EA has confirmed it is shutting down acclaimed game developers BioWare as part of cost-cutting measures.

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Last year it was confirmed that EA would be sold to a group of investors that includes Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (CEO of Affinity Partners) and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in a deal thought to be worth more than $55billion.

Yesterday (October 21) it was reported that 400 members of staff (around 3 per cent of EA’s workforce) would be laid off due to “changes” in the industry. Shortly afterwards it was confirmed that the entire team at BioWare had been let go, and the development studio would be closed.

“For more than 30 years, BioWare has been more than a studio.…