Electronic Arts announced a downsizing of BioWare yesterday that saw "many" employees being moved to other studios within the company while "a core team" continues work on the next Mass Effect. EA declined to comment on whether the restructuring would also result in layoffs,

BioWare is being downsized as it focuses its attention on Mass Effect 5 General manager Gary McKay says "We don’t require support from the full studio" Many long-time Dragon Age developers have been laid off EA has announced it is restructuring BioWare as it shifts its full attention to Mass Effect 5.

According to IGN, "a number" of BioWare developers have been placed by EA into other equivalent roles within the company. Howeer, a smaller number of Dragon Age staff members are also seeing their positions shelved, and are being offered time to apply to other roles within the company (if they so wish).

BioWare has announced that it's undergone some restucturing as it shifts its full focus to the next Mass Effect game after putting out Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The studio has confirmed that "many" staff have been moved to other EA teams, while there are reports which hint at potential layoffs having come as part of this downsizing.

Amid reports of potential layoffs at BioWare, studio general manager Gary McKay has confirmed "many" employees have

A major restructuring is happening at Dragon Age and Mass Effect developer BioWare as EA looks to condense the team working on Mass Effect 5. The studio claims that the next Mass Effect game doesn’t require the support of the full studio, and that it has been working to match employees with other roles at EA.