{
  "id": 16239133,
  "title": "Mass Effect 5 was set in a 'galactic Cold War,' new leak claims, and all 3 endings were wrapped into 1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/mass-effect-5-was-set-in-a-galactic-cold-war-new-leak-claims-and-all",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T21:58:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mass-effect/mass-effect-5-was-set-in-a-galactic-cold-war-new-leak-claims-and-all-3-endings-were-wrapped-into-1/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Electronic Arts recently closed BioWare, leaving fans disappointed as an upcoming Mass Effect game concept leaked. A YouTuber named Dantics, who claims to have been part of the Mass Effect community council, revealed more details about the game. According to Dantics, the next Mass Effect game would take place 600 years after the Reaper War, putting players in the role of a customizable N7 agent, somewhere between John Wick and James Bond. The galaxy would be divided into three major factions: Humans, Batarians, and Krogan under the Council Races alliance, and the Geth, as the galaxy's third superpower. Instead of a Reaper-led invasion, the game would feature a galactic Cold War between these factions. The game would maintain Shepard's legacy irrespective of the ending chosen, introduce connections between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, and feature brutal close-range executions, squadmates with conflicting interests, and Liara as a powerful Asari matriarch. Dantics explained that the game was designed to accommodate all three potential Mass Effect endings, allowing players to experience a reimagined vision of the beloved sci-fi RPG.",
  "summary": "The more I hear about what BioWare had cooking, the more pissed off I am that we're never going to get it.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "Mass Effect 5 was aiming to offer a \"level of autonomy and choice\" that could vault it into orbit with Larian and CD Projekt's top RPGs, former dev says post-cancellation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/mass-effect-5-was-aiming-to-offer-a-level-of-autonomy-and-choice-that",
        "published": "2026-10-22T09:49:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "Next Mass Effect game cancelled as EA shuts down legendary sci-fi RPG studio BioWare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/next-mass-effect-game-cancelled-as-ea-shuts-down-legendary-sci-fi-rpg",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "Next Mass Effect game cancelled as EA shuts down legendary sci-fi RPG studio BioWare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/next-mass-effect-game-cancelled-as-ea-shuts-down-legendary-sci-fi-rpg",
        "published": "2026-10-23T17:21:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}