The Bubble Is Bursting: EA Shuts Down BioWare, XBOX Will Reportedly Undergo Another Round of Layoffs

EA is shutting down BioWare, cutting 400 jobs total, including 50 at the legendary studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age. Mass Effect 5 development has stopped following the studio's closure, disappointing fans awaiting the next chapter. Xbox plans additional layoffs across October, November, and January as part of leadership restructuring under Asha Sharma. Getty Images / BioWare / XboxOn top of gaming becoming a ridiculously expensive hobby, we learned that legendary game studio BioWare won’t be making any new games after being shut down, and XBOX is reportedly preparing to lay off more employees. Pour one out for BioWare, the iconic studio behind the Dragon Age and Mass Effect franchise, and for bangers like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, Neverwinter Nights, and Baldur’s Gate. Bloomberg reported that EA is shuttering the studio as part of mass layoffs at the video game company, which will cut 400 employees, including 50 at BioWare. After Dragon Age: Inquisition brought the franchise’s best sales, BioWare released the disaster that was Anthem, then Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which also had troubled development and underperformed. BioWare found mixed succe...