EA is shutting down BioWare
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">BioWare, the legendary studio behind RPGs like <em>Mass Effect</em>, <em>Dragon Age</em>, and <em>Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic</em>, is shutting down, <a href="https://x.com/bioware/status/2112953618093535510">the company confirmed in a statement</a>. Alongside the closure, Electronic Arts has also chosen not to continue development on the next <em>Mass Effect</em> game that was in the works, according <a href="https://www.ea.com/news/building-eas-next-chapter">to an announcement sent to EA staff</a>.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The company is also laying off around 400 staffers, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-21/electronic-arts-to-cut-400-jobs-shut-down-bioware?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc5MjYwMjI4MCwiZXhwIjoxNzkzMjA3MDgwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTjlPUkZLSVVQU08wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.BPLdBqixyN47DHZvtrfHyRsF_Np3UKIKzGi_WqMA-I4"><em>Bloomberg</em> reports</a>. The changes follow EA going private in a $55 billion deal <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/974736/ea-private-company-deal-closed">that closed in August</a>.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">"BioWare is a legendary studio that helped define the role-playing genre, and we do not take this decision lightly," Cam Weber, EA president …</p>
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