{
  "id": 15927447,
  "title": "BioWare is closing down and Mass Effect 5 is cancelled, months after Saudi Arabia's $55bn EA buyout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/bioware-is-closing-down-and-mass-effect-5-is-cancelled-months-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T17:55:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/bioware-closing-down-mass-effect-5-cancelled"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After over three decades of iconic RPGs, developer BioWare is closing down and its in-development Mass Effect game is no more. The move comes just months after corporate owner EA was bought out by a group of investment firms for $55 billion. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}