On Wednesday, October 21st, EA announced the devastating news that the video game publisher would be shutting down the beloved role-playing game developer, BioWare, laying off all of its staff and subsequently canceling development of Mass Effect 5.
This announcement was a shock to developers and gamers worldwide, as BioWare was known for creating some of the most popular RPGs as seen in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect series, with the latter series having planned to make a triumphant resurgence following the mixed received Mass Effect: Andromeda.
However, BioWare's shuttering isn't all doom and gloom and may turn out to be a bittersweet event to some fans, as many former BioWare developers have now come forward detailing information about the canceled Mass Effect 5, including info on the direction of the game and an in-engine trailer complete with a reveal of the game's official title: Mass Effect: Universe.
Mass Effect: Universe's Posthumous Revelations
About a day after EA announced the shuttering of BioWare, an unidentified former BioWare developer posted an in-engine trailer online of Mass Effect: Universe.
This trailer was later confirmed to be a real BioWare product...
