EA Shuts Down BioWare

BioWare is one of the most popular and loved video game companies around. They grew from the early 2000s to become a global name with hit after hit. They hit some kind of hurdle in the mid to late 2010s with very polarizing games. Suffice to say, they haven’t been doing well in the early 2020s too and its worst now, because finally shut down BioWare.

Why did BioWare get shut down?

BioWare was officially shut down on October 21, 2026. There are several reasons why this happened, and one of them was due to the Saudi acquisition. The company is shifting towards something more along the lines of esports. BioWare is mostly known for single-player games and RPGs.

That’s not all; this is also another effort to restructure the company. While a lot of people lost their jobs, some of those who were on the BioWare team simply got reshuffled to other positions and teams. Regardless, BioWare is no more. Any games that they had previously announced are not coming out and are totally cancelled. We’re talking about future Mass Effect games and Dragon Age as well.

BioWare’s declining and divisive video games

A lot of people would argue that BioWare’s last best games were Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age: Inquisition, which came out around 2012 to 2014. The mid-2010s were the beginning of the downfall, so they say. Mass Effect: Andromeda did not receive overall positive reviews, and even to this day, the bugs were memorable, and the overall story was not that good.

Add in the year 2019, when Anthem was released. Another hyped up game that fell short, as their focus was more on an online live service rather than the usual BioWare single-player games that they made. The final nail in the coffin was Dragon Age: The Veilguard. This game was so divisive that it failed to make the money that it needed to recover and make a profit.

A lot of the original BioWare people were already gone.

Some would argue that this iteration of BioWare was not made up by the people who started the company and were around for those successful years. We’re not here to berate or judge people, but the quality of the games really shows. Mass Effect Andromeda was hated because of the bad story and bugs. However, the Veilguard really got people riled up.

This wasn’t the game to hook back in the players of the series. They were already dismissive of it, and it didn’t help that the game felt a bit preachy and more along the lines of being political. It wasn’t the same political turmoil that the old games had. Sad to say, most people aren’t sad that BioWare was finally put to rest.

Final Remarks

BioWare has had a storied history spanning nearly 30 years. Not a lot of video game developers last that long, and it is a shame that it ended this way. On the bright side, all games made by BioWare are still available for purchase. EA isn’t going to be removing those, since people still want them, even The Veilguard.