BioWare Betting It All On Mass Effect 5 After Even More Layoffs

What’s left of BioWare, the renowned RPG powerhouse behind beloved franchises like Dragon Age, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and the original Baldur’s Gate games? It’s a hard question to answer in 2025 after multiple rounds of layoffs and restructurings as the studio pivots between the character-driven stories fans love and the live-service gaming models investors want. The only thing that seems certain is that the studio’s entire fate feels like it’s riding on Mass Effect 5, a game that’s still a long ways off. – Ethan Gach Read More