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    From SirRonmit@21:2/120 to All on Friday, October 23, 2026 08:49:17
    I, for one, am disappointed that EA closed BioWare down without any pre-warning (that I know of).

    I liked all the MASS EFFECT games.

    Their reasoning was because two of their games that had come out as ONLINE ONLY didn't do well. Ya think? DRAGON AGE - enjoyed that series as well until it went ONLINE ONLY. The graphics sucked. The play was OK, but you no longer truly had the same feel as the previous versions.

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  • From hollowone@21:2/150 to SirRonmit on Friday, October 23, 2026 11:53:43
    I, for one, am disappointed that EA closed BioWare down without any pre-warning (that I know of).

    Pity as they have legendary history from before EA acquired them and early years with MASS EFFECT (personally I don't like Dragon Age that much, I liked first, then it was meh so so).

    But also kind of expected. EA keeps failing and since Muzyka and that other founder left BIOWARE it has become just another software house within EA doing what told and little risk.

    People who created best games of BIOWARE are probably somewhere else already and last 10+ years showed that crpg is strong if not dominating genre in gaming. We still must thank BIOWARE for that.

    RIP.

    -h1

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  • From Dumas Walker@21:1/175 to hollowone on Saturday, October 24, 2026 14:08:04
    I, for one, am disappointed that EA closed BioWare down
    without any pre-warning (that I know of).

    Pity as they have legendary history from before EA acquired them
    and early years with MASS EFFECT (personally I don't like Dragon
    Age that much, I liked first, then it was meh so so).

    But also kind of expected. EA keeps failing and since Muzyka and
    that other founder left BIOWARE it has become just another
    software house within EA doing what told and little risk.

    Speculation I have read is that this is related to EA recently being bought. That purchase was finally approved and this is the first major business decision to happen since that approval. :(


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  • From J0hnny A1pha@21:4/158.1 to Dumas Walker on Saturday, October 24, 2026 16:52:35
    Dumas Walker wrote:
    Speculation I have read is that this is related to EA recently being bought. That purchase was finally approved and this is the first major business decision to happen since that approval. :(

    EA is a business, I get it. But they are falling into the "double down on what's making money now" (e.g. multiplayer) and so much IP will be left on the table. Mass Effect, even legacy things like the Ultima brand, which Richard Garriot has some ownership soon, i think? I don't know if Soverign Wealth is going to fix their bad decision making... Sucks. Well, at least we'll get some more Star Wars games?

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  • From Matthew Munson@21:4/108 to Dumas Walker on Saturday, October 24, 2026 13:10:24
    Speculation I have read is that this is related to EA recently being bought.
    That purchase was finally approved and this is the first major business decision to happen since that approval. :(
    Most companies sell assets when mergers happen :(

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