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220,000-signatory petition to "save Mass Effect" doesn't mention BioWare, suggests giving Mass Effect 5 to somebody else
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iturnedintoanewt lemmy.world iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
#2 · Quote Reply

So... EA astro turfing?

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sgibson5150 lemmy.dbzer0.com sgibson5150@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-06-05
#3 · Quote Reply

the funeral baked meats must coldly furnish forth the pitchdeck

Am I having a stroke?

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djsoren19 lemmy.blahaj.zone djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-01-13
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I mean, I don't want to be too cruel but Bioware's last two games were Veilguard and Anthem. I don't think it's too surprising that fans of the Mass Effect franchise aren't necessarily interested in seeing the team take another crack at it. When your last game that was considered "good" was over 10 years ago, and even then Inquisition is controversial, it's hard to maintain die-hard fans that'll stick up for you in a situation like this.

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zikzak025 lemmy.world zikzak025@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-24
#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

So... EA astro turfing?

Definitely has that smell to it. "See, it's still a popular and valuable IP, it'll be a reliable return on investment" to drive up the asking price as they look to lease or sell the IP to other studios/publishers.

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Quetzalcutlass lemmy.world Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-02
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the funeral baked meats must coldly furnish forth the pitchdeck Am I having a stroke?

First time reading RPS? They're what's left of a humor blog after all the actual humorists left. It's nothing but awkward attempts at randomness and making constant references to the time when they were still good.

It sucks, because 15-20 years ago they were one of the best sites to follow for PC gaming. Now they're a hollow shell of their former self that thinks being "quirky" and filling their posts with impenetrable in-jokes is a substitute for good writing.

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Zahille7 lemmy.world Zahille7@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
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First time reading RPS? They're what's left of a humor blog after all the actual humorists left. It's nothing but awkward attempts at randomness and making constant references to the time when they were still good. It sucks, because 15-20 years ago they were one of the best sites to follow for PC gaming. Now they're a hollow shell of their former self that thinks being "quirky" and filling thei...

I fucking hate RPS. They have some of the absolute worst headlines too, and have a weird aversion to actually saying what game they're writing about in said headline.

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tacosanonymous lemmy.blahaj.zone tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-07-31
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I mean, I don't want to be too cruel but Bioware's last two games were Veilguard and Anthem. I don't think it's too surprising that fans of the Mass Effect franchise aren't necessarily interested in seeing the team take another crack at it. When your last game that was considered "good" was over 10 years ago, and even then Inquisition is controversial, it's hard to maintain die-hard fans that'l...

Tbf, that’s still ea’s fault. Almost all of the original talent behind their successes left bc of the direction ea forced them.

Their biggest names are already working elsewhere and making good things (fingers crossed)

Also, EA is owned by a company indistinguishable from the Saudi Gov and the head is the guy who had Jamal Khashoggi murdered for criticizing him. They should be boycotted and no one should give them money for anything.

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Ech lemmy.ca ech@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-25
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I fucking hate RPS. They have some of the absolute worst headlines too, and have a weird aversion to actually saying what game they're writing about in said headline.

and have a weird aversion to actually saying what game they're writing about in said headline.

That's clickbait. They think leaving out info will get more people to open the article.

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Sunshine piefed.ca Sunshine@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-06-07
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Tbf, that’s still ea’s fault. Almost all of the original talent behind their successes left bc of the direction ea forced them. Their biggest names are already working elsewhere and making good things (fingers crossed) Also, EA is owned by a company indistinguishable from the Saudi Gov and the head is the guy who had Jamal Khashoggi murdered for criticizing him. They should be boycotted and no ...

People need to mod PS3 BF3 to play multiplayer to avoid giving both gross Sony and EA money.

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NoxAstrum lemmy.ca NoxAstrum@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-02-11
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It's a little pointless saving the IP if someone else is going to build it. You cannot reproduce the old flavour with new people.

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Doomsider lemmy.world Doomsider@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#12 · (edited) Quote Reply

Your wish is granted!

Sold to Tencent. A mobile game will be released within two weeks.

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fruitycoder sh.itjust.works fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-11
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Your wish is granted! Sold to Tencent. A mobile game will be released within two weeks.

A finger on the venture capital monkey paw curls.

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fruitycoder sh.itjust.works fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-11
#14 · Quote Reply

Til Owlcat is making an Expanse based game!

That'll be exciting!

220,000 signatures better spent on the stop killing games initiative then hoping EA will "do the right thing".

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