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The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 23, 2026
This week has been home to some disheartening news. BioWare, the creators of games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, is being shut down amid a flurry of layoffs. It's another frustrating story from a struggling video game industry. Below you will find some of our stories about the legendary...
As devastating Xbox "reset" continues, Dishonored studio Arkane Lyon reportedly only has until November to find a new buyer before it's closed
After getting caught up in Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's devastating layoffs and cuts earlier this year, Arkane Lyon - the beloved immersive sim studio behind the likes of Dishonored and Deathloop - reportedly only has until November to find a buyer. If the search fails, it will be shut down. Read more
Beloved Game Studio’s Fate Looks Grim after Xbox Abandons It
Arkane Studios, makers of Dishonored and Deathloop, is at risk of closure as part of Microsoft's wave of 3,000+ layoffs.
Woim is the earth-guzzling, self-bisecting sokoban pick-me-up I needed after a week of games industry disasters
While ladling city-builders into the Maw's feeding trough this week, I remarked that being a worm must really suck. Then came the closure of BioWare, layoffs across other EA studios, further depressing genAI revelations, allegations of antisemitism at indie gaming events, a big Capcom data breach,...
BioWare's end is a tragically familiar tale | Opinion
After the past five years of seemingly endless closures, cancellations, and restructures, after the tens of thousands of layoffs that the industry has endured like a relentless drumbeat, you'd think that we'd all have grown some pretty thick skin. How much can one more bad news story really hurt?...
Laid off Mass Effect 5 director happy he no longer has to call in sick for GTA 6
BioWare‘s Michael Gamble, who oversaw the development of Mass Effect 5 before its cancellation, has responded to the layoffs at the studio with a light-hearted spin.
MIBR GC beat FENNEL Female to win Game Changers Championship playoff opener
The third-ranked side took both maps against FENNEL Female to open the playoffs at the VCT Game Changers Championship 2026. The post MIBR GC beat FENNEL Female to win Game Changers Championship playoff opener appeared first on Esports Insider.
Dragon Age vet says most of The Veilguard team "had little or no say in the things you disliked"
As you might've seen, legendary RPG studio BioWare has been shut down by parent company Electronic Arts. No matter what you think of the studio and its games, layoffs suck and so does the closure of a company behind some of the most beloved fantasy franchises of all time, which in BioWare's case...
I’m Getting Very Worried About Skate Following EA Layoffs
Publisher Electronic Arts recently slashed 400 roles across its company, which resulted in the shuttering of legendary RPG studio BioWare. But also impacted by the layoffs was Skate developer Full Circle, and now I'm growing increasingly worried about the future of a franchise I waited so long to...
Former GTA 6 and Red Dead Redemption 2 designer says layoffs at Rockstar aren't the real danger
But there are other drawbacks to the studio
Maxis, Respawn, Ripple Effect, Motive, and Full Circle Among EA Studios Hit by Layoffs – Rumor
Many of the now-former employees from these teams have taken to LinkedIn to reveal that they were part of sweeping layoffs across EA.
Mass Effect TV Series Is Still Alive Despite BioWare’s Closure
Although EA announced a purge of 400 jobs yesterday and the closure of BioWare, the Prime Video Mass Effect series is still a go, for now. In case you missed it, Electronic Arts shockingly committed to 400 more layoffs yesterday, and the legendary studio, BioWare, was closed in the fallout. With...
Skate Studio Also Hit With Cuts as Scope of EA's Mass Layoffs Becomes Clearer
Following the announcement that EA is closing down Mass Effect developer BioWare, staff at the studio behind the latest Skate game have also reported suffering layoffs.
Star Wars Battlefront 3 Is Real, EA Officially Confirms
Amid gut-wrenching EA layoffs, the video game publisher has confirmed one bit of good news: Star Wars Battlefront isn't dead.
Following shock BioWare closure, scope of EA job cuts becomes clear as layoffs hit Respawn, Maxis, Full Circle, EA Motive, and more
EA announced overnight it's closing Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio BioWare in a new round of cuts that include the elimination of 400 roles across the publisher. But while it confirmed BioWare's 50 workers are affected, and that Skate studio Ripple Effect was being downsized, it did not say...
EA is Developing a “Social Open-World Experience” For American Football – Rumor
The project was seemingly revealed as part of an internal memo discussing layoffs affecting around 400 employees and studio closures.
Xbox Employees Who Survive Upcoming Layoffs Will Be Rewarded With More Mandatory Time In The Office If They Live Within 50 Miles
'We are Xbox'
Star Wars Battlefront 3 Reportedly In Development By EA’s Top Shooter Studios
Included in the shocking news of EA's restructuring, which includes layoffs and the closure of BioWare, is a mention from the publisher that Apex Legends studio Respawn Entertainment and Battlefield maker DICE are collaborating on a project. According to a report, that project is a long-awaited...
‘Many’ staff gone from Skate studio Full Circle as part of EA layoffs
The studio previously suffered layoffs in February
EA Kills BioWare, Cancels New Mass Effect, Pauses New Sims Game, And All The Other Big EA News That Just Happened
When EA was acquired by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, many expected major changes at the gaming company, including layoffs and game cancellations, among other shakeups. Now, those have begun, with EA on October 21 confirming a series of significant changes impacting the people and teams...
Here Are The Games EA Says It Will Still Make Amid Cancelations And 400 Layoffs: ‘We’re The Number One Publisher In Western HD Gaming’
The post-sale bloodbath has begun
EA Shuts Down BioWare and Cancels Its 50-Person Mass Effect Project, as 350 More Layoffs Follow the $55 Billion Buyout
The day millions of RPG fans dreaded has arrived: Canadian developer BioWare is being shut down by Electronic Arts, as first reported by Bloomberg, and the studio's only in-development project, a new Mass Effect game, has been canceled. It was being developed by a skeleton crew of 50 people,...
BioWare Officially Shutting Down and New Mass Effect Canceled
Electronic Arts is shutting down Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio BioWare amid mass layoffs at the Madden and Battlefield publisher.
EA shuts down BioWare and cancels next Mass Effect game amid 400 layoffs
Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare, the longtime studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, as part of a new round of layoffs affecting approximately 400 employees.
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