As EA kills Mass Effect 5, BioWare co-founder slams "weird belief" you can "recreate great games with random people and AI" – "It doesn't work"
Following the cancellation of Mass Effect 5 and layoffs at BioWare, co-founder Greg Zeschuk criticized the industry's reliance on executives who lack game development experience and a "weird belief" in recreating games with AI. The article highlights concerns about morale at Electronic Arts amid ongoing layoffs and the publisher's embrace of AI tools.
- Entities
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Game: Mass Effect 5
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Company: Affinity Partners
- Company: Silver Lake
- Person: Greg Zeschuk
- Company: BioWare
- Game: Dragon Age
- Topic: Game Development
- Person: Asha Sharma
- Company: Public Investment Fund
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