EA Closes Bioware and Cancels Mass Effect
EA Closes Bioware and Cancels Mass Effect  
Podcast: Game Mess Mornings
Published On: Thu Oct 22 2026
Description: Jeff Grubb is joined by Rhiannon Bevan to catch up on today's news! We're talking about EA closing Bioware and the other related fallout, September 2026's US video game market highlights, Gears of Way E-Day's budget, and more!0:00 - Intro3:50 - EA closes Bioware and cancels Mass Effect21:00 - A history of EA’s layoffs before this25:00 - BREAK26:40 - September 2026 US video game market highlights37:00 - What the hardware price increases actually look like41:30 - Gears of War E-Day had a development cost of over $500 million49:50 - Rockstar is turning pieces of Miami into Vice City50:50 - Ace Driver Victory Lap finally gets a home release52:30 - This week