BioWare says laying off 50 employees will ‘unlock more creativity’ in upcoming projects

BioWare, the video game developer most known for its RPG titles like the Mass Effect franchise, is eliminating “approximately 50 roles” to “shift towards a more focused studio,” the company’s general manager Gary McKay said in an official statement on Wednesday, Aug. 23.

The mass layoffs, according to BioWare, will allow its developers to “iterate quickly” and “unlock more creativity.” The Canadian studio said the layoffs were necessary to ensure its upcoming game Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is “outstanding” and the next Mass Effect game is successful.