Mass Effect 5 Will Be Developed by a Smaller Team at BioWare: “Studio Has Shrunk to Less than 100 People Following Dragon Age: The Veilguard”

[Tsing]

Mass Effect 5, a new installment of the sci-fi RPG series that BioWare has been teasing for a few years now, having released an official teaser trailer back in December 2020, remains in pre-production but will be developed by a smaller team, according to a new report that alleges the Canadian studio now comprises less than 100 people following the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard—the new fantasy RPG from BioWare that apparently did not perform as well as its publisher EA had hoped when it launched for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, EA App, and the Epic Games Store on October 31, 2024.

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[MadMummy76]

Jason Schreier reduced to stealing scoops from the chuds without attribution and quoting press releases. So what is the purpose of a "games journalist" now? That's a rhetorical question. I know it is hating on gamers and shilling for the establishment.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Less than a 100 on the team, but probably equal to the amount of administrative overhead of EA. That ought to work out well. Basically, the team can be re-titled as administrative assistants.