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EA shutting down BioWare, cutting around 400 jobs

Original: EA is shutting down BioWare and cutting around 400 jobs Skate studio Full Circle will be be reduced to "a more focused,

Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, and cutting roughly 400 jobs across the company. Skate studio Full Circle will be reduced to a smaller, more focused team, while a Sims project has been paused. The moves are the latest in a wave of layoffs hitting the games industry, drawing criticism from players and developers over the fate of long-running franchises.

Why now: The closure of a storied studio and large-scale layoffs affect beloved game franchises and jobs, prompting widespread reaction.

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• EA is shutting down BioWare and cutting around 400 jobs Skate studio Full Circle will be be reduced to "a more focused, smaller team," while a Sims project has been paused. https://www. engadget.com/2293402/ea-is-shu tting-down-bioware-and-cutting-around-400-jobs/ # Tech #… · techwire@gamefan.net · 3

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