EA to shutter BioWare studio, cut jobs as it narrows game slate

Oct 21 (Reuters) Electronic Arts is planning to close BioWare, the developer of the Mass Effect series of games, and ​lay off employees to focus ‌on more lucrative projects, the company said on Wednesday in an email to employees. Here are some details: • EA said it would cancel ‌an ​early-stage Mass Effect project and ⁠close BioWare s studio ⁠in Edmonton, Canada, marking the end of the developer known for role-playing game franchises such as Dragon Age • EA is ​planning to cut around 400 jobs, about 3% of its total staff, ⁠including roughly 50 at ⁠BioWare, Bloomberg News reported on ​Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the ​company’s plans • The videogame publisher said it ‌would concentrate on fewer large-scale action-adventure games, while continuing development of Marvel s Iron Man and the next Star Wars Jedi game • ⁠EA also said it was restructuring the team behind skateboarding simulation skate. into a smaller, more ⁠focused studio • ‌The company said it would ⁠