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Electronic Arts to cut 400 jobs and shut down Mass Effect studio BioWare

The cuts come two months after a Saudi-led $55B buyout loaded the games giant with debt.

Tarun Mottlia

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Electronic Arts to cut 400 jobs and shut down Mass Effect studio BioWare
Image: Electronic Arts’ headquarters in Redwood City, California, in 2011. Cred

Electronic Arts will close BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, and cut about 400 jobs, roughly 3% of staff, Bloomberg reported. The next Mass Effect game and a planned Sims project are cancelled. EA went private in a $55B buyout in August.

Electronic Arts will shut down BioWare, the studio behind the Mass Effect and Dragon Age games, and cut about 400 jobs, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The next Mass Effect game, which was in early development…

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