campaign) or multiplayer play, was released in June 2002 to critical and commercial success. The title was published by Infogrames/Atari
• The game was initially localized to English, German, and Korean and subsequently localized to French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, and Japanese in summer/fall 2002
• Neverwinter Nights allows the player to direct the game as an all-powerful Dungeon Master, and create their own worlds with the user-friendly Neverwinter Aurora Toolset
• Thus far the BioWare Aurora Neverwinter toolset has been used by the BioWare Community of users (which has nearly 2.6 million registered user accounts as of July 2005) to create nearly 5000 Neverwinter Nights modules since its release - all available for download by the BioWare community
• Neverwinter Nights continues to sell well, with the compilation product Neverwinter Nights Gold (featuring Neverwinter Nights and the Shadows of Undrentide expansion) released in November 2003. A new compilation, Neverwinter Nights Platinum was released in September 2004, featuring Neverwinter Nights and both commercial expansion packs
• The game debuted at #1 worldwide at launch. Neverwinter Nights and its two expansions have sold close to 3 million copies worldwide so far
• On November 10, 2004, BioWare launched the BioWare Online Store, offering Premium Neverwinter Nights Modules for sale for the first time, with more to come in the future. The modules available currently are Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker (which has already won an AIAS award for best PC RPG of the year for 2004), Neverwinter Nights: ShadowGuard, Neverwinter Nights: Witch?s Wake and Neverwinter Nights: Pirates of the Sword Coast

MDK2 & MDK2: ARMAGEDDON

• BioWare first branched out to the console arena with MDK2 - BioWare?s first cross platform project for the Sega Dreamcast (March 2000) and PC (May 2000) as well as MDK2: Armageddon for the Playstation 2, an enhanced version of MDK2, which was released at the end of March 2001
• All together, the various SKUs of the MDK2 series sold over 1 million units and have won a number of awards

BALDUR?S GATE SERIES

• The Baldur?s Gate series: Baldur?s Gate I, Baldur?s Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast, Baldur?s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and Baldur?s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal have sold approximately 5 million units world-wide with sales still continuing
• Baldur?s Gate, released in 1998 has sold over 2 million units for PC and has won many industry awards; in 1999, BioWare released Baldur?s Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast, a Baldur?s Gate expansion pack. It debuted at #1 worldwide and sold over 600,000 units
• Baldur?s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, was released in Sept. 2000 and continued the award winning story line of the Baldur?s Gate series, selling over 2 million units so far; in June 2001. Baldur?s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal was released, the expansion pack to the award winning Baldur?s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and the conclusion to the Baldur?s Gate series, selling more than 500,000 units
• The Baldur?s Gate franchise has won multiple Game of the Year and RPG of the Year awards

SHATTERED STEEL

• BioWare Corp.?s first game - released in October 1996 for PC
• Shattered Steel has sold close to 200,000 units and won several awards and critical acclaim