Published Oct 30, 2026, 1:26 PM EDT

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EA chose the Millenium Falcon over the Normandy

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On Oct. 21, EA announced that it was shutting down the beloved game studio BioWare and canceling its new Mass Effect sequel. The news was quite a blow, sparking theories that the studio was shut down because of pressure from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which recently bought out EA . Based on reporting from Bloomberg , we now know the main reason the publisher shut down BioWare: Star Wars.

According to reporter Jason Schreier, EA recently received an opportunity to work with Walt Disney Co.’s Lucasfilm on a third Star Wars Battlefront game.…