The Veilguard was recently deemed an underperformer by EA. Following that, BioWare has announced that it's being restructured, with team members being let go or moved to other projects within EA. A "core team" at the studio is currently working on the next Mass Effect,

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.

A weird week for BioWare just got a little weirder, as EA reveals in its new quarterly financial statement that Dragon Age: The Veilguard unperformed sales expectations by 50% for the company's 2025 fiscal year third quarter.