# Canadian political party leader blames BioWare’s closure on private equity, says government should help former employees buy it back

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/canadian-political-party-leader-blames-biowares-closure-on-private-equity-says-government-should-help-former-employees-buy-it-back/
- Published: 2026-10-26T09:53:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T10:26:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/canadian-politician-bioware-employees-buy-studio-federal-support
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture

## Key points

- Avi Lewis called for BioWare staff to be backed in a studio buyout.
- He linked the closure to concerns about private equity ownership.
- Around 400 jobs were cut across EA studios.

## Summary

Canadian New Democratic Party leader Avi Lewis has blamed private equity for BioWare’s closure and called for its developers to receive the first chance to buy the studio, with federal support. His comments bring the studio’s shutdown into a wider debate about ownership, jobs and the future of the games industry.

EA was acquired in a leveraged buyout involving Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group and Jared Kushner’s private equity firm. After the acquisition, BioWare closed and about 400 people lost their jobs across several EA studios, including Respawn, Maxis and Full Circle. Lewis argued that BioWare’s developers know how to run the studio and make its games; other industry figures also expressed sadness and support.

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