{"id":384000,"date":"2026-11-12T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=384000"},"modified":"2026-11-12T09:20:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:20:41","slug":"bioware-co-founder-says-mass-effect-and-dragon-age-still-have-many-stories-yet-to-be-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/bioware-co-founder-says-mass-effect-and-dragon-age-still-have-many-stories-yet-to-be-told\/","title":{"rendered":"BioWare co-founder says Mass Effect and Dragon Age still have \u201cmany stories yet to be told\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Electronic Arts shut down BioWare in October 2026 and scrapped the next Mass Effect, BioWare co-founder Trent Oster says both Mass Effect and Dragon Age<\/a> still have plenty left in them. As he puts it, there are \u201cmany stories yet to be told.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

With #SaveMassEffect gaining traction, Oster says any comeback would still hinge on the basics: good development<\/a><\/strong>, a clear creative direction, and business decisions that support the game instead of running it. He\u2019s even talked about getting \u201csome of the original band back together,\u201d and longtime BioWare designer James Ohlen has already replied that working on Dragon Age again would be \u201ca dream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

If you care about either series, keep an eye on this. The biggest obstacle is still ownership<\/strong>. EA holds both franchises, and analysts see a sale, licensing deal, or buyout as a long shot. Even so, reports say Oster is exploring funding options for a new AAA Mass Effect, which he says could cost more than $200 million.<\/p>\n\n

The campaign is spreading beyond social media, too. One petition has already drawn hundreds of thousands<\/strong> of signatures, and a Canadian political petition is backing former BioWare staff in an effort to buy BioWare and its intellectual property. All of this is happening while Edmonton deals with job losses and fresh concern about the future of local AAA game development.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After Electronic Arts shut down BioWare in October 2026 and scrapped the next Mass Effect, BioWare co-founder Trent Oster says both Mass Effect and Dragon Age still have plenty left in them. As he puts it, there are \u201cmany stories yet to be told.\u201d With #SaveMassEffect gaining traction, Oster says any comeback would still hinge … Continue reading “BioWare co-founder says Mass Effect and Dragon Age still have \u201cmany stories yet to be told\u201d”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9351,"featured_media":383999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-384000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t