Greg Zeschuk

Greg Zeschuk
CM
Zeschuk in 2007
Born
Gregory Zeschuk

1969
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[1]
Known forBioWare
AwardsLifetime Achievement Award (Game Developers Choice Awards, 2013)[2]
Member of the Order of Canada, 2018[3]

Gregory Zeschuk CM (born 1969)[4] is a Canadian businessman who was a VP at Electronic Arts and General Manager at BioWare Austin until 2012. He co-founded video game developer BioWare in Edmonton in 1995 with Ray Muzyka and Augustine Yip, after all three earned their medical degrees from the University of Alberta.[5] Zeschuk announced his retirement from BioWare on September 18, 2012.[6] 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."[7] Greg is also the chairman of the board of the smart playground technology startup, Biba Ventures based in Vancouver, BC.

In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time alongside Ray Muzyka.[8]

  1. ^ "ON GREG". Greg Zeschuk Official. 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ Makuch, Eddie (11 February 2013). "BioWare founders getting Lifetime Achievement Award". Gamespot. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Governor General announces 103 new appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. ^ Waldman, Debby (22 February 2022). "From BioWare to Beer: How Greg Zeschuk Makes Dreams Come True". Wired. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Greg Zeschuk (2012-09-18). "FROM GREG ZESCHUK". BioWare. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  7. ^ "RAY MUZYKA & GREG ZESCHUK RETIRE". BioWare. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  8. ^ "IGN - 28. Greg Zeschuk & Ray Muzyka". IGN. Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2023-11-26.