r/masseffect • • 9h ago

NEWS It’s over

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Well, that’s that then

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u/Nickillaz 8h ago

So shutting it down is easier than selling it off? Surely some company would want Bioware even just for the name or the IP?

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u/cl0ckw0rkcuttlefish Bi-otic King 8h ago

This is just what EA does. They drain smaller studios for all they’re worth and shutter them. (See also: Maxis.)

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u/Eurehetemec N7 7h ago

It's worse than that. They don't even drain them for all their worth, they drain them, and then stick everything a vault forever. Draining them for all their worth would at least mean selling/licencing the IPs.

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u/cl0ckw0rkcuttlefish Bi-otic King 2h ago

True