BioWare Betting It All On Mass Effect 5

BioWare Betting It All On Mass Effect 5 After Even More Layoffs [Update]
What’s left of BioWare, the renowned RPG powerhouse behind beloved franchises like Dragon Age, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and the original Baldur’s Gate games? It’s a hard question to answer in 2025 after multiple rounds of layoffs and restructurings as the studio pivots between the character-driven stories fans love and the live-service gaming models investors want.
A Strange Update About ‘Mass Effect 5’ With BioWare On The Brink
While corporate obfuscation is nothing new, the statement that BioWare just released about Mass Effect 5 and the larger status of the studio was nothing short of bizarre,
BioWare hit with layoffs as it shifts to next Mass Effect
BioWare now has fewer than 100 employees after laying off “around two dozen” staffers and shifting others to different projects at EA, Bloomberg reports.
Dragon Age & Mass Effect Dev BioWare Has Less Than 100 Employees After Multiple Layoffs
The studio is said to have less than 100 active employees at the moment, which constitutes fewer than half of the BioWare staff levels reported in 2023. The drastic downsizing is a mix of layoffs and reshuffles, with company veterans such as Dragon Age lead writer Trick Weekes finding themselves out of a job.
As BioWare's focus shifts to Mass Effect 5 amid layoffs, it feels like the bittersweet end of an era for Dragon Age
The Veilguard. I don't mean this in the sense that I didn't enjoy BioWare's latest RPG, because I loved it in many respects. But after 10 years of build up and anticipation, it's bittersweet to see The Veilguard close the book on a big chapter of Thedas.
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