EA reportedly closed BioWare because it was forced to choose between Mass Effect 5 and Star Wars Battlefront 3
A new report has revealed that EA closed BioWare because it was forced to choose between investing in one of two sci-fi projects: a new Mass Effect…
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| Corroborationleads | 0.35 | 0.77 | +0.271 44% | 3 distinct tier-1/2 orgs, counted once each: Eurogamer, PC Gamer, Ign and Windows Central. Saturates at 5. |
| Source trust | 0.25 | 0.80 | +0.200 33% | Eurogamer is the highest-trust source on this story. Trust is taken from the best source, not averaged. |
| Pickup rate | 0.20 | 0.00 | +0.000 0% | The sources carry no usable publish times, so the rate could not be measured from them directly. |
| Freshness | 0.20 | 0.70 | +0.139 23% | Halves every 10 hours from the newest item on the story. This is the only factor that rewards a story for nothing more than being recent. |
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According to reporting, EA closed BioWare and cancelled the next Mass Effect game to prioritize development of Star Wars Battlefront 3. The publisher faced a choice between investing resources in one of two science fiction projects and selected the Star Wars title over the Mass Effect franchise. This decision ended operations at the legendary RPG studio.
The closure marks a significant shift in EA's portfolio strategy. By discontinuing the Mass Effect sequel, the company redirected its focus toward the Battlefront series. The move affects developers at BioWare and players anticipating the next installment in the long-running role-playing franchise.
The decision reflects broader publishing priorities at EA regarding which intellectual properties receive funding and development resources. The company's choice to pursue Star Wars Battlefront 3 over Mass Effect 5 represents a strategic bet on the Star Wars gaming market over the RPG space that BioWare had occupied.
What happened
A new report has revealed that EA closed BioWare because it was forced to choose between investing in one of two sci-fi projects: a new Mass Effect game or a new Star Wars Battlefront game. One last bitter drop in a chalice of sorrow. Time has passed since EA shut down the legendary RPG studio BioWare, and people are speculating about the reasons why the publisher did it. Bloomberg offers its own take in a report claiming EA closed down BioWare and cancelled the next Mass Effect game to invest in Star Wars: Battlefront 3.
How this story arrived
Ordered by when each source was first observed, which is what the velocity figure is computed from. Publishers backdate; observed order does not.
- 01 Eurogamer first seen EA reportedly closed BioWare because it was forced to choose between Mass Effect 5 and Star
- 02 Ign +0m Mass Effect 5 and BioWare Reportedly Died So Star Wars Battlefront 3 Could Live
- 03 Pcgamer +3.0h EA reportedly canned BioWare and Mass Effect 5 to make a new Star Wars: Battlefront instead
- 04 Windowscentral +24.0h EA reportedly killed Mass Effect and BioWare to bet on Star Wars Battlefront 3 instead
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