{"rewrite":{"id":"r_89c71eba4f28dad46a02af13","clusterId":"c_1cfcd4a9748b4e798aa5a2ca","slug":"ea-faces-scrutiny-over-dormant-ips-after-bioware-closure","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"EA Faces Scrutiny Over Dormant IPs After BioWare Closure","summary":"A viral post from the X account Play4Index lists 13 Electronic Arts franchises, from Mass Effect and Dragon Age to SimCity and Spore, under the label \"KILLED.\" The post circulated as EA moved to close BioWare, the studio behind several of the listed series. Game Spark notes that not all the franchises have been declared ended, and that some have seen remakes or new entries in recent years.","whyItMatters":"The list gaining traction after BioWare's closure shows that the studio shutdown is being read less as one studio's failure than as a signal of how EA has handled the licenses it owns.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe post opens with the line \u0026#34;EA IN A NUTSHELL:\u0026#34; and then runs through the list under the word \u0026#34;KILLED.\u0026#34; Mass Effect and Dragon Age head the order, with Anthem appearing later, all series BioWare worked on. The rest span genres and studios: Dead Space from Visceral Games, Burnout from Criterion Games, Titanfall from Respawn Entertainment, and SimCity and Spore from Maxis.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGame Spark points out that the post never names a studio, and that not every franchise on the list has been officially declared over. Some have had remakes or new releases in recent years. The attention the post drew, though, came with BioWare\u0026#39;s closure as the backdrop.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMass Effect\u003c/strong\u003e: BioWare series, listed first\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon Age\u003c/strong\u003e: BioWare series\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDead Space\u003c/strong\u003e: Visceral Games survival horror\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedal of Honor\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed for Speed\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBurnout\u003c/strong\u003e: Criterion Games racing series\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitanfall\u003c/strong\u003e: Respawn Entertainment FPS\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMirror\u0026#39;s Edge\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthem\u003c/strong\u003e: BioWare title\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpore\u003c/strong\u003e: Maxis title\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSSX\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArmy of Two\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimCity\u003c/strong\u003e: Maxis city-building simulation\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Play4Index's \"KILLED\" list lumps Spore and Dead Space in with BioWare's closure, but Game Spark notes some of those 13 franchises have had remakes or new entries recently. A dormant IP and a dead studio are different problems.","twitterPost":"Play4Index's 13 \"KILLED\" EA franchises include series Game Spark says have had remakes or new entries recently. Dormant and dead are not the same call.","threadsPost":"Play4Index's \"KILLED\" post puts 13 EA franchises next to BioWare's closure, but Game Spark points out several of them have had remakes or new entries in recent years. The harder question is which list a title belongs on: shelved, or closed. EA's response has to separate the two.","newsletterBlurb":"A post from the X account Play4Index lists 13 Electronic Arts franchises, from Mass Effect to SimCity, under the word \"KILLED,\" and it spread as BioWare closed. Game Spark notes that not every series on the list has been officially declared ended, and some have had remakes or new entries in recent years. 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