EA shuts down BioWare, cancels Mass Effect, and cuts 400 jobs
A 30-year RPG dynasty ends as EA's $20bn debt claims Mass Effect's next chapter.

Loading the Newsroom
Curating from trusted global sources…
349 briefings · “it”
A 30-year RPG dynasty ends as EA's $20bn debt claims Mass Effect's next chapter.
The company now says junior hiring is down and human attention is the bottleneck - but experts question whether the vision matches reality.
Peter Steinberger, the developer behind the open-source AI agent OpenClaw and now an OpenAI employee, revealed the eye-watering cost of running AI agents at scale at Cloudflare's Connect conference.
Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' turns a private equity takeover into a horror story - and warns boards what happens when labor rights lose to profitability.
The serial number matches one of the GPUs lifted from Guarulhos airport, and a police report now says a third employee helped move them.
A ProPublica investigation finds H5N1 has spread among Utah mink for two months, with no cull and no worker monitoring despite expert warnings.
The CSRC green light lets Citigroup go solo in China's capital markets, just weeks before Xi and Trump meet at APEC.
Ancient DNA reveals a surprising ritual: teeth deposited in a sacred cave belonged to elites buried in tombs far away, rewriting assumptions about Maya power and burial.
Sony's exit from standalone UHD players in Japan signals a broader retreat from physical media, with Panasonic left to carry the torch.
The marketplace is forcing sellers to prove their items are real, targeting AI-generated listings that buyers say they can't identify.
The marketplace's new AI policy targets automated listings and AI-created content, signaling a broader crackdown on generative AI in e-commerce.
The Oculus and Anduril founder is betting $200 million that 'elite working dogs' with advanced body armor will reshape the battlefield.