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Mass Effect 5 was named Universe partly because it let players generate alternate timelines based on their choices in previous entries, technical director says

In case you missed it, an internal trailer for the new Mass Effect game which BioWare were working on prior to EA shutting them down hit the net late last week. It offered a peek at what the studio were cooking with this new entry, dubbed Mass Effect Universe. According to its technical director, one of the reasons…

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Mass Effect 5 was named Universe partly because it let players generate alternate timelines based on their choices in previous entries, technical director says
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In case you missed it, an internal trailer for the new Mass Effect game which BioWare were working on prior to EA shutting them down hit the net late last week. It offered a peek at what the studio were cooking with this new entry, dubbed Mass Effect Universe. According to its technical director, one of the reasons…

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10/26/2026 08:02
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  1. Mass Effect 5 would have let players generate alternate timelines based on their choices in previous games, according to the series' technical directorPC Gamer

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  1. Vazamento de Mass Effect 5 revela que game cancelado da BioWare teria levado em conta "todas" as decisões finais dos jogos passado na tramaIGN Brasil · Cancellation
  2. EA Scrubbing Mass Effect from Other Games as Series Starts to Die OffPush Square
  3. Mass Effect's Commander Shepard Actors, Destiny Community Help #SaveMassEffect Petition Cross 200,000 SignaturesIGN
  4. 187K+ fans call for EA to "Save Mass Effect"Eurogamer
  5. 'Save Mass Effect' petition hits over 180,000 signatures within days of BioWare's closurePC Gamer

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