Mass Effect deserves way better than being unceremoniously chewed up and spit out in EA’s latest re-shuffling

EA has reportedly shuttered BioWare and cancelled its next Mass Effect game, ending the studio’s work on a franchise that fans had expected to hear more about soon. The article argues that Mass Effect’s rich setting and storytelling leave room for more games, and that abandoning the series would waste its potential.

The piece says the closure followed changes after EA’s $55 billion acquisition by a consortium that included Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, alongside around 400 layoffs reported by Bloomberg. It also acknowledges BioWare’s own decline: the studio released only three games, plus the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, over more than a decade, and its recent releases struggled critically and commercially. EA is also developing a Mass Effect television series with Amazon Prime Video.