# Dragon Age star says BioWare “broke the mold” for RPGs and pays tribute at Golden Joysticks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dragon-age-star-says-bioware-broke-the-mold-for-rpgs-and-pays-tribute-at-golden-joysticks/
- Published: 2026-11-11T21:55:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T22:25:52+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mass-effect/losing-bioware-broke-my-heart-former-dragon-age-star-says-the-legendary-studio-broke-the-mold-when-it-came-to-rpgs-and-pays-tribute-at-golden-joysticks/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Alix Wilton Regan mourned BioWare’s closure at the Golden Joysticks.
- She said BioWare helped reshape role-playing games.
- She voiced support for developers affected by industry job losses.

## Summary

Actor Alix Wilton Regan paid tribute to BioWare at the Golden Joystick awards, describing the studio’s closure as a personal loss and a major blow to video games. Her comments highlight how the loss of established studios affects developers and an industry whose role-playing games have been shaped by BioWare’s work.

Regan voiced characters across Dragon Age and Mass Effect, including Samantha Traynor in Mass Effect 3 and the British female player character in Dragon Age: Inquisition and The Veilguard. She said BioWare “broke the mold” with its role-playing games and voiced concern for developers working on Mass Effect 5 who have lost their jobs. She also acknowledged wider industry layoffs, cancellations and studio closures.

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