That Mass Effect 5 trailer is rough. Not bad rough, but like "Why did this need the Mass Effect IP" rough. Like, take a moment and replay it, but try to forget everything you know about Mass Effect. THE WHOLE THING STILL WORKS PERFECTLY FINE. The writing is great. The vibes are perfect. The art direction is spot-on. This is what I mean when I say "IP is killing the entertainment industry." Under a fresh IP, a small team with a AA budget could've made this game with minimal c-suite meddling.
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Threeka's "Learning Center" was directly inspired by the descriptions of planets in #MassEffect. The idea was to adopt the encyclopedic style of the ME Codex, add a bit of humor, and try to tell a story by gradually revealing little pieces of incidental information. I think it came together pretty well. Anyway, it's a shame we won't get another one of those games. I liked them quite a bit. threeka.com/learning-center
Well, the time has come for BioWare. The game studio known best for the #MassEffect and #DragonAge series has now closed it's doors While sad, it has been a very long time since they released a successful game. The talent for which they're so well known for (RPG games) has long since departed Still, more sad #gaming news in a era of so much already. Clearly this has been covered and re-covered already, so this is just my own brief look over their work: gardinerbryant.com/farewell-bi…
I know gamers don't know a world before 2005 exists so it's been weird to see BioWare mostly celebrated for Mass Effect and Dragon Age I remember back in the day when I saw older gamers hate their newer "casual" games cause they used to make "real" games like Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Anyway ignore elitism and play what you want. But also experience more their old output. I don't want to say Mass Effect sucks or anything but it wasn't the best thing they did.
While many (including myself) are sad about the end of #BioWare, I also already mourned the end of BioWare long before this week. Mass Effect 3 was released in 2012 and was essentially the end of the BioWare I grew up with. #RIPBioWare
RIP BioWare. The last time I was madly in love with a BioWare game was Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2, but they made many of my favorite CRPGs like Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and while Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 1 and 2 never quite reached that same apex for me personally, they were still the best CRPGs of their era. I didn't know anyone who was still left at BioWare, but it's sad to see the death of a company with that kind of legacy.
Heartbreaking news - EA is shutting down BioWare. I was so hoping for more Mass Effect. It was a long slog downhill after EA acquired them. But I, like so many others, continued to hope. Always in my heart Commander Shepard. #gaming #masseffect theverge.com/games/1015647/ea-…
Well fuck. RIP BioWare. Mass Effect is still my favorite game franchise, I’m replaying the trilogy now. The ME universe is one of my favorite science fiction universes, I love the world building and the races in it so much. Despite BioWare’s recent performances, Mike Gamble really seemed to be going somewhere with ME5, and it had a ton of potential.
Fuck EA. #bioware "There's power in stories, though. That's all history is: The best tales. The ones that last. Might as well be mine." I'd been - at most - a very casual gamer until the original KOTOR in 2003. I was instantly hooked. And then Dragon Age Origins in 2009 took that to another level entirely. I've loved or *really* liked every Dragon Age game. Played each one to completion at least 5x each. This just sucks. Fuck EA.
#BioWare is no more. I'm going to admit to being sad, although since the Electronic Arts takeover the studio has been a shadow of itself.
A trailer for an unreleased Mass Effect game titled Mass Effect: Universe has leaked on Reddit. The footage was posted by a burner account claiming EA affiliation, arriving shortly after Electronic Arts decided to shut down developer BioWare and cut jobs. The trailer features a new protagonist in an N7 trench coat alongside Liara T'Soni, built from pre-production assets. Journalist Jason Schreier has confirmed via Bluesky that the le… en.hacks.gr/dierreyse-sto-diad… #MassEffect #BioWare #EA #Gaming
Bioware closing is not a surprise, but it is a hard shock to the system. Bye childhood friends that will never see new stories. #bioware #videogames #dragona #MassEffect
I deeply enjoyed the leaking of the now-cancelled 'Mass Effect: Universe' trailer. arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10…
| God forbid they would do something with a story. Stories might have themes, and those themes might hurt a potential customer’s feelings. Much easier (and safer for the stock price) to just not have stories and ideas anymore. (mir) #EA #Bioware #ElectronicArts
Devastated by the news about BioWare. The destruction of games as an art form by people only focused on a spreadsheet about quarterly results.
Serious amount of #MassEffect being played on #StreamingSoundtracks today #bioware #saddays
A trailer for the canceled Mass Effect 5 has leaked online just one day after EA shut down BioWare: steamdeckhq.com/mass-effect-5-…
EA closing BioWare is clearly an indication they consider us a major threat. morallybankrupt.games/updates/…
EA slowly, painfully killing yet another studio..... _sigh_
EA Closes BioWare, But Had The Studio Behind Mass Effect And Dragon Age Already Disappeared? There are certain names in gaming that mean something beyond the logo on the box. For RPG fans, BioWare was one of them. From Baldur's Gate and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic to Mass Effect and Dragon Age, it was the studio that could m geektown.co.uk/2026/10/22/ea-c… #Gaming #PCGaming
Am I the only one who really liked Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
BioWare closes, but there's hope for Mass Effect generationstarwars.com/2026/10… #BioWare #MassEffect #Blog
Next Mass Effect game cancelled as EA shuts down legendary sci-fi RPG studio BioWare The legendary RPG studio behind classics such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age is no more.... drwebdomain.blog/2026/10/22/ne…
