EA shutters BioWare after 30 years; Supercell completes Metacore takeover
Key takeaways
- EA closed BioWare after ~30 years and cut around 400 jobs
- EA cancelled the next Mass Effect title
- Mika Games raised $10 million for post-soft-launch user acquisition tests
- Supercell completed a full takeover of Metacore (Merge Mansion)
EA has closed BioWare after roughly 30 years, cancelled the next Mass Effect, and carried out about 400 job cuts, PocketGamer.biz reports on episode 107 of the Week in Mobile Games Podcast. Hosts Mariam Ahmad and Aaron Aastle walk through the headline moves and the week’s other big stories.
Live-game IP kept the spotlight this week: Wuthering Waves staged a show in Los Angeles, Uma Musume cancelled a planned concert because of visa issues, and Pokémon Night Out ran a tie-in with Pokémon Go. Those on-stage moments and cancellations are the week’s calendar bites, each with its own operational hiccups and fan-facing fallout.
Mika Games, co-founded by Wargaming’s Nick Katselapov, has raised $10 million to fund the user acquisition tests studios use after soft launch. Supercell completed its full takeover of Metacore and has Merge Mansion clearly in its sights for a return to the top charts. The podcast episode collects these stories and their concrete details across the industry.
Why it matters
Takeaway: layoffs and cancelled projects collided with live-event headaches this week, while fresh capital and M&A moves aim straight at post-soft-launch growth and chart recovery — the numbers to watch next are Mika Games’ $10m UA push and Supercell’s roadmap for Merge Mansion.
Original source
PocketGamer.biz
