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EA shuts down BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect

Left BioWare; said he expected Mass Effect to be cancelled before the studio closed

EA closed BioWare on October 21, ending early work on the next Mass Effect game and cutting about 400 jobs across the company, roughly 50 of them at the Edmonton studio. The closure came less than three months after a $55 billion buyout took EA private.

Updated Nov 2

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I do think it is a franchise with legs. It's a very strong brand. You still see N7 hoodies and jackets and stuff out in the wild.

from EA shuts down BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect · Updated Nov 2

I don't know what's going to happen. I think within the next five months, we will know what EA plans to do.

from EA shuts down BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect · Updated Nov 2

I think that there are good reasons why PIF and EA would want to make another Mass Effect game, but also, Andrew Wilson said he wanted to save $700 million, that there was $700 million in savings to come with the acquisition.

from EA shuts down BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect · Updated Nov 2