Mike Laidlaw, Creative Director and designer of Dragon Age franchise, has announced today that he left BioWare after 14 years of career, during which he directed the development of Jade Empire , assisted in the development of the various Mass Effect and directed all episodes of Dragon Age .

Laidlaw doesn't explain what will after the exit from the studio, but what is certain is that this is a major blow for BioWare's fantasy RPG series: after that last year he escaped the main writer David Gaider, now the series is an orphan of two leading creatives who had delivered and guided through three different episodes.

We just have to wait to see what future EA and BioWare are often reserved for the Dragon Age franchise, after that of Mass Effect now seems darker than ever .