Today is N7 Day, which is BioWare’s annual celebration of the Mass Effect series, and to mark the occasion, the developer gave an update on the next game and the TV show. Do not get too excited, though, as BioWare wants people to know it can’t reveal very much.
Executive producer Michael Gamble said the next entry in the Mass Effect series remains in development and that “EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe.” Gamble also addressed the rumors of BioWare getting shut down or sold off as part of EA’s $55 billion sale to an investor consortium led by Saudi Arabi.
“Like you, we’ve heard the rumors lately. You’ve made it clear you care deeply about what’s next,” he said.
There has been speculation that if EA’s $55 billion sale goes through, the new owners might close or sell BioWare. The studio’s latest game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, failed to meet EA’s sales expectations. It remains to be seen what the new owners might do, or how EA might look to come up with the money to pay off its $20 billion in debt for the deal, and this uncertainty is a business risk for EA.
Gamble did not address these rumors specifically but said the team at BioWare is “heads-down and focused exclusively on Mass Effect.”
