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EA shuts BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect; Golden Bachelor split
EA is cutting around four hundred jobs, about fifty at BioWare, whose last game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, missed sales expectations; the Mass Effect TV show continues.
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At a glance
- First reported by Space.com: “Next Mass Effect game cancelled as EA shuts down legendary sci-fi RPG studio BioWare”, with reporting from E! News, Dexerto and Parade.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 8:33 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: BioWare.
- BBN covered this story before: BioWare shuts down, next Mass Effect canceled in EA layoffs (October 22).
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- Space.comNext Mass Effect game cancelled as EA shuts down legendary sci-fi RPG studio BioWare
- E! NewsGolden Bachelor's Mel Owens, Peg Munson Break Up One Year After Finale
- DexertoEA shuts down BioWare and cancels next Mass Effect game amid 400 layoffs - Dexerto October 21, 2026 · facts used on air
- ParadeGolden Bachelor's Mel Owens and Peg Munson Breakup After 1 Year Together - Parade October 21, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorElectronic Arts is shutting down BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Knights of the Old Republic, and the next Mass Effect game is cancelled.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEA is cutting around four hundred jobs overall, about fifty of them at BioWare, and Dexerto says the studio's last game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, missed sales expectations. A lot of gamers just lost a favorite.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe live-action Mass Effect show is still moving forward, IGN reports.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIn other news, The Golden Bachelor's Mel Owens and Peg Munson have split a year after the finale, where he gave her a promise ring instead of a proposal.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMunson announced it on Instagram yesterday. The ring did say promise, not guarantee.
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The story so far
- Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players · Ars Technica
- BioWare shuts down, next Mass Effect canceled in EA layoffs · AP News
- EA shuts BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect; Golden Bachelor split (this story)
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