BioWare announces closure; next Mass Effect early development to end
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BioWare has reportedly announced its closure after more than three decades, while saying early development on the next Mass Effect project will end.
Reported closure announcement and end to early development
According to the report, BioWare posted that it is closing after more than three decades and that early development of the next Mass Effect is ending. The report also cites Bloomberg as saying Electronic Arts is cutting 400 jobs across the company, including 50 at BioWare, based on a person familiar with the plans.
The report describes BioWare as a studio founded in 1995. It provides no directly comparable operational measure beyond the announced closure.
BioWare’s social-media announcement says the studio is closing and early development on the next Mass Effect is ending.
Company-wide EA cuts and the BioWare count
The reported decision would end the studio associated with Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Neverwinter Nights, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, while also stopping work at an early stage on another Mass Effect project.
Sources
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