After news broke that EA would be shutting down BioWare , more details on the studio's in-development Mass Effect have begun to trickle out. A trailer for Mass Effect Universe hinted that the next game in the series would have a completely different tone, moving away from the galactic warfare that defined the first three games and toward covert ops, espionage, and the occasional barroom shootout. Gaming content creator and YouTuber Dantics has shed more light on the game, describing it as a Mass Effect game for the fans. Known for his lore videos, including several on Mass Effect, Dantics says he was part of a private "Mass Effect Council," a community feedback group of content creators who helped advise BioWare's small team. https://youtu.be/ZOWrTNazZxM Dantics says that Mass Effect Universe was set over 600 years after the Reaper War, and players would step into the boots of a customiz
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- Former BioWare Executive Producer Mark Darrah Says EA Might Be 'More Likely' to Sell IPs Like Mass Effect and Dragon Age After Studio’s Closure
- The next Mass Effect would have had 'a level of autonomy and choice that no other game has been able to match', according to BioWare veteran
- Mass Effect 5 Dev Says BioWare Saw What Larian and CD Projekt Had Done in the RPG Space and Was Taking the Franchise to ‘The Next Level’
- Franchises Like Mass Effect Are a 'Prestige Project' for EA, and BioWare's Closure Was 'Entirely Predictable,' Analysts Say
- Upcoming Mass Effect-like Exodus himbo-fies protagonist after fans complain about his face
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