r/pcmasterrace • u/3Sayndre 7600 - 7800 XT Sapphire - 32GB DDR5 • 9h ago

News/Article EA shuts down BioWare

https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/ea-layoffs-bioware-shutting-down-respawn-dice-star-wars-battlefront-3-1236918715/
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u/Combine54 8h ago

It is sad - but after mea and, especially, datv, I don't think that they were capable of developing a good (not even great, good) game that is not trying to shovel an agenda. So, it is a logical outcome, even outside of saudi deal. Who knows, maybe thats for the better - at least, me4 won't disappoint more than it not existing.

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u/burdizthewurd 8h ago

Legitimate question: what exactly is the agenda their games were trying to shovel? Outside of inclusion of queer/trans characters I never understood this

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u/littleemp 8h ago

Putting aside the question of how right or wrong it is to have those kind of discussions as part of the lore, the industry as a whole needs to understand something that they have forgotten: Demographics.

Who is this game for? By making/doing this, will I be catering to my audience or will I alienate them?

This is a question that many games in recent memory have failed to answer when pursuing their writing.

You simply can't expect that the 18-34 male demographic is going to be there for you no matter what you do. You can be successful without them, but you won't be wildly successful as they are still the core gaming audience.

Most people don't have a strong opinion about the topics that they chose to write about, but shoving it in their faces is definitely going to turn people off. It's not just the bigots, but the disinterested majority that you are giving up.