BioWare Employees Worried About More Layoffs

BioWare’s announcement on Wednesday has resulted in “at least a few dozen” people losing their jobs. There’s also a worry among BioWare staff that more layoffs will be coming.

Shortly after the company’s blog post said that they didn’t “require support from the full studio” on Dragon Age: The Veilguard, sources reached out to tell Insider Gaming that the company has let go a number of people regardless of experience and tenure. That was confirmed when the game’s lead writer Trick Weekes posted on Bluesky that he was looking for a new position. Shortly after that, narrative editor Ryan Cormier stated that he was also let go. Multiple others also made posts saying they were no longer with the company.

The layoffs have many within BioWare concerned about more layoffs in the coming weeks and months. One current employee said they “expect it to happen”.

“It feels like we’re waiting for another wave,” said another.

It’s understood that while work is continuing to ramp up on the next Mass Effect game, an internal evaluation is also being done to see where things can be improved with development moving forward.

NFD has reached out to EA and BioWare for comment on the amount of people being let go and the concerns from those spoken to who remain at the studio of more coming in the near future. Should a response be received, it will be added to the story.