Electronic Arts eliminates 400 jobs and closes BioWare studio

Electronic Arts has cut around 400 jobs and will close its BioWare studio in Edmonton, Canada. The company announced the changes in a memo to staff on October 22, 2026. About 50 of the job losses are at BioWare, which has made well-known role-playing games such as Dragon Age and Mass Effect. EA has also canceled the next Mass Effect game. Work on The Sims project called Project Lotus has been paused, and the team behind the Skate game is getting smaller. EA says it wants to put more money into fewer, bigger games. Layoffs have become common across the video game industry in recent years, and EA is one of several large companies to reduce its workforce.