Mass Effect director Casey Hudson quits BioWare

The developer responsible for one of the biggest role-playing game franchises of the last generation is moving on.

Casey Hudson, who oversaw the Mass Effect sci-fi RPG series, revealed that he is leaving BioWare. In a blog on its website, BioWare confirmed that Hudson is departing the company. The studio notes that its sci-fi RPG mastermind wants to “enter a new stage of his career” — although he’s going to kick that off by taking a “much-needed break.”