Electronic Arts shutters BioWare Edmonton, cuts roughly 50 jobs
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What we know
Location: Edmonton, Canada.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Electronic Arts closed BioWare's Edmonton studio and cancelled the early-stage Mass Effect 5 project, announcing on October 21, 2026 that roughly 50 BioWare jobs were cut as part of about 400 layoffs across EA. The closure follows EA's August 2026 $55 billion takeover and a corporate restructuring that refocused investment on franchises like Battlefield, Apex Legends and its sports titles. Bloomberg reported the new owners are considering merging EA with Savvy Games Group, though EA did not tie the studio shutdown directly to the acquisition. The move ends BioWare's 31-year run and includes the closure of its Edmonton offices and termination of the studio's remaining Mass Effect work.
Electronic Arts Inc. cut 50 jobs as of October 21, 2026.
That is roughly 0.4% of the 13,700 people Electronic Arts Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 15 layoff events at Electronic Arts Inc. since March 2023, including 170 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 13 additional events known from news reporting.
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