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The new strategy aims to reimagine how BioWare operates, concentrating all resources on the next Mass Effect game. Led by veterans from the original trilogy, such as Mike Gamble and Derek Watts, the development team is tasked with reviving the franchise's glory days. However, this reorientation also signifies serious downsizing and internal restructuring.
The emphasis on Mass Effect suggests EA's confidence in the franchise as its last hope for a major comeback. The studio’s older projects, including Star Wars: The Old Republic, have been outsourced or handed off, leaving the studio's future heavily dependent on the success of the upcoming Mass Effect installment.