Report: EA shut down BioWare in favor of Star Wars: Battlefront sequel after previously decrying licensed games

According to a new report, Electronic Arts closed down the venerated RPG studio BioWare to shift resources away from Mass Effect and toward a new Star Wars: Battlefront title. A new report indicatesElectronic Arts' r ecent shutdown of BioWare was precipitated by a financial showdown between two big science-fiction titles: the in-development Mass Effect: Universe and an unannounced new Star Wars: Battlefield title, according to a new report from Bloomberg .