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BioWare Wiped Out: EA Closes Studio, Cancels Mass Effect 5
Electronic Arts has confirmed BioWare's closure and Mass Effect 5's cancellation, the project meant to revive the franchise after Dragon Age: The Veilguard's commercial failure. Thirty-one years after its founding and nineteen years under EA's banner, the studio that invented modern Western RPGs vanishes with no successor. This investigation traces the real causes of this collapse and what it means for the genre's future.
Fight Night Returns: EA Sports Revives Boxing After 15 Years
EA Sports confirms the resurrection of Fight Night, its boxing franchise dormant since Fight Night Champion in 2011. A comeback that raises as many questions as it does hopes: fifteen years away, a market transformed by competition, and total uncertainty about what format the publisher will choose.
Nine Years Later, Visceral Games Closure Still Haunts EA
On October 17, 2017, Electronic Arts shut down Visceral Games and canceled the Star Wars solo project led by Amy Hennig. Exactly nine years after that decision, the bet on the end of linear single-player games in favor of live-service models stands as one of the industry's most cited strategic blunders, contradicted within years by the market itself.
ReSkate: Two Developers Reinvent Skate Without Microtransactions
Developers zee_x64 and ReGlitched just launched ReSkate, a free skateboarding game playable offline with zero microtransactions. Built as a direct response to Electronic Arts' Skate constraints, the project is already resonating with players exhausted by always-online services. A modest initiative that raises a straightforward question: what if the real problem with the genre isn't the gameplay, but the business model imposed on it?
EA + Savvy Games: Saudi Arabia Plays Tetris With Gaming Giants
Riyadh is reportedly considering a merger of Electronic Arts and Savvy Games, its two major arms in the video game industry. On one side, the publisher of EA Sports FC and Battlefield. On the other, the group controlling licenses like Monopoly Go and stakes in multiple studios worldwide. If the deal goes through, it would create one of the most powerful gaming conglomerates ever assembled — and raise serious questions about market concentration.
Square Enix Denies Delisting Plans, But Questions Persist
Japanese economic magazine Sentaku claimed Square Enix was considering withdrawing from stock markets. The publisher firmly denied it. But the rumor didn't emerge from nowhere: after Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Devolver Digital each explored or executed a delisting, the question of an alternative to public markets is gaining traction in the industry. What Square Enix denies today, others have done before taking the leap.
Heatwarped: How an Indie Studio Is Reviving Need for Speed Underground
Electronic Arts has put Need for Speed on indefinite hold, and Criterion Games has been absorbed into Battlefield. The void left behind is massive — and an independent studio just stepped in to fill it. Heatwarped positions itself as a direct successor to Need for Speed Underground, complete with visual tuning, nighttime racing, and street culture. A 2026 release that poses an uncomfortable question for EA.
Éric Baptizat Returns to Ubisoft to Lead Assassin's Creed
Three years after leaving Ubisoft to oversee the Dead Space remake at Electronic Arts, Éric Baptizat is back at the company where he directed AC Valhalla. This time, he's taking the helm of the entire Assassin's Creed franchise as brand Game Director. His return speaks volumes about Ubisoft's current state and the ambitions—or anxieties—surrounding the license.
Fan Remakes Medal of Honor 1999 From Scratch—EA Should Be Ashamed
An independent developer going by Elber88 just released a complete remake of the original Medal of Honor, which launched on PlayStation in 1999. Electronic Arts has let the franchise languish for years, Respawn Entertainment couldn't revive it, and now the community is stepping up. This volunteer project raises uncomfortable questions about how major publishers manage historic licenses.