# EA reportedly backed Battlefront 3 over Mass Effect 5 before BioWare closure

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ea-execs-choosing-star-wars-battlefront-3-over-mass-effect-5-was-the-main-factor-in-biowares-demise-according-to-report/
- Published: 2026-10-30T18:10:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T18:19:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Rock Paper Shotgun
- Original article: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ea-execs-choosing-star-wars-battlefront-3-over-mass-effect-5-was-the-main-factor-in-biowares-demise-according-to-report
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- EA reportedly chose Battlefront 3 over Mass Effect 5.
- BioWare’s recent releases and EA leadership changes may also have mattered.
- Battlefront 3 reportedly has not started development.

## Summary

New reporting identifies EA executives’ choice to back Star Wars Battlefront 3 rather than Mass Effect 5 as the main factor in BioWare’s closure. The decision reportedly came as EA was limiting spending after a leveraged buyout left it with debt, and Disney offered the publisher a chance to make another Star Wars game.

Bloomberg also points to BioWare’s uneven release record since Mass Effect: Andromeda and changes among EA’s senior executives as possible contributing factors. Battlefront 3’s development reportedly has not begun, though Respawn and DICE are expected to make it; EA said the closure followed months of planning, review and analysis.

## Coverage

- [Rock Paper Shotgun: EA reportedly backed Battlefront 3 over Mass Effect 5 before BioWare closure](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ea-execs-choosing-star-wars-battlefront-3-over-mass-effect-5-was-the-main-factor-in-biowares-demise-according-to-report)
- [PC Gamer: EA reportedly canned BioWare and Mass Effect 5 to make a new Star Wars: Battlefront instead](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mass-effect/ea-reportedly-canned-bioware-and-mass-effect-5-to-make-a-new-star-wars-battlefront-instead/)
- [IGN: Mass Effect 5 and BioWare Reportedly Died So Star Wars Battlefront 3 Could Live](https://www.ign.com/articles/mass-effect-5-and-bioware-reportedly-died-so-star-wars-battlefront-3-could-live)

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