Reports are circling today that BioWare Austin, the studio responsible for The Old Republic, is laying off staff today. That’s bad enough, but things may have just gotten worse. Gamasutra is reporting that TOR executive producer Rich Vogel has left the company as well.

 Amid reports that BioWare Austin is laying off staff today, Gamasutra can confirm that Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s executive producer Rich Vogel is no longer with the company.

Vogel was instrumental in the development of SWTOR, overseeing all aspects of the MMO before and after its launch in December. The online game, though, has lost around 400,000 paid subscribers in recent months, and BioWare Austin recently said it’s considering free-to-play options for the title.

Reports also emerged on Tuesday morning that the Austin office is laying off workers, but it’s unclear if this headcount reduction is part of the restructuring plan BioWare announced in May. Though its parent company Electronic Arts didn’t specify then how many employees would be affected, the publisher said those layoffs were necessary in order for the team to maintain and grow SWTOR.

Bioware and Electronic Arts have not commented on who will be overseeing The Old Republic’s continued development in place of Vogel.