"Development on the next Mass Effect is ending": EA is shutting down RPG veteran Bioware "to align talent and investments where we see the greatest opportunities for players and long-term growth"
Bioware, the veteran RPG studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, is shutting down after over 30 years, with development on the next Mass Effect project also ending. Electronic Arts cited a need to align talent and investments for long-term growth, leading to 400 layoffs across EA, including 50 at Bioware. This closure follows concerns about the high cost and long production times of Bioware's large-scale games and comes after EA's recent leveraged buyout.
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- Game: Apex Legends
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Game: Baldur's Gate II
- Topic: Roleplaying Game
- Game: Star Wars Battlefront II
- Game: Mass Effect 2
- Company: Affinity Partners
- Game: Anthem
- Game: The Sims
- Person: David Tinson
- Topic: Layoffs
- Topic: Studio Closure
- Company: Silver Lake
- Game: Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Company: BioWare
- Game: Dragon Age
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