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  "id": 15920409,
  "title": "Source and leaked memo: EA plans to cut ~400 jobs, or ~3% of its total staff, and shut down BioWare; EA went private in August following a $55B leveraged buyout (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/source-and-leaked-memo-ea-plans-to-cut-400-jobs-or-3-of-its-total",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T17:15:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-21/electronic-arts-to-cut-400-jobs-shut-down-bioware?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc5MjYwMjI4MCwiZXhwIjoxNzkzMjA3MDgwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTjlPUkZLSVVQU08wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.BPLdBqixyN47DHZvtrfHyRsF_Np3UKIKzGi_WqMA-I4"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The next ‘Mass Effect’ will be canceled as part of the layoffs — Electronic Arts Inc. said it will lay off staff and shut down BioWare …",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "RIP BioWare: EA has shut down the legendary RPG developer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/rip-bioware-ea-has-shut-down-the-legendary-rpg-developer",
        "published": "2026-10-21T17:16:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "EA closes legendary RPG studio BioWare following its $55 billion buyout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ea-closes-legendary-rpg-studio-bioware-following-its-55-billion-buyout",
        "published": "2026-10-21T21:37:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}