Electronic Arts shuts down BioWare studio, cancels next Mass Effect
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 02:32 · Archive
Electronic Arts is shutting down the video game developer BioWare after more than three decades. The upcoming Mass Effect game, the fifth in the franchise since 2007, has been canceled. BioWare announced the closure on social media on Wednesday. The announcement follows a report that EA is laying off 400 people across the company, including about 50 at BioWare.
BioWare built its reputation on immersive role-playing games including the Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age franchises, and the Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series. The studio attempted to expand into multiplayer shooters with 2019's Anthem, but the game failed to find a loyal audience. More recently, 2017's Mass Effect: Andromeda and 2024's Dragon Age: The Veilguard met with mixed reviews and disappointed many fans.
EA, based in Redwood Shores, California, closed a $55 billion sale of its business to Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF, investment firm Silver Lake Partners and Affinity Partners. BioWare was founded in Canada in 1995 and acquired by EA in 2007. "What generations of BioWare built together is something to celebrate and remember," the studio said via social media.
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- Video game developer BioWare shuts down, next 'Mass Effect' canceled amid broader layoffs at EAVideo game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades.Clickorlando · 22 Oct, 02:10
- Video game developer BioWare shuts down, next 'Mass Effect' canceled amid broader layoffs at EAVideo game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades.News4Jax · 22 Oct, 02:10
In this story: BioWare · Electronic Arts · Saudi Arabia · PIF · Silver Lake Partners · Canada
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