EA closes Mass Effect, Dragon Age creator BioWare after 30 years of game development
Electronic Arts has announced the closure of BioWare, the acclaimed studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, after 30 years of development. The closure is accompanied by significant layoffs across EA, including 50 employees at BioWare working on a new Mass Effect title, which has now been canceled. This decision follows a recent acquisition of EA and a strategic review of the company's portfolio.
- Entities
- Company: Dice
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Person: Ray Muzkya
- Person: Bobby Kotick
- Game: Mass Effect 2
- Game: Anthem
- Person: Augustine Yip
- Company: RedLynx
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Proxy Studios
- Game: Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Person: Greg Zeschuk
- Company: BioWare
- Company: Broadsword
- Game: Dragon Age
- Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions
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