"I Will Believe It when I See It, the Next Mass Effect Game" - Former EA Manager Believes BioWare's Sci-Fi RPG at Risk From Recent Saudi Takeover
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"I will believe it when I see it, the next Mass Effect game" - Former EA manager believes BioWare's sci-fi RPG at risk from recent Saudi takeover
Inside and outside Electronic Arts, everyone is bracing for what's sure to be a very different company now that it's fully owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. But the fate of one game in particular may be more perilous than any other: the next Mass Effect.
Since the purchase and privatization of EA is complete and the company is already owned by the Saudi investment fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, the question is clear: And now, what?Several content creators of The Sims already decided almost a year ago, but others don't see it the same.Because, for example, what will happen to BioWare and the new Mass Effect they have in development?Thanks to a PC Gamer interview with Emmanuel Rosier, di…
Saudi Arabia’s EA Takeover Could Put Mass Effect 5 at Risk
A former EA executive believes the company’s new owners could easily cut off funding for Mass Effect 5. The Saudi-backed takeover and the enormous debt attached to the deal may leave BioWare’s future especially vulnerable. Electronic Arts is now controlled by a group that includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. With roughly $20 billion in debt connected to the transaction, employees are already bracin…
News from HD Tecnología. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. Mass Effect 5 is still in development within BioWare, but the future of the saga has once again generated doubts about the recent changes in Electronic Arts. EA became a private company under control of the Saudi PIF fund, a movement that could modify its internal priorities. According to an ex-director of the editor, franchises such as Mass Effect might not survive the ne…
Former Electronic Arts executive and Newzoo analyst Emmanuel Rosier has admitted the possibility of the next Mass Effect being canceled. He believes this scenario is likely following the publisher's acquisition of control by investors from Saudi Arabia and the Silver Lake and Affinity Partners funds. The new Mass Effect is planned as BioWare's next project following the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Rosier noted... The post "EA veteran d…
Former EA manager will "believe" the next Mass Effect is happening "when I see it" after $55 billion acquisition: "They can pull the plug very, very easily"
EA, the publisher behind games like Battlefield 6 and The Sims 4 and parent of Mass Effect developer BioWare, is on many a player's mind right now following the $55 billion deal that saw its buyout – one that might spell disaster for Mass Effect 5, apparently.Although we don't know too much about the next Mass Effect game as BioWare has been too "busy" to share its progress, it's been underway – or at least in some sort of pre-production state –…
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