It’s over

[u/Queasy_Section7]

Well, that’s that then

[u/Nickillaz]

So shutting it down is easier than selling it off? Surely some company would want Bioware even just for the name or the IP?

[u/cl0ckw0rkcuttlefish → u/Nickillaz]

This is just what EA does. They drain smaller studios for all they’re worth and shutter them. (See also: Maxis.)

[u/Eurehetemec → u/cl0ckw0rkcuttlefish]

It's worse than that. They don't even drain them for all their worth, they drain them, and then stick everything a vault forever. Draining them for all their worth would at least mean selling/licencing the IPs.

[u/cl0ckw0rkcuttlefish → u/Eurehetemec]

True

[u/LeJewBringer → u/cl0ckw0rkcuttlefish]

and westwood

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and Pandemic

[u/LeJewBringer → u/LeJewBringer]

and Bullfrog

[u/LeJewBringer → u/LeJewBringer]

and Visceral

[u/LeJewBringer → u/LeJewBringer]

And Origin

[u/Larrdath → u/LeJewBringer]

That's it, Visceral. They were the ones with a Star Wars game in the works that just got canned because EA shut down the studio. Couldn't remember the name.