A Strange Update About ‘Mass Effect 5’ With BioWare On Brink

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 quietly lay off key Dragon Age team members while talking up the next Mass Effect
The layoff train has come for BioWare. A number of Dragon Age: The Veilguard staff are leaving the celebrated RPG
BioWare Hit by Layoffs Following Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Failure
Dragon Age and Mass Effect studio BioWare has been hit by layoffs following the underperformance of its flagship RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
After Dragon Age: The Veilguard Comes Up Short, BioWare Undergoes Changes
BioWare is becoming a "more agile" and "focused" studio that aims to make "unforgettable" games, beginning with the next Mass Effect.
Dragon Age The Veilguard Devs Laid Off As Part Of BioWare's Mass Effect Focus
According to IGN, "a number" of BioWare developers have been placed by EA into other equivalent roles within the company. Howeer, a smaller number of Dragon Age staff members are also seeing their positions shelved, and are being offered time to apply to other roles within the company (if they so wish).
BioWare Shifts to Mass Effect, Lays Off Key Dragon Age Staff - IGN Daily Fix
Layoffs have hit BioWare as the company restructures to focus on the next Mass Effect game. Some of the staff from Dragon Age: The Veilguard have reportedly been let go, while others have been moved to other teams.
BioWare slims down as it begins development of next Mass Effect
Development of the next Mass Effect has begun at BioWare, but the studio is slimming down with layoffs and reassignments.
'On a pirate ship, they'd toss the captain overboard': Larian head of publishing tears into EA after BioWare layoffs waste 'institutional knowledge'
As quite accurately called by consultant and former BioWare vet Mark Darrah, almost prophetically, this marks the first time ...
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.
BioWare restructuring sees only “core team” remain for next Mass Effect
The next Mass Effect is still not at a stage that requires "support from the full studio" so BioWare devs are being moved to other EA games.
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BioWare Silently Hit With Layoffs Amid Focus on Next Mass Effect
Layoffs have been confirmed for BioWare, as the studio downsizes, and shifts its focus to developing the next Mass Effect ...
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BioWare pre-production team starts cooking up Mass Effect 5: 'Our full focus is on Mass Effect'
BioWare gives new updates on what's going on at the studio now that Dragon Age Veilguard has shipped, saying that Mass Effect ...
New "Mass Effect": Bioware employees help out other studios
The Veilguard" fell short of expectations. Now Bioware is speaking out with a studio update – and promises "Mass Effect 5".