BioWare’s streak of never-ending bad luck is continuing. After Dragon Age: The Veilguard commercially underperformed and cost publisher EA a ton of money, BioWare announced that it was restructuring and slimming down.
In less pretty words, the studio is losing a bunch of people to projects at other EA studios, while several employees have also been let go in yet another round of layoffs.
Now, a report by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has shed further light on what’s happening at BioWare. According to the report, the studio has shrunk down to less than 100 employees.
Its headcount was more than twice that as of a year ago. It’s also claimed that though “dozens” of BioWare employees were told following Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s launch that they were only temporarily being allocated to other EA projects (including Skate and Iron Man), the company recently told them that their transfers were permanent.
As per the report, there are some who aren’t pleased with the forced change- though they do, at least, get to keep their jobs.