EA closes Mass Effect, Dragon Age creator BioWare after 30 years of game development

EA is reportedly laying off 400 employees, 50 of whom were the remaining staffers at BioWare. Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic developer BioWare is shutting its doors after thirty years of game development. The storied studio—which was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007 through VG Holding Corp—announced the news in a post on social media . "There is nothing easy about writing those words," the statement reads.