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Australian content creator Dantics, who claims he advised BioWare on a community council, has shared extensive details about a cancelled franchise entry titled Mass Effect Universe. The project was shelved following BioWare's closure amid broader job cuts by parent company Electronic Arts. Neither EA nor BioWare has commented on the claims, nor has Dantics's council position been independently verified, though an internal trailer for the project was recently confirmed as authentic. [1][2]
According to Dantics, the story was set over 600 years after the Reaper War amidst a galactic Cold War between Council races, an alliance of humanity, Krogan, and Batarians, and a Geth superpower. Players would have controlled a customisable N7 agent equipped with experimental implants to see through walls, trigger hazards, and hack environments. Missions aimed to blend the original trilogy's handcrafted design with Hitman-style open-ended tactical freedom, accompanied by returning squad member Liara as an Asari Matriarch. [1][2]
The revelation provides the clearest glimpse yet into what developer Michael Gamble's team was building before EA shuttered the studio. The studio closure occurred shortly after a 55 billion dollar leveraged buyout of EA by Saudi Arabia, which triggered widespread cuts across studios including Respawn, Maxis, and EA Motive. [1][2]
A content creator who claims to have served on a BioWare community council has shared alleged details about the cancelled next Mass Effect game, titled Mass Effect Universe.
via Eurogamer
A flood of information on the canceled Mass Effect game has just come out. First and foremost, it was reportedly called Mass Effect Universe, featured a customizable N7 agent with experimental hacking technology, and would have combined the original trilogy's handcrafted missions with more open-ended approaches inspired by Hitman.
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