BioWare, the studio behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect, has reportedly been hit with layoffs and relocations, downsizing to less than half of its size from two years ago.
The developer is said to have laid off over 20 employees and permanently moved several others to different teams across parent company Electronic Arts.
The development follows a studio update from BioWare last week that said it was shifting its focus to the next Mass Effect title and had matched a number of its staffers to other teams at EA over the past few months.
According to a Bloomberg report published Friday, dozens of BioWare employees, who were initially “loaned out” to other teams at EA after the launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, were informed last week that their moves were now permanent.
The loaned-out staffers were no longer BioWare employees, the report claimed, citing people aware of the matter, and were instead absorbed at the EA studios they had been shifted to.