BioWare has announced a team restructuring, which includes job cuts. Although the studio ensures that this move won’t affect the development of Dragon Age and Mass Effect, some of its most experienced devs have been laid off.

Jay Watamaniuk, veteran community manager and writer, has decided to leave BioWare. He has been with the studio for more than 20 years.

Why do players consider some events and details in the game more significant than others? This is directly related to the so-called narrative weight. Andrei Medvedev, game designer at Friday’s Games, breaks down what this term means and why it is critical for game designers to be able to adjust the importance of certain elements.

Writer David Gaider, who worked at BioWare for almost 17 years, has shared his thoughts on the possible Mass Effect TV series. He explained why he thinks that a ME show is not necessarily the best idea and there’s a good chance its showrunners will fail.

The Mass Effect franchise might expand into TV in the future, as Amazon Studios is reportedly in talks to develop a series based on popular games. However, there are not many details available about the project.

Casey Hudson, previously BioWare GM and Producer, not to mention Director of the Mass Effect Trilogy and Star Wars: KOTOR, has announced the launch of his own development company Humanoid Studios in Canada.

Gary McKay has officially become the new general manager of BioWare. He started his career at Electronic Arts and was also development director of the FIFA series. Despite his experience in the games industry and promises to create big story-driven RPGs, some fans weren’t happy about McKay stepping in as new studio head.

Although Biomutant was met with mixed reviews, the game showed a strong debut on the Steam chart. It took over the first two places, all thanks to the title’s strong pre-orders.

Days Gone, a former PlayStation exclusive, was released on PC on May 18. The game has become a new chart leader on Steam, attracting over 27,000 concurrent players at peak.

The remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy has become the best-selling game on Steam, displacing Resident Evil: Village from the top. Other new entries include Subnautica: Below Zero and the upcoming ARPG Biomutant.

EA announced that Casey Hudson, GM at BioWare, and Mark Darrah, Executive Producer on Dragon Age, are departing from BioWare. The upcoming Mass Effect and Dragon Age installments will continue to be developed with new people on board.