Image: EA / BioWare (Mass Effect: Andromeda) A trailer for the cancelled next Mass Effect game has leaked online, one day after EA shut down BioWare. The footage, titled Mass Effect: Universe, has been verified as real by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier and by IGN. Key Takeaways A leaked trailer for the cancelled Mass Effect game, titled Mass Effect: Universe, surfaced on Reddit on October 22, 2026. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier and IGN independently verified the leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer as real. The roughly two-minute trailer shows in-engine footage and pre-production assets, with a new human protagonist and returning character Liara T'Soni. Mass Effect: Universe is cancelled. EA shut BioWare on October 21, 2026, ending development of the next Mass Effect game. What does the leaked Mass Effect trailer show? The leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer runs for roughly two minutes and opens with a note saying it shows in-engine footage from a small team using...

Electronic Arts is closing BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and ending early development on the next Mass Effect game. BioWare confirmed the news itself on October 21, 2026, closing a chapter of more than 30 years in role-playing games. Key Takeaways EA is closing BioWare, and early development on the next Mass Effect game has ended, BioWare confirmed on October 21, 2026. Bloomberg reporting, cited by Gematsu and other outlets, puts the wider EA layoffs at around 400 jobs, with roughly 50 at BioWare. BioWare's last game was Dragon Age: The Veilguard (2024), which EA previously said fell short of its engagement expectations. Previously released Mass Effect and Dragon Age games remain in players' libraries; the closure does not remove games people already own. What did EA and BioWare announce? BioWare announced on October 21, 2026 that the studio is closing and early development on the next Mass Effect project is endi...