BioWare Shutting Down

Electronic Arts announced that developer BioWare is shutting down. The announcement comes alongside four hundred layoffs across the Electronic Arts group and the cancellation of the next Mass Effect title, which was in early development. BioWare posted the following message:

For more than 30 years, BioWare has been more than a studio. It has been a home for storytellers, developers, and the players who brought our worlds to life.

Baldur’s Gate. Neverwinter Nights. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Dragon Age. Mass Effect. Anthem.

Now, after more than three decades of shared adventures, BioWare is closing and early development on the next Mass Effect project is ending.

There is nothing easy about writing those words. Our focus right now is on our incredibly talented team who put their hearts into these games, and supporting on another through this transition.

What generations of BioWare built together is something to celebrate and remember. These games became so much more because you played them, debated your choices, fell in love with the characters, and made these worlds your own.

From all of us at BioWare, thank you for being the most meaningful part of our story.

BioWare was founded in 1995 and acquired by Electronics Arts in 2007. Those looking to read more about BioWare can read RPGamer’s recent retrospective feature on the studio.