{
  "id": 16053015,
  "title": "BioWare's cancelled Mass Effect game would've learned from Baldur's Gate 3 and The Witcher to deliver \"a level of autonomy and choice that no other game has\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/biowares-cancelled-mass-effect-game-wouldve-learned-from-baldurs-gate",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:35:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/cancelled-mass-effect-bioware-unprecedented-levels-of-autonomy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EA has closed its longtime studio partner BioWare , the iconic development house behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, impacting around 50 staff who were in pre-production on the next Mass Effect game. In the aftermath of EA's decision, one of those affected has shared a little about the project, claiming it would have featured unprecedented levels of player freedom and choice reactivity. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Someone leaked a Mass Effect 5 trailer and now I feel even worse, because it looks really good",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/someone-leaked-a-mass-effect-5-trailer-and-now-i-feel-even-worse",
        "published": "2026-10-22T16:56:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "An internal Mass Effect 5 trailer has reportedly leaked, offering you a glimpse at the sequel you'll never get to play",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/an-internal-mass-effect-5-trailer-has-reportedly-leaked-offering-you",
        "published": "2026-10-22T17:45:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}