EA cuts about 400 jobs and closes BioWare, canceling the next Mass Effect

EA plans to cut roughly 400 positions, about 3 percent of its staff, and is closing RPG studio BioWare, affecting around 50 people there. A staff letter from COO David Tinson and Chief Studios Officer Cam Weber said the small BioWare team's early-development Mass Effect project will not move forward and the Edmonton workspace is closing. BioWare's social media statement recalled games including Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age, and said the team is focused on supporting one another through the transition.