Leaked Trailer and Insights from Writers Reveal the Heartbreaking Story Behind Canceled Mass Effect 5

10/22/2026

"The most energizing, in-the-zone collaboration I've ever had." Former writers for the now-canceled Mass Effect 5 are speaking out on social media following news that BioWare, a beloved studio...

10/22/2026

The few teases we did get implied the game would bridge the gap between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies

10/22/2026

In case you missed the tragic news yesterday, EA laid off 400 employees this week, including all of BioWare. The studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and...

10/22/2026

Just a day after EA shut down BioWare, in-engine footage of the studio's canceled Mass Effect Universe project has leaked.

10/22/2026

By Tyler FischerYesterday, Electronic Arts announced it was shutting down BioWare and cancelling its ongoing new Mass Effect game, the first in the sci-fi RPG series since 2017. Now, a day later,...

10/22/2026

Authors working on Mass Effect 5 have revealed themselves, and it seems BioWare had a team of acclaimed sci-fi writers at their disposal.

10/22/2026

Yesterday, EA announced its plans to close BioWare and to cancel the next Mass Effect game, which appears to be called Mass Effect Universe. And now, a 2-minute trailer has been leaked online....

10/22/2026

A day after EA shut down BioWare, a trailer for the canceled next Mass Effect game has leaked online, and it seems the game was going to be called Mass Effect: Universe. Reddit user...

10/22/2026

A trailer for the cancelled next Mass Effect game has seemingly leaked online following BioWare's closure, suggesting that the project would have been titled Mass Effect: Universe.

10/22/2026

A trailer for the cancelled next entry in the Mass Effect series has seemingly leaked online.

10/22/2026

A trailer for the Mass Effect Universe, which was cancelled yesterday along with developer BioWare’s closure, has leaked online. It has been confirmed as legitimate, and while it’s all CGI...

10/22/2026

Is it the real deal? It seems so...Yesterday, we brought you the news that Mass Effect 5 was being cancelled and BioWare was being shut down by Electronic Arts, and now a trailer for something...

10/22/2026

Those mourning yesterday's shuttering of highly praised and influential developer BioWare also had to deal with the cancellation of the next Mass Effect game, which was first teased back in 2020....

10/22/2026

Well, that didn’t take long. An apparent work-in-progress trailer for the canceled Mass Effect game has made its way to Reddit, a day after the project was canceled and its studio BioWare closed...

10/22/2026

A former BioWare developer has released a trailer for the now-cancelled next entry in the Mass Effect series, following BioWare's closure by EA.

10/22/2026

A trailer for Mass Effect 5, purportedly titled Mass Effect: Universe, has seemingly leaked online in the aftermath of developer BioWare's shutdown under EA.The trailer, posted to the Mass Effect...

10/22/2026

The now-canceled Mass Effect: Universe would have included the return of old party member Liara

10/22/2026

BioWare's canceled Mass Effect Universe game would have paid off a long-standing fan request, and fans are mourning the game's death.

10/22/2026

The Prime Video TV series is still coming.

10/22/2026

The show must go on

10/22/2026

Pack your bags and get ready to hop in the Normandy; the Mass Effect TV show is on the way. That's right, despite the recent (and devastating news) that EA has shut down BioWare and canceled Mass...

10/22/2026

While Mass Effect developer BioWare itself may be getting shut down, it looks like EA still has plans for the sci-fi RPG franchise. According to IGN, the company plans to move ahead with the TV...

10/22/2026

Here lies BioWare's sci-fi opera, you can tell because we put 'Mass Effect' on the gravestone.

10/22/2026

Mass Effect 5 is cancelled, but the franchise may not be dead yet

10/21/2026

Amazon's show has been in development since 2024. The Mass Effect video game franchise may have come to an end with the shocking demise of BioWare, but IGN can exclusively reveal that its future...

10/21/2026

Amazon Prime is developing a show apparently set after the original trilogy

10/22/2026

"We were making a great game"

10/22/2026

"We were making a great game"

10/22/2026

An unreleased trailer for the upcoming Mass Effect 5, which BioWare was developing, leaked on Reddit this morning, showcasing what the RPG powerhouse was working on until its closure yesterday.

10/22/2026

The trailer has surfaced a day after EA shut down developer BioWare

10/22/2026

The video was posted several hours after a purported EA employee said a trailer for the new game was ready to go.

10/22/2026

Yesterday, only a couple of months after EA went private after having been acquired by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, equity firm Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's Affinity, it was...