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Kotaku: Mass Effect on hiatus, most BioWare Montreal staff now at Motive, still on MP
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ramoisdead
Member
Papa EA would like to have a word with you, Bioware.
Fallout 4 and Skyrim also sold tens of millions of copies.
Inferno313
Banned
H-honestly? I'm kinda ok with this, the ME on ice part. I loved the trilogy, but thought it should've ended there. Games industry needs to understand that not every franchise needs to be evergreen. Feel bad for all the staff though. 
Comparing the first game to the fourth entry is a terrible example
Most likely. The "Andromeda" subseries name is tainted now.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
No one was fired, some were reallocated to other studios.
Good call, let the franchise rest and put a real team on it when the time is right.
In a time when games like Witcher 3, Horizon and Zelda are coming. EA and Bioware really need to bring g their A game with a franchise like this.
I hope they are bearing this in mind for the next Dragon Age game.
In a time when games like Witcher 3, Horizon and Zelda are coming. EA and Bioware really need to bring g their A game with a franchise like this.
I hope they are bearing this in mind for the next Dragon Age game.
SuperBanana
Banned
When your AAA game becomes a meme based on how shit it looks and runs I'd say bad word of mouth slaughtered the sales on top of bad reviews.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
Time to get moving on that Trilogy HD remake then.
Pandora012
Member
I know, even with the issues their games tend to have they still sell. Mainly because people still like the games, even though they have issues.
Maaaaan
ME:A was a bummer but there's still so much more you could do in that world
I just want another dev to try to do the big epic space opera. Considering how huge Star Wars and Star Trek are you'd think there would be a ton of them but in reality there's basically just ME and more Sim-heavy stuff like Eve/Stellaris/Elite.
ME:A was a bummer but there's still so much more you could do in that world
I just want another dev to try to do the big epic space opera. Considering how huge Star Wars and Star Trek are you'd think there would be a ton of them but in reality there's basically just ME and more Sim-heavy stuff like Eve/Stellaris/Elite.
...with Bioware points, of course.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
EA has starwars now doesn't need mass effect any more. I feel bad, loved everything bioware has done since the 1st game I played (never winter nights). After playing ME:A I don't trust them any more. I've stalled out on the game (have to been over half way thru) and just can't stand the poor effort that went into it. This is coming from someone that has played all the console bio ware games thru multiple times (even dragon age 2).
formasymphonic
Member
PedroLumpy
Member
That IP is too valuable to risk another release like Andromeda.
BananasWithGuns
Member
Sucks. I really would have liked to see an Andromeda sequel.
Alpha Phoenix
Member
First Dead Space, then Deus Ex, then Mass Effect.
Exactly the franchises I love. How lucky.
Exactly the franchises I love. How lucky.
ScaryShark
Banned
Dead series now which is extremely sad.
Real lives are affected by this but at least we got some good memes out of making fun of it!
Real lives are affected by this but at least we got some good memes out of making fun of it!
/s
UtterlyPerplexed
Member
I expected this.
AHA-Lambda
Member
And yet EA said they were happy with the IP on the conference call to investors yesterday >_>
Have to say they act fast with these things =/
Have to say they act fast with these things =/
BioWare Montreal, a studio which had NEVER made a game, had no business making a game like Mass Effect.
Turning then once again into a support studio seems the right move.
As for the Mass Effect franchise.. It's sad and a shame that it's indefinitely on hold. Hopefully we'll see something from it again.
Turning then once again into a support studio seems the right move.
As for the Mass Effect franchise.. It's sad and a shame that it's indefinitely on hold. Hopefully we'll see something from it again.
RedlineRonin
Member
It's crazy, despite my passion for Mass Effect, how little it matters in the context of EAs portfolio....
https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:EA
https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:EA
My point is that it feels like one fluke that's not even really a fluke (financially at least) shouldn't warrant a franchise's demise.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
I'm dreading what's going to happen to the next Dragon Age when it releases. It's (with Mass Effect prior to 3) the only franchise I really care about from them.
Both those games are able to get away with it because they provide way more freedom to the player. You can pick basically anything, carry it or throw it, you can visit most places as in enter houses and such. You can also kill or steal from most if not every characters in the game.
Mass Effect is a pretty rigid game compared to those so of course people will expect it ton be mostly bug free.
Both those games are able to get away with it because they provide way more freedom to the player. You can pick basically anything, carry it or throw it, you can visit most places as in enter houses and such. You can also kill or steal from most if not every characters in the game.
Mass Effect is a pretty rigid game compared to those so of course people will expect it ton be mostly bug free.
Turn based spinoff.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
This is an example of how stupid video game company executives are, most notably at big companies like EA- they think Mass Effect is this turnkey franchise that they can just throw resources at and watch the money roll in. They don't understand games, game creators, or what makes a great game franchise like Mass Effect.
That would fix most of my problems with the series lol.
Still happening
this quote should prob be in the OP too, people werent not really laid off, but transfered to other EA teams
AnathemicOne
Banned
Well atleast we have Dragon Age, nor sure how its gonna turn out with the lead writers for the past 2 games (DA2 was shit and is not counted) are gone.
Dougieflesh
Member
Give us the trilogy remaster now. Andromeda shoulda been handled better by Bioware.
Let's be honest here, Bioware is just as much to blame aswell as they were the developer. This is the developer/brand whom dared write and honestly thought ME3's ending was perfect and let this go out.
Chobel
Member
What about non MP stuff?
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Was it confirmed or is the twitter poll all that has been said about it?
AHA-Lambda
Member
Wonder what this means for Andromeda support actually, is it anticipated to get any DLC beyond the MP?
Can probably see it hitting some more significant sale prices soon also
Yeah it's actually quite surprising when you think about it.
I think Nirolak has made this point a number of times, but even against other similar western RPGs in the market that aim for the same demo, Mass Effect hasn't performed as well as would be expected.
Can probably see it hitting some more significant sale prices soon also
Yeah it's actually quite surprising when you think about it.
I think Nirolak has made this point a number of times, but even against other similar western RPGs in the market that aim for the same demo, Mass Effect hasn't performed as well as would be expected.
MrTroubleMaker
Gold Member
dang