BioWare employees are concerned about closure following EA's sale Employees at BioWare have privately shared concerns that layoffs and/or a closure of the studio are coming soon. Earlier this week, EA confirmed a sale to joint buyers, including the Saudi Arabia PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. The sale leaves a lot of questions and concerns, and the staff at BioWare are among those concerned about what comes next. Following the lukewarm sales of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and little else of note outside the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition trilogy remasters in 2021, concerned employees have shared that they feel layoffs or a full closure are coming in the near future. “Look at the negativity that came after Dragon Age[: The Veilguard].