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<p>BioWare is a Canadian <a href="/facts/Video_game_developer/6gbHyvDu">video game developer</a> based in <a href="/facts/Edmonton/ePFNJlBN">Edmonton</a>, <a href="/facts/Alberta/PjKJFbJY">Alberta</a>. It was founded in 1995 by newly graduated <a href="/facts/Doctor_of_Medicine/oojYTemI">medical doctors</a> <a href="/facts/Ray_Muzyka/kv5PvvbP">Ray Muzyka</a>, <a href="/facts/Greg_Zeschuk/gdeHuc0Y">Greg Zeschuk</a> and Augustine Yip. Since 2007, the company has been owned by American publisher <a href="/facts/Electronic_Arts/fy7Ppdem">Electronic Arts</a>. </p><p>BioWare specializes in <a href="/facts/Role-playing_video_game/o4sTj5vl">role-playing video games</a>, and achieved recognition for developing highly praised and successful licensed franchises: <i><a href="/facts/Baldur%2527s_Gate/EBMUTsBk">Baldur's Gate</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Neverwinter_Nights/xKFfSRGI">Neverwinter Nights</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/Star_Wars%3a_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic/jFWzf61U">Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic</a></i>. They proceeded to make several other successful games based on original intellectual property: <i><a href="/facts/Jade_Empire/0EVFAXla">Jade Empire</a></i>, the <i><a href="/facts/Mass_Effect/1x3jXBW5">Mass Effect</a></i> series, and the <i><a href="/facts/Dragon_Age/XQyCV8Ng">Dragon Age</a></i> series. In 2011, BioWare launched their first <a href="/facts/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game/s6NMD8fC">massively multiplayer online role-playing game</a> (MMORPG), <i><a href="/facts/Star_Wars%3a_The_Old_Republic/WnYJxNsv">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></i>. </p>