Mass Effect Will Reportedly Return Despite BioWare’s Closure

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Mass Effect fans have spent years waiting for another chance to explore the galaxy BioWare built, and this week delivered just about the worst update imaginable. EA’s decision to close the studio also brought development of the next Mass Effect game to an end, leaving the franchise without the long-awaited follow-up players had been holding out for. For a series built around impossible odds and refusing to give up, it’s a particularly brutal place to leave things.

The loss extends well beyond one canceled game, with BioWare responsible for some of the most beloved characters and worlds in role-playing history. Mass Effect made choosing your squadmates feel as important as saving the galaxy, then gave players enough reasons to care about them that those decisions could become agonizing. That universe still has plenty of room for more stories, even as the closure raises difficult questions about who will get to tell them next.

Prime Video’s live-action Mass Effect series reportedly remains in development despite BioWare’s closure and the cancellation of the next game. According to new reports, the creatives attached to the television project remain onboard, including showrunner Doug Jung and writer Daniel Casey. The report offers an encouraging update for the adaptation, although Amazon MGM Studios declined to comment when approached by The Verge about its status.

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Prime Video’s ‘Mass Effect’ Series Will Pick Up After Commander Shepard’s Story

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