{
  "id": 16053888,
  "title": "\"It just seemed arbitrary, and not very smart\": EA was never a responsible owner for Bioware, but the developer never seemed to learn from their mistakes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/it-just-seemed-arbitrary-and-not-very-smart-ea-was-never-a",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:33:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/it-just-seemed-arbitrary-and-not-very-smart-ea-was-never-a-responsible-owner-for-bioware-but-the-developer-never-seemed-to-learn-from-their-mistakes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "19 years after buying Bioware, Electronic Arts have closed the veteran RPG developer . But as saddening as this is, bringing an end to series such as Dragon Age and Mass Effect , EA have never had an easy relationship with the studio. Looking through old interviews with developers who worked across Baldur's Gate , Neverwinter Nights , Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic , Dragon Age, Mass…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}