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BioWare announced on social media that after more than three decades it is closing, with early development on the next Mass Effect project halted. The shutdown followed a Bloomberg report that parent company Electronic Arts is cutting 400 jobs companywide, including 50 at BioWare. EA executives told staff the moves aim to align talent and investment toward areas of greatest growth opportunity.
Electronic Arts is closing BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, and shutting its Edmonton office, canceling an early-stage next Mass Effect project. The move is part of layoffs affecting roughly 400 employees, about three percent of EA's workforce, with additional cuts at Skate developer Full Circle and a paused project at Maxis.
Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare, the studio behind franchises like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, according to a report. Details on the timing and fate of remaining staff and projects were not specified in available information.