Respawn is also collaborating with DICE on a new game.

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Not only is EA closing down BioWare and cancelling the next Mass Effect - Electronic Arts has now announced a heap of drastic changes that include cutting 400 jobs across the company, pausing development on a project connected to The Sims, and bringing together Respawn and DICE.

In a memo first sent to staff and later published online, CEO David Tinson and CSO Cam Weber first took a moment to thank employees before letting them know they might lose their jobs.

"Today, we're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming," the duo wrote. "That's an extraordinary position to lead from, and one we should be proud of. Yet our industry is changing quickly.…