# BioWare Was Asked to Remove LGBTQ Flag from Canceled Mass Effect Game, Report Says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bioware-was-asked-to-remove-lgbtq-flag-from-canceled-mass-effect-game-report-says/
- Published: 2026-10-28T11:14:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T03:58:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/mass-effect-universe-bioware-ea-remove-lgbtq-flag/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- A former employee says management asked for a flag to be removed from a video.
- The flag was said to look too much like the LGBTQIA+ flag.
- The interview did not say who made the request or whether it was followed.

## Summary

A former BioWare employee says new management at Electronic Arts asked the team developing the cancelled Mass Effect Universe game to remove a flag from a presentation video because it looked too much like the LGBTQIA+ flag. The account adds to concerns among fans about the future of inclusive storytelling at BioWare following EA’s acquisition by investors.

The employee spoke anonymously to a journalist from French broadcaster BFM TV and said management had been unconvinced by the team’s video proposals. The interview did not identify who asked for the flag to be removed, or say whether developers followed the request. The article notes that Mass Effect and other EA series have featured same-sex relationships, and says the acquisition has unsettled LGBTQ rights advocates.

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