EA is shutting down BioWare and cutting about 400 jobs, canceling the next Mass Effect and closing the Edmonton studio founded in 1995 and bought for $775 million.

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EA Announces BioWare Closure, 400 Job Cuts

EA is shutting down BioWare and cutting about 400 jobs, canceling the next Mass Effect and closing the Edmonton studio founded in 1995 and bought for $775 million.

Tech· Oct 21, 2026

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by BioWare and Electronic Arts via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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Mass Effect is a military science fiction media franchise created by Casey Hudson. The franchise depicts a distant future where humanity and several alien civilizations have colonized the galaxy using technology left behind by advanced precursor civilizations.

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