☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 hours agoEA is shutting down BioWare and the next Mass Effect has been canceledwww.respec.netexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down10
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkEA is shutting down BioWare and the next Mass Effect has been canceledwww.respec.net☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareBerttheduck@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·10 hours agoOn one hand I’m sad that a good team with some good games under them is closing down. On the other hand I’m glad that the BioWare team isn’t going to be making games for the Saudis so hopefully someone decent picks up the team and the IPs in future.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·54 minutes agoI don’t think that’s sort of wishful thinking applies here.
minus-squareGenderIsOpSec [she/her, kit/kit's]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·10 hours ago IPs i’m going to assume they do the classic EA thing of yesteryear and just keep the IP so no one can use it
minus-squarerobot_dog_with_gun [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agothe saudis and kushner need to make their money back so an IP firesale is in the cards
On one hand I’m sad that a good team with some good games under them is closing down. On the other hand I’m glad that the BioWare team isn’t going to be making games for the Saudis so hopefully someone decent picks up the team and the IPs in future.
I don’t think that’s sort of wishful thinking applies here.
i’m going to assume they do the classic EA thing of yesteryear and just keep the IP so no one can use it
the saudis and kushner need to make their money back so an IP firesale is in the cards