BioWare, the video game studio behind Baldur's Gate, Dragon Age and Mass Effect, is shutting down, according to a report by The New York Times. The Times said that the studio's parent company, Electronic Arts, is expected to lay off some of its staff as part of cost cuts. Emmanuel Morgan wrote the report.

BBC News also reported the closure. According to BBC News, the influential studio that made Mass Effect and Dragon Age announces that it is closing its doors. The BBC headline describes the studio as having closed after 31 years.

The two reports differ slightly in how they describe the studio's status. The Times describes the studio as shutting down, while the BBC headline says it has closed after 31 years. The summaries available for this report do not say when the closure takes effect.

Neither summary gives the number of employees affected by the closure. The Times summary names Electronic Arts as the parent company expected to lay off some staff, but it does not give further detail on the scope of those cuts. Both summaries name Mass Effect and Dragon Age among the studio's games.

Further information may appear in the full reports.

Sources: The New York Times: Video Game Studio BioWare Shutting Down; BBC News: Legendary video game studio BioWare closed after 31 years.