SWTOR Snubbed in BioWare Studio Closure Post [Confirmed]

Star Wars: The Old Republic lead writer Caitlin Sullivan Kelly called out BioWare after the legendary developer shut its doors and completely omitted the 15-year-old MMORPG from its official farewell post, sparking widespread community backlash across the gaming industry. According to verified reports from PC Gamer, BioWare announced the termination of its thirty-year run alongside the cancellation of the next Mass Effect project. In its farewell tribute, the studio highlighted iconic franchises including Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, Anthem, and Mass Effect. However, SWTOR—which launched in December 2011 and generated steady revenue for nearly fifteen years—was conspicuously absent from the retrospective. Kelly expressed deep frustration on social media, emphasizing that the MMO sustained BioWare through difficult production cycles with steady income, dev manpower, and sacrifice. The slight feels particularly stinging as other multimedia ventures continue to advance, including the [Mass Effect Amazon Series Moving Ahead Post-BioWare [Confirmed]](/news/mass-effect-amazon-series-update-bioware). Although Electronic Arts transferred active operational control of SWTOR to Broadsword Online Games in 2023, BioWare Austin engineered its underlying systems, leaving veteran developers disheartened by the studio's selective historical memory.