# BioWare shuts down and next ‘Mass Effect’ is canceled amid wider EA layoffs

https://mins.news/en/item/111510

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-22 17:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://bit.ly/4k9B1tI

> Video game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential development studio BioWare after more than three decades. The next “Mass Effect” game has also been canceled amid broader layoffs at EA.

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