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EA has announced it is restructuring Dragon Age and Mass Effect studio BioWare, moving a number of developers onto other projects within EA and focusing entirely on Mass Effect going forward.


In a blog post from general manager Gary McKay, he wrote that the studio is "taking this opportunity between full development cycles to reimagine how we work at BioWare."

"Given this stage of development, we don't require support from the full studio," he continues. "We have incredible talent here at BioWare, and so we have worked diligently over the past few months to match many of our colleagues with other teams at EA that had open roles that were a strong fit."

IGN understands that EA has already placed an unknown number of developers from BioWare into other, equivalent roles within the company. A smaller number of Dragon Age team members are also seeing their roles terminated, and are being offered time to apply to other roles within the company if they so choose.

BioWare's structure has shifted repeatedly in recent years. The studio had a round of layoffs in 2023., and has seen a number of high-profile departures throughout the development of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the most recent of which was director Corinne Busche announcing her departure from the studio last week. It is unclear how many individuals work at BioWare today. IGN asked EA for any comment or specifics on how many individuals at BioWare are being impacted by this change, how many are facing layoffs, and how many will remain at the studio.

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[N0S]

 

[Draugoth]

 

[Giallo Corsa]

 

[Magic Carpet]

It's too bad that Andromeda was such a Goofy Galaxy. What the next big named Galaxy outward? Triangulum?

 

[RoboFu]

in other words they are rebooting development of the game.

 

[amigastar]

How many last chances they still have left?

 

[Loomy]

Given this stage of development, we don't require support from the full studio

Game is even farther away than expected.

in other words they are rebooting development of the game.

This is very possible.

If any studio needs a reset, it's Bioware.

 

[Kacho]

moving a number of developers onto other projects within EA

Damn son. There goes a lot of talent.

BioWare on borrowed time if Mass Effect doesn't hit. This is it. Check your retarded woke shit at the door, idiots.

 

[Gonzito]

Its dead Jim

 

[Draugoth]

Bioware is fucked

 

[IDKFA]

I can't see this being out this generation.

I'm not sure I even care. Bioware hasn't released a real banger since ME2 in 2010. I have little hope this will be a return to form.

 

[Thebonehead]

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Cope Effect 5.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Used to love Mass Effect on 360

BioWare is full of talentless cunts now though, so fuck this game.

 

[rm082e]

I can't see this being out this generation.

I'm not sure I even care. Bioware hasn't released a real banger since ME2 in 2010. I have little hope this will be a return to form.

This exactly. I haven't been given a reason to care in 15 years. I gave up hope a long time ago.

I wish someone (who wasn't Bioware) would make an action RPG or shooter RPG styled after Star Trek. That seems like a really interesting formula that could be pretty cool.

 

[yogaflame]

Excellent news. I love Mass effect series. Hopefully this time it will not be another woke infested trans lecturing and misuse of gender pronoun. This will take some time, maybe it will launch in ps6 era.

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[IDKFA]

I wish someone (who wasn't Bioware) would make an action RPG or shooter RPG styled after Star Trek. That seems like a really interesting formula that could be pretty cool.

That would be amazing. A Star Trek game like ME2, but where you can design your own ship and hire your crew.

Why hasn't somebody thought of this yet?

 

[Kacho]

I wonder if Patrick Weekes will be working on this

 

[SEGAvangelist]

 

[Hookshot]

Such a shame when good devs misread the market slightly but games need to sell

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

You can't restructure a studio back to the culture of 2007

 

[semiconscious]

so, which's more likely: the release of a bioware developed mass effect 5, or a bioware closure? i'm going with the latter...

 

[Halo is Back]

Last chance for Bioware to survive as a studio it seems

 

[winjer]

My expectations are really low for ME5....

 

[Senua]

I have no faith in Bioware and you're only fooling yourselves if you do

 

[RetroGamingUK]

You can't restructure a studio back to the culture of 2007

Exactly this, they're not BioWare anymore.

 

[Rheon]

10 years of releasing straight duds and EA somehow keeps Bioware around.

Far greater studios have been axed for far less. Shit is really weird.

 

[Firestartah]

Its dead Jim

On the contrary, I think this will be better for the next Mass Effect. Mike Gamble has gathered a few of the old crew back like Preston Watamaniuk, Derek Watts, Parrish Ley. If they can work on the concept, main story, vibe etc in quiet before they bring the woke masses of devs, it might turn out to be a legit Mass Effect game with less influence from the degenerates.

I BELIEVE.

 

[Lokaum D+]

we are almost there, if the next Bioware game dont hit the stars, they are done.

So the next game must have:

- Bigotry
- Sex Women
- Good looking dudes
- No DEI
- No pandering
- better writing
- Shepard hitting a lady in the face

In other words, Bioware is done

 

[Gambit2483]

Saw this coming. Bioware is skating on thin ice. If they screw this one up, it's over.

 

[Arsic]

No way this game is good. Sounds like a mass flood of DEI folks about to further ruin whatever this was going to be.

 

[Ammogeddon]

Just fucking shut it down. No more chances.

 

[jshackles]

At first I was like "wait, there was a Mass Effect 4?"

Then I remembered that Andromeda exists. Then I was sad again realizing Bioware will never be the same as it once was.

 

[chromhound]

At first I was like "wait, there was a Mass Effect 4?"

Then I remembered that Andromeda exists. Then I was sad again realizing Bioware will never be the same as it once was.

I also forgot about this game lol

I think they should just cancel it

 

[Braag]

This used to be my biggest fear in gaming. Note, used to.

 

[Chuck Berry]

How many last chances they still have left?

None and you're a complete idiot if you have any shred of hope in whatever they have planned.

 

[viveks86]

I want it to succeed, but I don't have much hope. Shuffling a deck full of jokers will still give you jokers.

 

[Complistic]

 

[drganon]

 

[Azure Crystal Gaming]

I just can't bring myself to be excited anymore for Bioware games.

 

[AtomicStarving]

 

[Denton]

People keep posting the papa EA pic, but people have been posting it about Bioware for a decade and yet they are still getting new chances.

I do think Mass Effect is their last chance. It will be very much sink or swim.

And I would not be surprised if they actually went 180 and did create great ME game with no DEI BS in it (and no, offering optional gay romance or featuring people of multiple ethnicities does not automatically equal DEI).

 

[hussar16]

there are alot of chnages in bioware and lots of changes in their pants to

 

[Trilobit]

I really hope that they would focus on something else or a new IP instead of ruining something great and-

I forgot what I was going to say.

 

[ExtendEmbraceExtinguish]

Mass effect :
get a great character creator & excellent writing.
Now choose between the following:
Me1 = rpg or Me2 = action rpg

Problem: chase ftp crowd aka younger wider market (Dei) and pray the Fortnite metaverse does not create an rpg or appease the original fans like myself (me2>me1>me3 (ending was ea)) and potentially be stuck with limited growth.

Conclusion: good luck

 

[adamsapple]

 

[RetroGamingUK]

 

[Mister Wolf]

Better make sure the female characters, human and alien are hot. Or you can listen to all of the feminists you hired, and let them destroy your company that took decades to build.