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Mass Effect Fans Call for EA Boycott as Petition to Save BioWare's Canceled Game Garners More than 75,000 Signatures
Mass Effect fans are calling for a boycott of all EA products and services in protest of the company closing down BioWare and canceling the next Mass Effect game.

'I'll Believe It When I See It': Things Look Bleak for New Mass Effect, Says Former EA Manager
"They can pull the plug very, very easily". Over the last few years, the conversation surrounding the new Mass Effect game has shifted. It's gone from people wondering whether modern BioWare has the chops to follow up on the original Mass Effect trilogy, to questioning whether BioWare will actually be around long enough to finish the project. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

The Original Mass Effect Is the Trilogy’s Best Story, Hands Down
The entire Mass Effect trilogy is fantastic, but the first game's story is head-and-shoulders above the tales told in the later games.
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Franchises Like Mass Effect Are a 'Prestige Project' for EA, and BioWare's Closure Was 'Entirely Predictable,' Analysts Say
Games industry analysts told IGN that BioWare was likely doomed well before EA’s $55 billion acquisition, explaining that games like Mass Effect are now considered “prestige projects” for the company, and it’s unlikely the sci-fi franchise, nor BioWare’s other IPs, are sold off.

EA cancels unannounced The Sims project, trims the Skate team and reportedly plans to lay off 400 workers: "We're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming"
Not only is EA closing down BioWare and cancelling the next Mass Effect - Electronic Arts has now announced a heap of drastic changes that include cutting 400 jobs across the company, pausing development on a project connected to The Sims, and bringing together Respawn and DICE.

How BioWare can make an unlikely comeback, and why it never will: The first step is cancelling Mass Effect
The once prestigious RPG studio is in a serious rut, but there's a way out.