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EA reportedly closed BioWare because it was forced to choose between Mass Effect 5 and Star Wars Battlefront 3

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Star Wars: Battlefront III
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Star Wars: Battlefront III
Genres · fps
Developer · Free Radical Design
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BioWare
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BioWare
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2000–2024
Latest · Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Top genres · rpg, adventure, fps
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Active · 2007–2021
Latest · Mass Effect: Andromeda
Top genres · fps, rpg, tactical
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