Report says EA execs picking Star Wars Battlefront 3 over Mass Effect 5 was the main factor in BioWare's closure

Bloomberg reports that after EA shut down BioWare this month, its postmortem points to the publisher backing Star Wars Battlefront 3 over Mass Effect 5 as the main factor in the RPG studio's demise. Disney reportedly offered the Battlefront 3 opportunity as EA sought to spend less amid debt from a leveraged buyout, and development on the game reportedly hasn't started, with Respawn and DICE set to make it. The report also cites BioWare's uneven release record since Mass Effect: Andromeda and EA executive changes this summer as possible contributing factors.