EA Mobile - Waystone

Waystone Games was an internal PC game development studio within Electronic Arts, established around 2012–2013 and based in Redwood City, California. Its work centred on Dawngate, a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game developed by the studio and published by EA.

The team combined game design and software engineering with character animation, visual effects and live operations. Its development process included an extended public testing programme, with closed beta beginning in May 2013, followed by community beta in April 2014 and open beta in May 2014.

Dawngate offered a two-lane battlefield and characters known as Shapers. Its flexible approach to character roles allowed players to develop different playstyles rather than follow a single fixed assignment. The project also incorporated community participation into its evolving fictional world.

EA announced the cancellation of Dawngate and the end of development on November 4, 2014. The game remained available for a 90-day grace period before its servers went offline on February 4, 2015. Waystone Games was disbanded following the cancellation, with personnel and technical assets reassigned within Electronic Arts.