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Electronic Arts (EA) to close BioWare & lay off 400 employees
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Development on the next Mass Effect is also being shuttered.
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16 articles- ShacknewsElectronic Arts (EA) to close BioWare & lay off 400 employeesRead full article on Shacknews (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Shacknews: Electronic Arts (EA) to close BioWare & lay off 400 employees
Development on the next Mass Effect is also being shuttered.
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- AftermathElectronic Arts Closing BioWare, Laying Off HundredsRead full article on Aftermath (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Aftermath: Electronic Arts Closing BioWare, Laying Off Hundreds
Around 400 people are expected to be laid off across Electronic Arts
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- MobileGamer.biz400 jobs cut at EARead full article on MobileGamer.biz (opens in a new tab)
Preview from MobileGamer.biz: 400 jobs cut at EA
RPG studio BioWare will close as part of the cuts, which represent 3% of the global workforce. It’s unclear how this will affect its mobile teams.
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- Game InformerEA Is Closing Down Legendary Studio BioWare Amid More Job CutsRead full article on Game Informer (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Game Informer: EA Is Closing Down Legendary Studio BioWare Amid More Job Cuts
Electronic Arts plans to eliminate roughly 400 positions in an upcoming round of job cuts, per a new report from Bloomberg, and will also be closing the doors on its long-time role-playing game maker BioWare. Per Bloomberg' s Jason Schreier, these cuts represent about three percent of EA's total staff, and roughly 50 at BioWare. A letter sent to staff today…
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- Game FileEA closes BioWare, cuts 400 jobsRead full article on Game File (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Game File: EA closes BioWare, cuts 400 jobs
The game-maker is on a four-year streak of big job cuts
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- Pure XboxMass Effect 5 Cancelled As Legendary Developer BioWare Closes DownRead full article on Pure Xbox (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Pure Xbox: Mass Effect 5 Cancelled As Legendary Developer BioWare Closes Down
"There is nothing easy about writing these words.". In some absolutely shock news today, it's been announced that legendary development studio BioWare is closing down after 30 years, and the next entry in the Mass Effect series has been cancelled as a result. BioWare shared a statement on social media confirming this, also shouting out games like Baldur's…
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- MassivelyOPElectronic Arts officially shuts down BioWare and lays of 400 workers in the processRead full article on MassivelyOP (opens in a new tab)
Preview from MassivelyOP: Electronic Arts officially shuts down BioWare and lays of 400 workers in the process
It would appear that Microsoft isn’t the only one swinging its job-killing hatchet around. Electronic Arts has officially shut down the legendary studio BioWare while also laying off 400 employees, or around 3% of its workforce, with 50 devs at BioWare specifically affected by the firing round. The closure was confirmed in a message on the [...]
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- EurogamerBioWare is closing down and Mass Effect 5 is cancelled, months after Saudi Arabia's $55bn EA buyoutRead full article on Eurogamer (opens in a new tab)
- GamesIndustry.bizBioWare is closing after 30 yearsRead full article on GamesIndustry.biz (opens in a new tab)
- Noisy PixelBioWare Is Closing After 30 Years, Next Mass Effect RPG CanceledRead full article on Noisy Pixel (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Noisy Pixel: BioWare Is Closing After 30 Years, Next Mass Effect RPG Canceled
Electronic Arts has confirmed that BioWare is closing after more than 30 years, bringing an end to the studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The publisher has also canceled development on the next Mass Effect RPG, which was still in its early stages. The announcement comes as [...]
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- Push SquareEA Shutting Down RPG Dev BioWare, Next Mass Effect Game CancelledRead full article on Push Square (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Push Square: EA Shutting Down RPG Dev BioWare, Next Mass Effect Game Cancelled
400 job cuts at EA in total. 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.
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- GematsuElectronic Arts to lay off 400 staff, shut down BioWare [Update]Read full article on Gematsu (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Gematsu: Electronic Arts to lay off 400 staff, shut down BioWare [Update]
Electronic Arts will lay off staff and close BioWare, the developer behind the Mass Effect...
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- GamesBeatEA announces 400 layoffs and shuts down BioWareRead full article on GamesBeat (opens in a new tab)
Preview from GamesBeat: EA announces 400 layoffs and shuts down BioWare
Electronic Arts announced big layoffs cutting 400 jobs, and it said it is shutting down the struggling BioWare studio. It’s a big shoe to...
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- GameSpotEA Shuts Down Dragon Age, Mass Effect Studio BioWareRead full article on GameSpot (opens in a new tab)
- IGN GamesBioWare Shutting Down, Next Mass Effect CanceledRead full article on IGN Games (opens in a new tab)
Preview from IGN Games: BioWare Shutting Down, Next Mass Effect Canceled
BioWare is shutting down and the next Mass Effect game is canceled, according to a new report.
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- RPG SiteEA is shutting down BioWare, next Mass Effect canceledRead full article on RPG Site (opens in a new tab)
Preview from RPG Site: EA is shutting down BioWare, next Mass Effect canceled
BioWare has published a statement as well.
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EA Is Closing Down Legendary Studio BioWare Amid More Job Cuts
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Mass Effect 5 Cancelled As Legendary Developer BioWare Closes Down
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Electronic Arts (EA) to close BioWare & lay off 400 employees
- ShacknewsElectronic Arts (EA) to close BioWare & lay off 400 employees (opens in a new tab)
- Game FileEA closes BioWare, cuts 400 jobs (opens in a new tab)
- AftermathElectronic Arts Closing BioWare, Laying Off Hundreds (opens in a new tab)
- GamesBeatEA announces 400 layoffs and shuts down BioWare (opens in a new tab)
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Electronic Arts to lay off 400 staff, shut down BioWare [Update]
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Electronic Arts officially shuts down BioWare and lays of 400 workers in the process
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BioWare is closing down and Mass Effect 5 is cancelled, months after Saudi Arabia's $55bn EA buyout
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BioWare Is Closing After 30 Years, Next Mass Effect RPG Canceled
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EA Shuts Down Dragon Age, Mass Effect Studio BioWare
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EA is shutting down BioWare, next Mass Effect canceled