EA's Shift to Star Wars Battlefront 3 Spells Doom for Mass Effect 5 and BioWare

10/30/2026

For days now, BioWare has received an outpouring of support after Electronic Arts closed it and canceled the next Mass Effect. While many speculated about the reason, from the developer not being...

10/30/2026

Star Wars Battlefront 3 has just been added to the list of reasons why BioWare and Mass Effect are no longer with us, a new report says. BioWare’s doom had been spelled out over the past decade...

10/30/2026

Electronic Arts shut down the legendary RPG studio BioWare last week, ending development on an untitled fifth Mass Effect game. Since then, we've seen what appears to be a leaked trailer for the...

10/30/2026

A new report directly links the previously rumored Star Wars Battlefront 3 to EA's closure of BioWare, with the publisher evidently prioritizing the sci-fi game with the bigger license and...

10/30/2026

EA's decision to shut down BioWare and cancel the next Mass Effect installment, the ambitious Universe, reportedly came down to a choice between funding its production or another expensive sci-fi...

10/30/2026

The publisher reportedly decided having two high-budget sci-fi action games was too many

10/30/2026

Looks like we're getting another Battlefront game!It looks like a collective decision was made at EA to shut BioWare down and focus on the biggest opportunities for the future.According to a...

10/30/2026

By Matthew DanielsonPublisher Electronic Arts (EA) closed studio BioWare recently, cancelling their next developing Mass Effect project, and new reports suggest that the green light of another...

10/30/2026

EA announced that it was closing BioWare on October 21, while also canceling the next Mass Effect game. An anonymous employee responded by leaking an internal trailer, giving us our best look yet...

10/30/2026

By Michael LeriReports swirling around Electronic Arts’ widely panned plans to kill cherished RPG developer BioWare alleged Star Wars Battlefront 3, the next game in the popular rebooted shooter...

10/29/2026

Sparth says it's painful to know the artist's work won't reach players following BioWare's closure.

10/30/2026

A new report has claimed that the main reason EA shut down BioWare and cancelled Mass Effect: Universe was because of the opportunity to work with Disney on Star Wars Battlefront 3.

10/30/2026

According to a new report, Electronic Arts closed down the venerated RPG studio BioWare to shift resources away from Mass Effect and toward a new Star Wars: Battlefront title.

10/30/2026

In today's Daily Fix:A new report from Bloomberg claims EA had to choose between Star Wars and Mass Effect, which resulted in the closure of BioWare. EA is facing financial pressure due to the $18...

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10/30/2026

One last bitter drop in a chalice of sorrow.

10/30/2026

EA reportedly chose to kill the latest Mass Effect game so it could focus on Star Wars.