That means all BioWare games should become free now, because a closed studio can’t get the money? /s
Of course EA will have no problem getting money on their behalf, all while slashing the developers. If you waited for a call to legitimately pirate BioWare games, this is it.
did people not remember westwood, and trashing command and conquer after RA3, that was unforgivable.
This is really sad.
EA…it’s in the bank.
If they wanted me to care about more than one paragraph, they could have left-aligned like responsible adults. Center alignment is godawful to read.
Spoken like a true leftist. /s
They made my 2 favorite game series of all time. While we all known they fell a long time ago, this still makes me sad.
They understand the cost of everything, the value of nothing
EA Games: Value Nothing
Eh. Bioware died a long time ago.
Alternate headline:
“The reanimated corpse of your loved one is now at peace.”
Right. Sucks for the people working there, but the BioWare we miss was already gone, so it doesn’t hurt that much.
Yeah, but now we miss out on playing a rushed mass effect game and getting to complain about it not measuring up for a couple weeks. Now I have to find something new to do in August 2027
It has been a long time since I bought an EA game, yeah. Bioware was their only developer that I cared for.
Yeah when EA purchased them.
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I gotta be honest, this is not unexpected at all.
BioWare released 4 games since 2017, one of which was just a remaster/collection of the older Mass Effect titles. The other three games were Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, and Dragon Age Veilguard, all of which aren’t exactly considered the studio’s best work. These games did not sell well, obviously (and in some cases there are EA earning reports that confirm this), leading to studio closure. Honestly I am surprised this didn’t happen sooner. The talent that actually made BioWares reputation probably havent been at that studio for a while.
I’m a big fan of Bullfrog (own every game) and saw the writing on the wall when Bioware got bought.
The talent that actually made BioWares reputation probably havent been at that studio for a while.
Exactly. A few key figures left not long after the EA buyout. The rest trickled out over time. The Wikipedia article for Dragon Age Veilguard has an entire section dedicated to the revolving door of key staff leaving or being laid off over the course of its almost 10 year development.
It’s far from everyone, but a few names from the old Bioware are currently working on this game set to release next year, which is billing itself as a sort of spiritual successor to Mass Effect:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_(2027_video_game)
Edit: And there is also a spiritual successor to KotOR in development with involvement of a few other key names from old Bioware.
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Fate_of_the_Old_Republic
Electraudi Artsrabia strikes again.
It’s hard to believe that titles like Mass Effect: Andromeda, Anthem and Dragon Age: The Veilguard couldn’t save them.
It sucks to them die, but they did played an hand in their downfall.
All of their recent releases were below average, I’m not surprised they closed down. Sad because this studio had created some really good games in the past.
In fairness, Anthem was set up to fail. Bioware hadn’t built such a game and then being pushed along by EA it was doomed.
Andromeda had its own series of issues.
This makes me sick to my stomach. I know the last dragon age and mass effect weren’t good. But I was still hopeful despite knowing better. There at least was a chance the next ME would be good. I didn’t get far in veilguard, and I’ll probably never finish it, but I still want to fuck around in Thedas. Like others have said this isn’t a surprise, but it hurts me to see this happen to what was once my favorite studio.
I should go.
There at least was a chance the next ME would be good
You have better chance to win a lottery
