Image: EA / DICE (Star Wars Battlefront II) Unconfirmed report: Star Wars Battlefront 3 is reportedly in development at EA, with DICE and Respawn Entertainment working together on the game, according to Variety's sources. EA has not officially confirmed Battlefront 3, so this remains a report, not an announcement. Key Takeaways Star Wars Battlefront 3 is reportedly in development at EA, with DICE and Respawn Entertainment collaborating, according to Variety. EA has not officially confirmed Star Wars Battlefront 3, and no release date, platforms or gameplay details have been announced. The last new Star Wars Battlefront game was Star Wars Battlefront II in 2017, co-developed by DICE, Criterion Games and Motive Studio. The report follows EA's restructuring, which cut about 400 jobs and shut BioWare, while EA confirmed a DICE and Respawn collaboration on a future project. Battlefront II, the last game in the series, launched in 2017 and kept a loyal player base after EA fi...

Image: EA / BioWare (Mass Effect: Andromeda) A trailer for the cancelled next Mass Effect game has leaked online, one day after EA shut down BioWare. The footage, titled Mass Effect: Universe, has been verified as real by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier and by IGN. Key Takeaways A leaked trailer for the cancelled Mass Effect game, titled Mass Effect: Universe, surfaced on Reddit on October 22, 2026. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier and IGN independently verified the leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer as real. The roughly two-minute trailer shows in-engine footage and pre-production assets, with a new human protagonist and returning character Liara T'Soni. Mass Effect: Universe is cancelled. EA shut BioWare on October 21, 2026, ending development of the next Mass Effect game. What does the leaked Mass Effect trailer show? The leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer runs for roughly two minutes and opens with a note saying it shows in-engine footage from a small team using...

Electronic Arts is closing BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and ending early development on the next Mass Effect game. BioWare confirmed the news itself on October 21, 2026, closing a chapter of more than 30 years in role-playing games. Key Takeaways EA is closing BioWare, and early development on the next Mass Effect game has ended, BioWare confirmed on October 21, 2026. Bloomberg reporting, cited by Gematsu and other outlets, puts the wider EA layoffs at around 400 jobs, with roughly 50 at BioWare. BioWare's last game was Dragon Age: The Veilguard (2024), which EA previously said fell short of its engagement expectations. Previously released Mass Effect and Dragon Age games remain in players' libraries; the closure does not remove games people already own. What did EA and BioWare announce? BioWare announced on October 21, 2026 that the studio is closing and early development on the next Mass Effect project is endi...