Bioware is dead. EA shuts down dev.

polonyc2 said:
only a few good ones left- From Software, CDPR, Larian, Rockstar, Naughty Dog
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From and Larian are the only true good ones in that list, and they're both one-trick ponies.
polonyc2 said:
there's a live action TV adaptation of Tomb Raider, Mass Effect and Warhammer in development (all at Amazon)...the Warhammer one is the series with Henry Cavill
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https://www.ign.com/articles/mass-effect-tv-series-prime-video-bioware-closure

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M76 said:
Filmmakers think videogames are beneath them, they view it as a lower form of media, so the biggest thing preventing a faithful adoption is their pride. How many times have seen writers, directors and actors proudly declare that they never played the games they are adopting and have no intention to even after getting the job.The only way to make a faithful screen adoption is if the game developer is involved, like CDPR is with Edgerunners.
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There certainly are actors and even directors who like video games, and speak fondly of them. But video games do seen to get handed off to people who dislike games, want to change it entirely from the source material (why bother then?), or do "their own take" on it. The recent Silent Hill 2 movie adaptation is such a good example. Ignoring the plot changes itself the entire tone changed, motivations for the protagonist and their actions, any the reason why the manifestations existed the way they were. I feel like the people who made that movie really hated Silent Hill and wanted to make poke fun at how dumb video games are. Otherwise I don't really see how you could make the changes they did.
 
Former BioWare lead writer Patrick Weekes speculated in late 2025—around the time of the initial $55 billion buyout announcement by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners—that the deal would heavily impact progressive content in games, famously remarking that "guns and football are in, gay stuff is out".
 
The Bioware team that made the games we truly loved back in the day were long gone. Modern Bioware greenlit and released Veilguard. They needed to go out of business.
 
Scoobydo2 said:
Former BioWare lead writer Patrick Weekes speculated in late 2025—around the time of the initial $55 billion buyout announcement by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners—that the deal would heavily impact progressive content in games, famously remarking that "guns and football are in, gay stuff is out".
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I'm not surprised he doesn't understand. The stuff he likes putting in games was never what people wanted. And the Saudi's expect a return on their investment. They have every right to do so. You don't buy companies to lose money.
 

"CD Projekt Red Thanks BioWare on The Witcher's 19th Anniversary​

by DrUsmanSaleem Today, 20:45 Discuss (2 Comments)
CD Projekt Red marked the 19th anniversary of The Witcher on October 26 with a post on X, and most of it went to thanking BioWare. The timing probably isn't a coincidence. Just five days earlier, EA shut down BioWare in a restructuring that cut around 400 jobs, roughly 50 of them at the studio, and ended early development on the next Mass Effect. CDPR joint CEO Michał Nowakowski had already called BioWare a massive part of CDPR's history on X shortly after the news broke. Here's what the studio posted for the 19th anniversary of The Witcher.
19 years ago, an ambitious dream to bring an iconic book series into the world of video games came to life with the release of The Witcher. It was the start of an unforgettable path, which wouldn't have been possible without our friends at BioWare. From lending us their Aurora Engine and sharing their knowledge, to giving us a spot at their booth at E3, their support helped turn our vision into Geralt's first interactive adventure. Thank you to everyone who has walked the Path with us from the very beginning. Happy 19th anniversary, witchers!"
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