# BioWare Closes After 30 Years

> BioWare ends 30-year gaming legacy with next Mass Effect canceled.
- Title: BioWare Closes After 30 Years · VICE | Shortify
- Summary: BioWare ends 30-year gaming legacy with next Mass Effect canceled. BioWare shuts down after 30 years of game development, canceling next Mass Effect project.
- Keywords: bioware, mass effect, dragon age, video games, game development, electronic arts, project lotus, project evergreen, news, culture, Closes, Years
- Source: VICE — https://vice.com/en/article/bioware-is-closing-development-on-next-mass-effect-is-ending
- Author: Denny Connolly
- Published: 2026-10-21T18:10:35+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bioware, mass effect, dragon age, video games, game development, electronic arts, project lotus, project evergreen, news, culture
## BioWare Closes
BioWare confirms ending 30 years of video game development after Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect franchises.
## Next Mass Effect Cancelled
Development on the next Mass Effect game ends after EA confirmed BioWare's closure and layoffs of 400 employees.
## EA Cuts Project Lotus
EA cancels Project Lotus for The Sims to focus on Project Evergreen instead.

> a letter to EA staff also included the news that it would cancel a project related to The Sims franchise code-named Project Lotus, to instead focus on another project code-named Evergreen
## Future of BioWare IP
Dragon Age and Mass Effect franchises remain active despite studio closure.
## Key takeaway

BioWare shuts down after 30 years of game development, canceling next Mass Effect project.