EA Shutting Down RPG Dev BioWare, Next Mass Effect Game Cancelled

400 job cuts at EA in total

by Liam Croft | Today 18:30

EA is closing RPG studio BioWare.

The maker of Mass Effect and Dragon Age will shut down as EA cuts "around" 400 roles within the company, which will include roughly 50 at BioWare. As a result, the next Mass Effect game has been cancelled.

Earlier today, a letter to EA staff was distributed by chief operating officer David Tinson and chief studios officer Cam Weber. In it, the firm states it's "taken a hard look at our business", and some projects have been cancelled as a result.

The next Mass Effect title, which was said to be "early" in development, is included in the cuts.

A message published to the EA website reads: "We've made the decision not to move forward with this development, which means we’re closing the studio and our Edmonton workspace. BioWare is a legendary studio that helped define the role-playing genre, and we do not take this decision lightly."

Projects that will continue include the sports games, Apex Legends, the third Star Wars Jedi game, the Iron Man title, Battlefield, and supposedly a new Star Wars: Battlefront entry.

A new instalment in The Sims has been cancelled, and the team working on Skate has been downsized, according to the report.

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