Dragon Age - Dan Tudge Leaves BioWare

We missed this earlier in the week...Gamasutra has news Dragon Age Project Director Dan Tudge has left BioWare to take up a position as a VP with Disney Interactive Studios and General Manager of their Propaganda Games.

Mark Darrah, a Baldur's Gate vet, will take over Dragon Age.

A followup piece says it was the right time to leave, with the PC version essentially done:

But with Dragon Age not due to launch until the second half the year, why would Tudge, whose credits include Mass Effect and Sonic Chronicles, leave one of the most respected RPG developers on the planet midway through a highly-anticipated project?

"With the lead SKU (the PC version) of Dragon Age: Origins in its polish stage and a focus on the console conversions, it was a good time to make a change. I have a passion for creating great games and managing great companies," Tudge explained to Gamasutra. "The role of general manager at Propaganda Games and vice president within Disney’s video games business allows me to do both."