EA’s decision to shut down BioWare and cancel the next Mass Effect installment, the ambitious Universe, reportedly came down to a choice between funding its production or another expensive sci-fi project: Star Wars Battlefront 3, which is being made by DICE and Respawn. The news comes from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, who learned that the publisher chose Star Wars as financial pressure pushed it toward what executives considered the safer bet. In a video accompanying his latest Bloomberg newsletter, Schreier said his reporting draws on conversations with people familiar with strategy at both EA and BioWare. Crucially, Battlefront 3 has not […]
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