BioWare Hit by Layoffs Following Dragon Age

BioWare Betting It All On Mass Effect 5 After Even More Layoffs [Update]
BioWare general manager Gary McKay tried to explain the current state of the studio in a new blog post that was full of vague ambitions but light on actual specifics. We know that the studio has completely moved on from last year’s Dragon Age: The Veilguard and is focused entirely on making the next Mass Effect.
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
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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
It looks like the entirety of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's main credited writing team is now no longer working at BioWare
Every writer credited as being a part of the main writing team on Dragon Age: The Veilguard no longer appears to be working at BioWare, with a number of departures at various points in the past having been added to by the studio's latest restructuring.
EA says Mass Effect 5 is now BioWare's "full focus" as it shuffles devs to other studios, with some reportedly facing layoffs following Dragon Age: The Veilguard's underperformance
"We don’t require support from the full studio"
Dragon Age The Veilguard Devs Laid Off As Part Of BioWare's Mass Effect Focus
BioWare developers were laid off as the studio focuses on the next Mass Effect game. Dragon Age staff members are being offered new roles after layoffs due to sales projections. Other game development studios like Phoenix Labs and Microsoft are also facing layoffs in 2025.
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.
BioWare devs sent to other EA studios were reportedly ‘loaned out’ temporarily. Now, it’s permanent
The company matching employees with other EA studios has left even still-employed devs disgruntled, according to a report.
'Dragon Age isn't dead because it's yours now,' former BioWare writer reassures fans: 'EA/BioWare owns the IP but you can't own an idea'
The future doesn't look very bright right now, but Sheryl Chee says Dragon Age is bigger than just videogames.
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Bioware Is “Downsizing” As It Transitions To Mass Effect 5
Bioware has confirmed that Mass Effect 5 is now its focus. However, that focus is coming at the cost of many jobs.
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BioWare Downsizing as It Focuses on Next Mass Effect, Some Staff Moved to Other EA Teams
In a post to the developer's blog, general manager Gary McKay said the restructuring is all about holding "ourselves to the ...