A former Mass Effect 5 developer has said that BioWare had seen what RPG powerhouses Larian and CD Projekt were achieving with their games, and was responding by taking Mass Effect to “the next level.”
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’
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- EA To Shut Down BioWare And Cancel The Next Mass Effect Game
- BioWare Shutting Down, Next Mass Effect Canceled
- EA Shuts Down Dragon Age, Mass Effect Studio BioWare
- The Internet Reacts to the Cancellation of Mass Effect 5 and the Death of BioWare
- BioWare’s Closure Reportedly Won’t Affect The Mass Effect TV Show
- 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
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