BioWare's closure delivers a painful industry shock
EA is closing BioWare's Edmonton studio and halting a new Mass Effect, according to an internal memo reported by Variety.
Electronic Arts is closing BioWare's Edmonton studio after deciding not to move forward with development of a new Mass Effect game, according to an internal memo reported by Variety. A small BioWare team had been in early development on the project.
The move is part of a wider studio restructuring that will affect about 3% of EA's global workforce, which Variety estimates at roughly 400 staff. For players attached to the studio's characters and branching stories, it is difficult news. For the developers affected, the consequences reach far beyond an unfinished sequel.
