Dragon Age, BioWare and The Veilguard

After ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Layoffs, BioWare Has Under 100 Employees
There is really no getting around the fact that BioWare is in dire straits at the moment, now at the end of a decade of three missed opportunities
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Dev BioWare Reportedly Down to Fewer Than 100 Employees Following Layoffs and Staff Exits
BioWare is reportedly now down to fewer than 100 employees after a round of layoffs and staff exits following the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and a restructure to focus on the next Mass Effect game.
EA says Dragon Age: The Veilguard sales are "down nearly 50% from the company’s expectations"
A weird week for BioWare just got a little weirder, as EA reveals in its new quarterly financial statement that Dragon Age: The Veilguard unperformed sales expectations by 50% for the company's 2025 fiscal year third quarter.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Underperformed EA's Expectations
Recent reports have indicated that Dragon Age: The Veilguard reached around 1.5 million players, failing to meet EA’s expectations by around 50%. Dragon Age: The Veilguard had a very divisive reception ever since its first official trailer was unveiled, and it seems that this made the game fail to achieve financial success.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet EA's expectations. Result is worse than expected by half
Electronic Arts revealed its financial report for the third quarter of the fiscal year. It explicitly admits that Dragon Age: The Veilguard did worse than expected.
Consequences of Dragon Age: The Veilguard – BioWare studio reduced to less than 100 employees and transferred to Mass Effect development
It has become known that after a wave of layoffs, transfers, and dismissals, BioWare has less than 100 employees left. This happened after the release
Dragon Age The Veilguard Devs Laid Off As Part Of BioWare's Mass Effect Focus
According to IGN, "a number" of BioWare developers have been placed by EA into other equivalent roles within the company. Howeer, a smaller number of Dragon Age staff members are also seeing their positions shelved, and are being offered time to apply to other roles within the company (if they so wish).
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Player Count Missed EA Expectations By 50 Percent
EA has blamed the performance of EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard for the company's fall in bookings in its third quarter.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Had Far Fewer Players Than EA Expected
The Veilguard and EA Sports FC 25 underperformed, with Dragon Age specifically falling 50% short of expectations.
Dragon Age & Mass Effect Dev BioWare Has Less Than 100 Employees After Multiple Layoffs
The studio is said to have less than 100 active employees at the moment, which constitutes fewer than half of the BioWare staff levels reported in 2023. The drastic downsizing is a mix of layoffs and reshuffles, with company veterans such as Dragon Age lead writer Trick Weekes finding themselves out of a job.
'Dragon Age isn't dead because it's yours now,' former BioWare writer reassures fans: 'EA/BioWare owns the IP but you can't own an idea'
The future doesn't look very bright right now, but Sheryl Chee says Dragon Age is bigger than just videogames.
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BioWare veterans confirm they were laid off by EA, including senior Dragon Age and Mass Effect devs
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BioWare confirms "many" staff moved elsewhere in EA as "core team" focuses on Mass Effect 5 in downsized studio
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