This week on Twitter, Anthem’s Lead Producer Ben Irving announced that he would be separating from EA’s BioWare studio. Ben Irving has been something like the “captain” for Anthem since the game released in February, but has made the decision to take a new position with a different development company.

(1/3) After 8 amazing years at BioWare I have made the decision to move on and have accepted an exciting opportunity at another gaming company. Since the first time I played Baldurs Gate many many years ago, BioWare was the dream place I always wanted to work.

— Ben Irving (@BenIrvo) August 15, 2019

(2/3) I will forever be grateful to all the people who gave me the chance to work on great products with amazing people. I believe Anthem has a bright future – there is a great team working on it and I look forward to following its progress (and playing it!) from the sidelines.

— Ben Irving (@BenIrvo) August 15, 2019

(3/3) I have really enjoyed interacting with the Anthem community – Streams, Twitter and Reddit. Through the good times and the tough times. You all are in great hands with @Darokaz and @UNTDrew (and have been for some time now). I wish nothing but the best for all of you. Ben.

— Ben Irving (@BenIrvo) August 15, 2019

Irving made a point to specifically complement Anthem as a game and express his enthusiasm for it, saying it has a “bright future” and a “great team” behind it led by Core Community Lead Jesse Anderson and BioWare Global Community Lead Andrew Johnson. Irving has not yet announced which company he is leaving for.

In May, Executive Producer Mark Darrah, Lead Producer Michael Gamble, and Lead Director Jonathan Warner officially stopped working on Anthem in order to focus on BioWare’s fourth installment of the Dragon Age series. That same week, BioWare’s Head of Live Service Chad Anderson asserted that BioWare is “100% committed to Anthem” and “dedicated to improving the game.”

Anthem released to good sales, but has yet managed to fully recover from its hellish development issues and rocky launch. After delays, Anthem’s “Cataclysm” event launched at the beginning of August, the first major content update promised in BioWare’s post-launch roadmap for the game.

Anthem and its “Cataclysm” content patch is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.