Mass Effect: Andromeda
GameBy BioWare Montréal · Released Mar 2017
A new adventure awaits in the Mass Effect universe. With stunning visuals and a new galaxy to discover, BioWare delivers the next generation of space exploration. Commander Shepard's story may be over, but there are many more stories to tell in the Mass Effect universe.
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About the game
- Released
- Mar 2017
- Developer
- BioWare Montréal
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Genres
- Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game data from IGDB.com
Documents about Mass Effect: Andromeda
The Real Reason EA Shut Down BioWare
EA's closure of BioWare and the cancellation of Mass Effect are presented as the result of financial pressure and corporate priorities rather than cultural controversy.
- EA's roughly $18 billion in debt from a leveraged buyout, with over $1 billion per year in interest, reportedly drove the company to redirect resources away from BioWare toward a new Star Wars Battlefront game.
- BioWare's team was stretched across Dragon Age: The Veilguard while Mass Effect was years from completion, and a run of underperforming releases (Anthem, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Veilguard) compounded the pressure.
- Veilguard reportedly missed sales expectations by about half, and in early 2025 BioWare was gutted and shut down with roughly 400 layoffs across EA.
EA Shuts Down BioWare
Electronic Arts has officially shuttered the legendary game studio BioWare as part of a broader corporate reorganization and workforce reduction.
- Electronic Arts has officially closed BioWare as part of a corporate reorganization that includes 400 total job cuts, with 50 positions eliminated at the studio.
- The closure of BioWare results in the cancellation of the next entry in the Mass Effect franchise, which was in early-stage development.
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard sold approximately 1.5 million copies, failing to meet Electronic Arts' internal performance targets.
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