{"id":813849,"date":"2026-10-25T22:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T22:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/813849\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T22:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T22:36:12","slug":"187k-fans-call-for-ea-to-save-mass-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/813849\/","title":{"rendered":"187K+ fans call for EA to “Save Mass Effect”"},"content":{"rendered":"

A petition created to save BioWare’s well-loved sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect<\/a>, has topped 187,000 signatures.<\/p>\n

We said a sad farewell to BioWare<\/a> earlier this week. Job cuts, coming just months after Saudi Arabia’s $55bn leveraged buyout of the company<\/a>, were anticipated by experts<\/a>, but drew widespread condemnation and messages of sympathy from across the industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joe Smith, credited with starting the petition<\/a>, isn’t necessarily asking EA to change its mind about BioWare; instead, the petition calls for “decisive action by committing to the continued development of Mass Effect”.<\/p>\n

Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Original vs Remastered Comparison – Official Trailer.Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

“This commitment requires proper funding, adequate staffing, and time allocation to maintain and advance the high standards the franchise is known for,” the Change.Org page reads.<\/p>\n

“Alternatively, EA could consider licensing the Mass Effect intellectual property (IP) to another studio that shares the passion and vision to keep it alive and allow it to flourish anew.”<\/p>\n

The petition adds: “Fans around the globe have invested thousands of hours exploring the galaxy, forming deep connections with its multifaceted characters and compelling storylines. It is a franchise that has transcended the typical gamer experience, creating a community that advocates for choice, individuality, and shared adventure. The potential cessation of new developments in this universe is a devastating prospect not only for fans but for the diversity of narrative-driven games as a whole.”<\/p>\n

Yesterday, we reported that a content creator claiming to have served on a BioWare community council shared alleged details about the cancelled next Mass Effect game<\/a>, titled Mass Effect Universe.<\/p>\n

In a lengthy Twitter\/X post, the YouTuber claimed he’d had access through his role on the “Mass Effect Council”, had seen firsthand what BioWare was developing, and had provided feedback during development.<\/p>\n

This follows the appearance of an internal trailer for Mass Effect Universe<\/a>, which BioWare later confirmed was real after the company\u2019s closure and the game’s cancellation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EA’s widespread job cuts also hit developers at Respawn, Maxis, Full Circle, EA Motive, and other EA-owned studios<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A petition created to save BioWare’s well-loved sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect, has topped 187,000 signatures. We said a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":813850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-813849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}