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/AmanyWishes Aug 05 '26

My hope is Saudi is only interested in EA Sports games and they will sell the rest of EA's IPs. I just really hope that American McGee gets his Alice: Madness IP back. As for Mass Effect and Dragon Age, maybe they will get bought by CD Projekt.

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u/SilionRavenNeu Aug 05 '26

Or Larian or Owlcat?

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u/Steelcan909 Cerberus Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

Idk why they would be interested... Owlcat already has both a fantasy and sci-fi franchise, Larian has a fantasy series of their own.

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u/Niobaran Aug 05 '26

Plot twist, Ubisoft. Pay 6 dollars now to unlock the super gun

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u/SilionRavenNeu Aug 05 '26

I dont think they can afford anything atm 😂

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u/Niobaran Aug 05 '26

Fair, I honestly didn’t check out their current finances. It was just my experience that led me to that cursed monkey paw comment.