Former BioWare general manager Casey Hudson sets up new Canadian game studio Arcanaut Studios

Former BioWare general manager, Casey Hudson, is leading a new Canadian game studio to develop Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic.

Hudson, who directed BioWare’s Knights of the Old Republic, established Arcanaut Studios in July 2025 and is joined by Chris Bain (CFO), Cordy Rierson (COO), and Ryan Hoyle (CTO).

“When we developed the original KOTOR, we wanted to create a definitive Star Wars experience – crafting an adventure that consisted of all the things we dreamed of doing as Star Wars fans,” Hudson said when Fate of the Old Republic was announced at last week’s The Game Awards.

“Now, 25 years after we started work on that game, our aspirations are equally ambitious,” he added.

“Fate of the Old Republic represents an opportunity to explore a contemporary vision of a definitive Star Wars experience, using state-of-the-art technology and game design, and an all-new story crafted specifically to deliver on the combination of player agency and immersion in Star Wars that was at the heart of KOTOR.”

Hudson worked at Bioware for 16 years, leaving in 2014 before rejoining the company in 2017. He left in 2021 alongside Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah and created Humanoid Origin. Humanoid closed this time last year, ending the development of its untitled, and ultimately unreleased, sci-fi game.