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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/_Gravitas_ PC Master Race 6h ago

 Visceral (Dead Space) - shut down in 2017

Mythic (Dark Age of Camelot) - Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2014.

Bullfrog (Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper) - Purchased by EA in 1995; shut down in 2001.

Origin (Ultima, Wing Commander) - Purchased by EA in 1992; shut down in 2004.

Westwood (Command & Conquer) - Purchased by EA in 1998; shut down in 2003.

DreamWorks Interactive/Danger Close/EA Los Angeles (Medal of Honor) - Purchased by EA in 2000; shut down in 2013.

Phenomic (SpellForce, BattleForge) - Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2013.

Black Box Games (Need for Speed, Skate) - Purchased by EA in 2002; shut down in 2013.

Pandemic (Destroy all Humans, Mercenaries, Star Wars Battlefront, The Saboteur) - Purchased by EA in 2008; shut down in 2009.

PlayFish (The Sims Social) - Purchased by EA in 2009; shut down in 2013.

NuFX (NBA Street) - Purchased by EA in 2004; shut down in 2007.

Maxis (Sims, Spore, SimCity) Purchased 1997; gutted by 2019

Codemasters (Dirt, F1, Overlord) Purchased 2021; gutted by 2023

Bioware (Baldur's Gate, Kotor, Neverwinter Nights, DA:O, Mass Effect) - Purchased by EA in 2007; shut down 2026

Respawn (Call of Duty, Titanfall, Apex Legends) - Purchased 2017; layoffs and cancellations, SOON?

Dice (Battlefield, Battlefront, Frostbite) - Purchased 2006; SOON

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u/lemons_of_doubt linux(pop os) 3h ago edited 3h ago

Step one: buy the competition.

Step two: gut them

Step three: exploit what ever good will/love for the IP the public had. by having the remains of the team churn out under funded crap until all the good will is used up.

Step four: shut them down.

Step five: Use the money you made doing this to buy your next victim.