--- title: Report: EA shut down BioWare in favor of a Star Wars title description: Electronic Arts shut down BioWare to redirect funding from the canceled Mass Effect: Universe toward an unannounced new Star Wars: Battlefront title, according... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/report-ea-shut-down-bioware-in-favor-of-a-star-wars-title-ngq91fmnm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Report: EA shut down BioWare in favor of a Star Wars title | daily.dev og:description: Electronic Arts shut down BioWare to redirect funding from the canceled Mass Effect: Universe toward an unannounced new Star Wars: Battlefront title, according... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/report-ea-shut-down-bioware-in-favor-of-a-star-wars-title-ngq91fmnm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NgQ91fMnM.png og:image:alt: Report: EA shut down BioWare in favor of a Star Wars title og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Report: EA shut down BioWare in favor of a Star Wars title **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Electronic Arts shut down BioWare to redirect funding from the canceled Mass Effect: Universe toward an unannounced new Star Wars: Battlefront title, according to a Bloomberg report. EA faced a financial showdown between the two science-fiction projects and chose not to fund both. The decision is tied to pressure from EA's leveraged buy-out, which left the company with $18 billion in debt to pay off. EA also sidelined EA Entertainment president Laura Miele, a longtime supporter of BioWare and Mass Effect. BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk criticized the closure, saying EA executives have never made a game themselves. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Electronic Arts shut down BioWare? Electronic Arts reportedly closed BioWare after a financial showdown between two science-fiction projects, the in-development Mass Effect: Universe and an unannounced new Star Wars: Battlefront title, led it to cancel Mass Effect and redirect resources to Star Wars. The decision is tied to financial pressure from EA's leveraged buy-out, which saddled the company with $18 billion in debt. _Developers tracking studio closures and industry shakeups can follow coverage like this on daily.dev._ ### How much debt does Electronic Arts have from its leveraged buy-out? Electronic Arts was saddled with $18 billion in debt from its leveraged buy-out, which it is expected to pay off through operating profits. This financial pressure reportedly drove the decision to cancel Mass Effect: Universe and shut down BioWare in favor of funding a new Star Wars: Battlefront title instead. _Those following the business side of game development can track stories like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [BioWare Co-Founder Says Studio Killed by Execs Who Never "Made a Game”](https://daily.dev/posts/bioware-co-founder-says-studio-killed-by-execs-who-never-made-a-game--c53zfeigp) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [EA boasts record year thanks to Battlefield 6 and EA Sports FC](https://daily.dev/posts/ea-boasts-record-year-thanks-to-battlefield-6-and-ea-sports-fc-m9a5exxra) · Game Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#bioware](https://daily.dev/tags/bioware) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/report-ea-shut-down-bioware-in-favor-of-a-star-wars-title-ngq91fmnm) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Report: EA shut down BioWare in favor of a Star Wars title","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/report-ea-shut-down-bioware-in-favor-of-a-star-wars-title-ngq91fmnm","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/report-ea-shut-down-bioware-in-favor-of-a-star-wars-title-ngq91fmnm"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T15:27:30.695Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T15:55:52.614Z","description":"Electronic Arts shut down BioWare to redirect funding from the canceled Mass Effect: Universe toward an unannounced new Star Wars: Battlefront title, according...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/076ef0f1467fbc0c32158272c68cbd37?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/076ef0f1467fbc0c32158272c68cbd37?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Game Developer","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Game Developer","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/5fbb7418db8746769a45f55309bbdf13","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/report-ea-shut-down-bioware-in-favor-of-a-star-wars-title-ngq91fmnm","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"game-development,bioware","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Game Developer","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Report: EA shut down BioWare in favor of a Star Wars title"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/report-ea-shut-down-bioware-in-favor-of-a-star-wars-title-ngq91fmnm#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why did Electronic Arts shut down BioWare?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Electronic Arts reportedly closed BioWare after a financial showdown between two science-fiction projects, the in-development Mass Effect: Universe and an unannounced new Star Wars: Battlefront title, led it to cancel Mass Effect and redirect resources to Star Wars. 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