A screenshot from Mass Effect Legendary edition shows a blue, android character inside a spacious, futuristic atrium filled with trees. The grey, metallic structure that makes up the building is also visible in the background.Image source, BioWare
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BioWare developed Mass Effect, the influential sci-fi role-playing game

ByTom RichardsonBBC Newsbeat
  • Published11 minutes ago

BioWare, the video game studio behind sci-fi epic Mass Effect and fantasy saga Dragon Age, has been closed down.

The Canadian developer specialising in role-playing games was founded in 1995 and found millions of fans with its complex, branching narratives.

Its last two releases, however, did not meet sales expectations, and parent company Electronic Arts (EA) announced it had decided to close the studio as it cut 400 jobs across the business.