EA shuts down BioWare, ends development on the next Mass Effect and cuts 400 jobs
"Development on the next Mass Effect is ending": EA is shutting down RPG veteran Bioware "to align talent and investments where we see the greatest opportunities for players and long-term growth"
EA announced it is closing BioWare, the RPG studio behind Baldur's Gate, Dragon Age and Mass Effect, after more than 30 years. In an open letter, EA COO David Tinson and Chief Studios Officer Cam Weber said the move aligns talent and investments with the greatest opportunities for players and long-term growth, with 400 layoffs company-wide and 50 at BioWare. The letter also says a Sims project codenamed Project Lotus is cancelled in favour of Project Evergreen, while investment continues in sports games, Apex Legends, Battlefield and the next Star Wars Jedi game.
EA is closing BioWare and ending the next Mass Effect, with 400 layoffs, giving readers a view of which projects and studios the restructuring touches.
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun · rockpapershotgun.com