Next Mass Effect Game Cancelled as EA Shuts Down BioWare

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Electronic Arts has shut down BioWare, and the next Mass Effect game has been cancelled, Space.com reported. Ars Technica reported on the closure of the RPG studio after more than three decades.

Gizmodo reported that EA is cutting 3% of its workforce alongside the shutdown of the Mass Effect maker, in a report published Oct. 21, 2026.

TechRadar reported reaction across the game industry to the shuttering of the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age.

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