Amid nearly 700 layoffs at EA, Mass Effect 5 reportedly remains in pre-production as BioWare focuses on Dragon Age Dreadwolf
Feb. 29, 2024Respawn’s Star Wars FPS has reportedly been cancelled
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Yesterday, shortly afterEA laid off 670 employeesand canceled a new Respawn game, a report has revealedMass Effect 5is still alive, and in pre-production.
EA announced the layoffs on February 28, alongside a statement that it would be effectively shutting down “development of future licensed IP,” and pivoting back to its major franchises. Now,IGNhas reported thatBioWare’s Mass Effect 5 is still in pre-production, whileDragon Age Dreadwolfremains in development.
“IGN also has learned that a team is still working in pre-production on the next Mass Effect, though BioWare’s current focus remains on Dragon Age,” the full report from IGN reads. We’ve known for years that Mass Effect 5 was in pre-production at BioWare, but IGN’s new report reassures fans that development hasn’t been halted in the wake of EA’s layoffs.
Elsewhere for EA, it was the original IGN report yesterday that revealed Ridgeline Games had been shuttered and development of a new Battlefield game had been scrapped entirely. The report also revealed that a new Star Wars FPS, which was in development at Apex Legends and Titanfall studio Respawn, had also been entirely canceled.
The news followsSony laying off 900 developersearlier this week and shutting down its London Studio. Studios likeNaughty DogandInsomniacwere also affected by the layoffs, and just like EA,Sonyalso revealed it had canceled unannounced games.
A report earlier this month indicated that themajority of developers weren’t positive about the overall direction of the games industry.
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