BioWare Betting It All On Mass Effect 5

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 status of the studio was nothing short of bizarre,
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 Silently Hit With Layoffs Amid Focus on Next Mass Effect
Layoffs have been confirmed for BioWare, as the studio downsizes, and shifts its focus to developing the next Mass Effect game.
Dragon Age The Veilguard Devs Laid Off As Part Of BioWare's Mass Effect Focus
According to IGN, "a number" of BioWare developers have been placed by EA into other equivalent roles within the company. Howeer, a smaller number of Dragon Age staff members are also seeing their positions shelved, and are being offered time to apply to other roles within the company (if they so wish).
BioWare quietly lay off key Dragon Age team members while talking up the next Mass Effect
The layoff train has come for BioWare. A number of Dragon Age: The Veilguard staff are leaving the celebrated RPG
Mass Effect 5 "isn't ready to suddenly have a team of 250, 300 people working on it" now Dragon Age: The Veilguard is done
The next Mass Effect project is still growing in size and isn't ready for the bulk of BioWare staff to jump aboard, former studio veteran Mark Darrah has said.
BioWare masks developer layoffs with Mass Effect 5 announcement
BioWare has strangely announced that Mass Effect 5 development has begun, but the full studio isn't needed, which translates to layoffs.
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.
Mass Effect 5 Internal "Restructuring" Update From BioWare
Mass Effect is a legendary IP in the gaming scene, and one that's lacked a major release for far too long. People are eager to see where the story goes, and while BioWare's been keen to give occasional teasers,
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 ...
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Get This 800-Page Mass Effect Comics Omnibus For Only $27
Mass Effect Comics Omnibus was available for $26.40 back in 2023, though its price jumped back to $40 in early 2024. Since ...
On Mass Effect 2’s anniversary, what do we know about the next game?
As Mass Effect 2 celebrates its 15th anniversary, we look into why the new game is taking so long and whether it will ever be ...
Mass Effect 5 Release Date Seems Further Away Than Expected
The next Mass Effect game sounds like it's still incredibly far off from seeing the light of day as BioWare still has a lot of work to do.
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Make The Wait For The Next Mass Effect Easier With This New Board Game
BioWare's next Mass Effect was announced back in 2020, but the latest reports indicate the game is still a long way off. To ...
BioWare prepares for Mass Effect 4 by cutting its own staff
Despite promises that many BioWare staff have found new roles elsewhere at EA, it seems quite a number of them have simply been let go.
Don't worry, Mass Effect 5 is totally fine, EA reassures as BioWare downsizes, moving 'many' employees to other studios
Electronic Arts won't say if any BioWare employees have been laid off in the restructuring, but at least one says they have.