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Mass Effect, BioWare

Don't worry, Mass Effect 5 is totally fine, EA reassures as BioWare downsizes, moving 'many' employees to other studios

Electronic Arts won't say if any BioWare employees have been laid off in the restructuring, but at least one says they have.

Shacknews · 1d

EA says Mass Effect 5 doesn't need full studio support, moves some staff to other teams

A major restructuring is happening at Dragon Age and Mass Effect developer BioWare as EA looks to condense the team working on Mass Effect 5. The studio claims that the next Mass Effect game doesn’t require the support of the full studio, and that it has been working to match employees with other roles at EA.

Video Games Chronicle · 1d

BioWare confirms it’s downsizing as it ‘doesn’t require support from the full studio’ for Mass Effect

“Now that Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been released, a core team at BioWare is developing the next Mass Effect game under the leadership of veterans from the original trilogy, including Mike Gamble, Preston Watamaniuk, Derek Watts, Parrish Ley, and others,” said McKay.

BioWare Betting It All On Mass Effect 5

Hosted on MSN · 23h

BioWare slims down as it begins development of next Mass Effect

Development of the next Mass Effect has begun at BioWare, but the studio is slimming down with layoffs and reassignments.

VentureBeat · 1d

BioWare restructures around Mass Effect

In a blog post today, Electronic Arts announced that the scope of BioWare’s game development will be changing. Once a studio capable of working on several projects at once, like concurrent Dragon Age and Mass Effect titles, the Edmonton-based developer known for its highly-praised narratives will be focusing on just one game at a time from now on.

Kotaku on MSN · 1d

BioWare Betting It All On Mass Effect 5 After Even More Layoffs

What’s left of BioWare, the renowned RPG powerhouse behind beloved franchises like Dragon Age, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and the original Baldur’s Gate games? It’s a hard question to answer in 2025 after multiple rounds of layoffs and restructurings as the studio pivots between the character-driven stories fans love and the live-service gaming models investors want.

Shacknews11h

Several senior BioWare staff confirm exit from the studio

EA was tight-lipped about whether or not layoffs or downsizing were coming when it addressed the transfer of some BioWare ...

Edmonton Journal on MSN7h

Bioware announces staff 'restructuring' but former Dragon Age developers say dozens have been quietly laid off

That includes former editor Karin West-Weekes, narrative designer and lead writer Trick Weekes, editor Ryan Cormier, producer ...

Dragon Age The Veilguard Devs Laid Off As Part Of BioWare's Mass Effect Focus

According to IGN, "a number" of BioWare developers have been placed by EA into other equivalent roles within the company.

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A Strange Update About ‘Mass Effect 5’ With BioWare On The Brink

While corporate obfuscation is nothing new, the statement that BioWare just released about Mass Effect 5 and the larger ...

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Opinion: Every Mass Effect Game, Ranked From Worst to Best

BioWare's Mass Effect franchise has been a staple of great Sci-Fi writing and RPG design. The original trilogy, released ...

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BioWare quietly lay off key Dragon Age team members while talking up the next Mass Effect

The layoff train has come for BioWare. A number of Dragon Age: The Veilguard staff are leaving the celebrated RPG ...

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Lead Writer Gone From BioWare

Rumors swirled around Dragon Age: The Veilguard that Electronic Arts had pushed to make it a live-service game. Development on the game was troubled, with delays and a restart having occurred. All of ...

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