Casey Hudson is a Canadian video game developer who has worked on many games made by BioWare. He is especially known for directing the Mass Effect trilogy.
Biography
After getting a degree in mechanical engineering, Hudson started his career at the Canadian video game company BioWare. He worked as a technical artist on several games, including MDK 2. Later, he became the project director for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Hudson held the same role during the development of the Mass Effect trilogy, a series of games based on a new science fiction intellectual property.
On August 7, 2014, Hudson left BioWare to work on other projects. On May 18, 2015, Microsoft announced that Hudson had joined Microsoft Studios, the video game production division of Microsoft, as a creative director. On July 18, 2017, Hudson announced he had returned to BioWare and took over as general manager for the studio from Aaryn Flynn.
Hudson left BioWare again on December 3, 2020.
In June 2021, Hudson announced he had started a new video game company called Humanoid Origin, which was later acquired by NetEase. However, the company closed on November 25, 2024.
On December 11, 2025, it was announced during the Game Awards 2025 that Hudson was directing Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a story-focused, single-player role-playing game developed by Arcanaut Studios.
Games
- MDK 2 (2000) – Level Design and Art
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000) – Programming and Engineering
- Neverwinter Nights (2002) – Art
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) – Game Director and Producer
- Jade Empire (2005) – Additional work
- Mass Effect (2007) – Game Director
- Mass Effect Galaxy (2009) – Executive Producer and Franchise Production Management
- Mass Effect 2 (2010) – Game Director and Executive Producer
- Mass Effect 3 (2012) – Game Director
- Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (2013) – Additional work
- Anthem (2019) – Studio General Manager
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021) – Studio General Manager
- Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic (Upcoming)