> EA Chief Operating Officer David Tinson and Chief Studios Officer Cam Weber wrote that “over the past several months, we’ve taken a hard look at our business” and will cut some projects, including the next Mass Effect game, which was in early development at BioWare.
Devastating news for fellow elder millennial gamers. That was one of the most interesting game universes conceived in the past 2 decades.
Truly the end of an era, sad to see. They pioneering the gaming scene where I'm from (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Shutting down studios is what EA have been famous for in the industry for years.
Most layoffs justified by AI are unfounded. Cuts are for balancing the books, not for proven productivity gains with AI. I believe in and am betting on AI, but it doesn't yet replace teams. But it will.
These particular cuts are likely not related to AI.