Description
EA's staff memo lays out a future built around sports, shooters and fewer people. BioWare doesn't fit. With $20 billion of debt to service, what happens to Mass Effect, Dragon Age and the rest of EA's abandoned catalogue?
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00:00 EA's New Priorities
01:19 Who Broke BioWare?
04:28 Why BioWare No Longer Fits
07:22 EA Doubles Down on Shooters
10:10 Sports Get the Investment
12:21 The $20 Billion Problem
15:49 What Happens to EA's Abandoned Games?
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