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EA Closes BioWare, Cuts 400 Jobs

On October 21, 2026, Electronic Arts announced a restructuring that includes closing BioWare, the role-playing studio founded in 1995 and acquired by EA in 2007.

• Electronic Arts has closed the legendary studio BioWare and cancelled its in-development Mass Effect project as part of a 3% workforce reduction affecting approximately 400 employees.
• This latest round of layoffs continues a four-year trend of downsizing at EA, following cuts of 800 roles in 2023, 670 in 2024, and over 400 in 2025.
• EA is shifting its strategy to focus on fewer large-scale action-adventure projects, citing the industry-wide challenge of managing soaring development costs.