r/masseffect • u/Rondine1990 • Aug 05 '26

NEWS Its official, Saudi-led group bought EA...

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/aug/05/video-game-maker-ea-bought-by-saudi-led-group

I honestly fear for the open-minded future of our franchise. Mass Effect was a big part of my life, and I loved that it tackled topics that might be controversial in its own way. It was never in your face, but subtle enough to be believable... especially with the choice of a badass female Shepard.

Let's hope they don't meddle too much, too quickly...

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u/Tofuzzle Aug 05 '26

RIP any romance option that isn't male and female

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u/PhilosopherNo8418 Aug 05 '26

I doubt King Salman cares much about the storylines of video games.

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u/pepperann Aug 05 '26

That's why games with LGBT themes and characters/romances are banned in Saudi Arabia.

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u/PhilosopherNo8418 Aug 05 '26

well that's just dumb. Although I imagine it's probably not too difficult to circumvent with a VPN (unless those are also banned)

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u/pepperann Aug 05 '26

Takes me back to 2010.

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u/iamnotexactlywhite Aug 05 '26

bullshit. they own a fuckton of entertainment related companies and none of them have any theocratic bullshit inserted into them

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u/TheRealTr1nity Aug 05 '26

No need to go in panic mode. They don't care about the actual games and also have no say how they are made.

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u/FoxyGoddessX Aug 05 '26

Yup. Totally rational people trying to doom and gloom everything

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u/PaleAssistance3643 Aug 05 '26

Cant wait for the species that for most of it history had to be lesbian to no longer be allowed to be lesbian