For those who were worried about the future of BioWare following the critical reception to Dragon Age: The Veilguard, it looks like the worst has come to pass. In the name of cutting costs, Electronic Arts (EA) will not only be shutting down the studio, but also cutting about 400 jobs, which amounts to around 3% of its total staff. This also includes roughly 50 people at BioWare, according to a source speaking to Bloomberg.
The report also cites a letter to staff by EA Chief Operating Officer David Tinson and Chief Studios Officer Cam Weber, which said “across our portfolio, we’re making deliberate choices to align talent and investments where we see the greatest opportunities for players and long-term growth”. The next Mass Effect game, which was already in early development at BioWare, was apparently not part of that alignment.
