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Mass Effect 5 was aiming to offer a "level of autonomy and choice" that could vault it into orbit with Larian and CD Projekt's top RPGs, former dev says post-cancellation

Following EA's decision to shut down BioWare , the game that would've been the fifth entry in the Mass Effect series is being dumped out of an airlock, never to become a finished article that'll reach players hands as its creators envisioned. The larger tragedy is, of course, the job losses and the closure of a studio…

Mass Effect 5 was aiming to offer a "level of autonomy and choice" that could vault it into orbit with Larian and CD Projekt's top RPGs, former dev says post-cancellation
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Following EA's decision to shut down BioWare , the game that would've been the fifth entry in the Mass Effect series is being dumped out of an airlock, never to become a finished article that'll reach players hands as its creators envisioned. The larger tragedy is, of course, the job losses and the closure of a studio…

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10/22/2026 06:49
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10/22/2026 06:50
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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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