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"Development on the next Mass Effect is ending": EA is shutting down RPG veteran Bioware "to align talent and investments where we see the greatest opportunities for players and long-term growth"

Venerable RPG studio Bioware announced on it is shutting down after more than 30 years of making RPGs. The studio is responsible for making the original Baldur's Gate , Neverwinter Nights , Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic , Dragon Age , Mass Effect , and Anthem. As part of the announcement Bioware also say that…

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"Development on the next Mass Effect is ending": EA is shutting down RPG veteran Bioware "to align talent and investments where we see the greatest opportunities for players and long-term growth"
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Venerable RPG studio Bioware announced on it is shutting down after more than 30 years of making RPGs. The studio is responsible for making the original Baldur's Gate , Neverwinter Nights , Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic , Dragon Age , Mass Effect , and Anthem. As part of the announcement Bioware also say that…

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Timeline: Mass Effect

What’s come out about Mass Effect so far, newest first.

  1. 'We Were Working on a Great Game' — Former Mass Effect 5 Writers Speak Out After EA Shuts Down BioWareIGN
  2. Mass Effect (2007) tem projeto cancelado para PCLuaCat Games report
  3. The next Mass Effect would have had 'a level of autonomy and choice that no other game has been able to match', according to BioWare veteranPC Gamer
  4. Former BioWare Executive Producer Mark Darrah Says EA Might Be 'More Likely' to Sell IPs Like Mass Effect and Dragon Age After Studio’s ClosureIGN
  5. "Isso é uma facada no meu coração": a internet reage ao cancelamento de Mass Effect 5 e ao fim da BioWareIGN Brasil

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