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Facebook X Reddit Flipboard Email 23 us As reported IGN, veteran actors Hale and Mark who voiced the and male Commanders Shepard Mass Effect, respectively, addressed fans of the an October 21 Live. The two reflected BioWare, and commiserated over tragic fate. Here some highlights from I pulled from the stream: Hale feel weirdly hopeful, and I explain why. I feel for the who suddenly unemployed. That the number one thing mind. Those beautiful members who looking for a home. "One of the things that heart kind of hopeful when I heard about the of [EA] some time ago [The Saudi Public Fund and Jared Kushner], I know that they fans of these and if they get the gold that they their hands. "It’s hard think about BioWare shut down, but was the hands of ownership that not understood what BioWare is. And I’m hopeful that maybe, might be some crazy thing they decide that. order their profit margins—which often their will release these IPs the market sell them, and that do what they do, which their profit But maybe, someone could grab of these IPs and do something with them. know if possible, but heart sits. You know. Heck, let's do a Kickstarter—raise the money, take and do ourselves. Anything's possible. wild watch the consolidation of the Companies consuming companies consuming companies. they're just these big and the blobs beginning implode. not necessarily driven a creative They're driven a profit their motive, they get that. "But when that cell itself, all those parts of the cell out the world, and they get reseed I just feel like done. That version of but the original version of was done some time ago." Mark "It very sad … a massive loss for for Canada, and for the video game general. It’s very unfortunate And of course, I feel very bad as well for all of the "BioWare was an Edmonton company. a lot the acting community was this major videogame that was producing games right the our city. "I've talking fans, and some people quite distraught—understandably. The thing is, Mass going be around as long as the fans alive … Speaking for myself, as long as people me their cosplay pics, sending me fanart, me their fanart, I'll [share it]. "We're going be celebrating N7 Day this … We will come together. the 20th anniversary of the release of Mass 1 … We might not support behind us, but going be celebrating the 20th anniversary next year." Ted Both actors' reactions me as so characteristic of their respective Hale one of the voices of videogames (not Meer's own extensive She jumped BioWare's the and current crisis. a standby of the Edmonton and improv scene, fixated the effects this city he loves. Both 100% correct about the joy and meaning people found BioWare's something private equity can't take from least not with current technology. Latest FromPC Gamer Watch full video As for Hale's optimism regarding the and potential future of the franchise, I Want Believe. Not obnoxiously what seemed like an offhand idea, but I think walking through that door. from Double Fine's Broken and the utterly baffling case of Citizen, many gaming successes—like Pillars of Eternity and 2—still required further, gold. BioWare and/or IP be orders of magnitude more There's also precedent back on: EA not done with Ultima over 20 years. Many people this was foundational the development of both Japanese and RPGs, as EA's poor allowed almost completely from our memory. But I think all waiting a hero, a horseback, and the only riders with enough pockets intervene here other companies the scale of EA, the With other publicly-traded companies, you'd replicating what BioWare went through under I love if the Canadian government in, nationalized BioWare, what you, but like a pipe dream. The only semi-plausible ending I can picture like what happened The Onion: A benevolent/eccentric guy steps save the day with concern for profitability. Does know one who enjoys RPGs (or sims, for that matter)? The biggest gaming reviews and hardware deals date with the most important and the best deals, as picked the Gamer team. 2026 games: All the gamesBest games: Our all-time favoritesFree games: festBest FPS games: Finest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest games: Better together TOPICS Ted Editor Ted thinking about games and bothering who with his thoughts them since he booted his sister's of Neverwinter Nights the family He obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent, but also esports, modding, and rare game When he's not playing writing about you can find Ted lifting weights his back You can Ted Bluesky.
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