Indie Games

Anatomy of a Corporate Collapse: Inside BioWare’s Closure, EA’s Historic Buyout, and the Private Equity Playbook Hollowing Out the Games Industry

Executive Overview The video game industry has weathered its share of corporate upheavals, but few moments carry the symbolic weight...

Indie Games

Anatomy of a Corporate Collapse: Inside BioWare’s Closure, EA’s Historic Buyout, and the Private Equity Playbook Hollowing Out the Games Industry

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW The sudden closure of BioWare—the legendary role-playing game (RPG) studio responsible for industry-defining franchises such as Mass Effect...