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BioWare veterans confirm they were laid off by EA, including senior Dragon Age and Mass Effect devs
EA refused to acknowledge layoffs in yesterday's announcement about BioWare's downsizing, but they're happening.
EA says Mass Effect 5 is now BioWare's "full focus" as it shuffles devs to other studios, with some reportedly facing layoffs following Dragon Age: The Veilguard's underperformance
"We don’t require support from the full studio"
BioWare has quietly laid off long-time Dragon Age devs as it downsizes the studio and turns its focus to Mass Effect 5
Amid the downsizing, it also appears that several, long-time BioWare veterans have also been laid off, with IGN reporting that "a smaller number" of Dragon Age team members had se
Dragon Age & Mass Effect Dev BioWare Has Less Than 100 Employees After Multiple Layoffs
The studio is said to have less than 100 active employees at the moment, which constitutes fewer than half of the BioWare staff levels reported in 2023. The drastic downsizing is a mix of layoffs and reshuffles, with company veterans such as Dragon Age lead writer Trick Weekes finding themselves out of a job.
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 Shifts to Mass Effect, Lays Off Key Dragon Age Staff - IGN Daily Fix
Layoffs have hit BioWare as the company restructures to focus on the next Mass Effect game. Some of the staff from Dragon Age: The Veilguard have reportedly been let go, while others have been moved to other teams.
Dragon Age The Veilguard Devs Laid Off As Part Of BioWare's Mass Effect Focus
BioWare developers were laid off as the studio focuses on the next Mass Effect game. Dragon Age staff members are being offered new roles after layoffs due to sales projections. Other game development studios like Phoenix Labs and Microsoft are also facing layoffs in 2025.
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.
BioWare hit with layoffs as it shifts to next Mass Effect
BioWare now has fewer than 100 employees after laying off “around two dozen” staffers and shifting others to different ...
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EA says Mass Effect 5 doesn't need full studio support, moves some staff to other teams
A major restructuring is happening at Dragon Age and Mass Effect developer BioWare as EA looks to condense the team working ...
Mass Effect 5 Gets Big Development Update
Mass Effect 5 is BioWare's next game and has the studio's full focus, but it also doesn't require the help of the entire team ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Baldur's Gate 3 dev slams EA's BioWare layoffs as "a short-term cost-saving measure" that "doesn't solve a long-term problem"
Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director Michael Douse is calling out EA for continually laying off BioWare staff, ...
Mass Effect 5: BioWare Doesn't 'Require Support From the Full Studio', EA Moves Some Staff to Other Teams
EA has announced it is restructuring Dragon Age and Mass Effect studio BioWare, moving a number of developers onto other ...