Mass Effect fans are facing an uncertain future following EA's decision to shut down BioWare, the legendary RPG developer responsible for some of gaming's most beloved franchises. Recently, BioWare officially confirmed that it was closing after more than 30 years, bringing development of the next Mass Effect game to an end. Many were also already concerned about the future of Dragon Age, and this could feel like the final nail in a coffin. Although EA still owns these properties, there is currently no indication of when, or even if, another mainline installment will ever enter development.
The closure represents a particularly disappointing turn of events for Mass Effect, which had been preparing for its next major installment since its announcement in 2020. A new circulating Mass Effect 5 trailer has appeared online, produced with pre-production assets, and has fans mourning its loss, too. And all of this has contributed to a new, simple demand: #SaveMassEffect.
Casey Hudson, the director of the Mass Effect trilogy and developer on a number of BioWare games, comments on the official closure of the studio.
A new Change.org petition called #SaveMassEffect has already received 43,861 signatures within approximately 9 hours (as of this writing),...
