BioWare, Mass Effect

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.
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
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 status of the studio was nothing short of bizarre,
BioWare masks developer layoffs with Mass Effect 5 announcement
BioWare has strangely announced that Mass Effect 5 development has begun, but the full studio isn't needed, which translates to layoffs.
BioWare restructures after Dragon Age: Veilguard disappoints, full focus shifts to next Mass Effect
McKay said that a core team at BioWare is now full steam ahead on the next Mass Effect, which has been teased a couple of times over the past few years. Series veterans like Mike Gamble, Preston Watamaniuk, Derek Watts, Parrish Ley, and more are working on the game at this point in time.
Dragon Age Developers Reveal They’ve Been Laid Off After BioWare Puts ‘Full Focus’ on Mass Effect
Key Dragon Age developers have announced they are leaving BioWare after the developer restructured to focus on the next Mass Effect. Yesterday, January 29, IGN reported that BioWare had moved a number of the studio’s developers onto other projects within EA as it focuses entirely on Mass Effect 5.
BioWare restructures around Mass Effect
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.
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.
Mass Effect 5 Internal "Restructuring" Update From BioWare
Mass Effect is a legendary IP in the gaming scene, and one that's lacked a major release for far too long. People are eager to see where the story goes, and while BioWare's been keen to give occasional teasers,
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BioWare has quietly laid off long-time Dragon Age devs as it downsizes the studio and turns its focus to Mass Effect 5
BioWare is being downsized as it focuses its attention on Mass Effect 5 General manager Gary McKay says "We don’t require ...
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As work on Mass Effect 5 properly gets going, BioWare says it's downsized, with "many" devs moved to other EA teams and some staff departures
BioWare has announced that it's undergone some restucturing as it shifts its full focus to the next Mass Effect game after ...
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BioWare Hit by Layoffs Following Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Failure
Dragon Age and Mass Effect studio BioWare has been hit by layoffs following the underperformance of its flagship RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
BioWare studio undergoes restructuring, "We are turning towards the future and preparing for the next chapter in BioWare’s story"
The general manager of BioWare, Gary McKay, has announced the studio is restructuring the studio during the development of ...
Some changes at BioWare.
While “core team” at the studio is working on the next Mass Effect game, others have been matched “with other teams at EA ...
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BioWare Developers Are Now Confirming There Are Layoffs
Veilguard was released, it didn't hit the numbers EA had hoped for. Now, it looks like BioWare staff is being laid off.
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EA is Restructuring BioWare
New reports indicate that Electronic Arts is currently restructuring BioWare as the studio starts the development of Mass ...
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BioWare Shares a Studio Update, Becomes ‘More Agile'
The Veilguard received its fifth patch, and the patch notes read as if the game was done getting any major updates. Now, the ...