BioWare is closing down and Mass Effect 5 is cancelled, months after Saudi Arabia's $55bn EA buyout
BioWare, the acclaimed RPG developer behind titles like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, is closing down, with its in-development Mass Effect 5 project also cancelled. This surprising decision comes just months after its parent company, Electronic Arts, was acquired by a consortium including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. The closure marks the end of an era for the studio, which has been a prominent name in the industry for over three decades.
- Entities
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Game: Baldur's Gate II
- Game: Mass Effect 2
- Company: Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund
- Game: Mass Effect 5
- Game: Anthem
- Topic: Studio Closure
- Company: BioWare
- Game: Dragon Age
- Game: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: Neverwinter Nights 2
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