Тоглоом хөгжүүлэгч BioWare студи татан буугдсаны дараа цуцлагдсан Mass Effect Universe төслийн тоглоомын явцын онцлогууд ил болж, шүтэн бишрэгчдийн зүгээс EA компанид хандсан өргөн хүрээтэй эсэргүүцэл өрнөж байна.
Electronic Arts (EA) компани бүтцийн өөрчлөлт хийж, 400 орчим ажилтнаа цомхотгон, 30 жилийн түүхтэй BioWare студийг хааснаар Mass Effect цувралын шинэ төсөл болох Mass Effect Universe албан ёсоор цуцлагдлаа. Энэхүү шийдвэр нь Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund компани EA-г худалдаж авснаас хойш хоёр сарын дараа гарсан бөгөөд тус компани Star Wars: Battlefront III төсөлд анхаарлаа хандуулахыг зорьж байна.
Тоглоом хөгжүүлэлтийн явцад оролцож байсан ‘Dantics’ нэртэй контент бүтээгчийн мэдээлснээр, Mass Effect Universe нь Reaper War-аас 600 жилийн дараах үйл явдлыг өгүүлэх байжээ. Тоглоомд гурван өөр фракцын хоорондох хүйтэн дайны сэдэв, James Bond-ынхтай төстэй зэвсгийн систем, Hitman-ийнхтэй ижил төстэй даалгаврууд, мөн багийн гишүүдийн хоорондын харилцааг тусгасан бодит дүр төрхийг багтаахаар төлөвлөж байсан байна. Bloomberg-ийн сэтгүүлч Жейсон Шрайер тус тоглоомын цуврал трейлер нь бодит байсныг баталсан бөгөөд уг тоглоомд Liara T’Soni-оос бусад цоо шинэ дүрүүд гарах байжээ.
BioWare студийг аврах эсвэл EA-г шийдвэрээ эргэн харахыг шаардсан ‘SaveMassEffect’ хөдөлгөөнд 100,000 гаруй хүн нэгдээд байна. Эсэргүүцэгчид EA-г Mass Effect цувралыг үргэлжлүүлэн хөгжүүлэхэд шаардлагатай санхүүжилт, нөөцөөр хангахыг уриалж байгаа бөгөөд хэрэв боломжгүй бол франчайзын эрхийг өөр студид шилжүүлэхийг санал болгож байна.
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Three days ago, EA’s studio culling and staff cutbacks saw the end of the esteemed studio BioWare, and, by extension, cancelled its current revival of the Mass Effect franchise with Universe.
The 30-year-old studio, best known for its work on era-defining RPGs like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, Jade Empire, Baldur’s Gate and Mass Effect, was axed from EA’s control as the new Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund reshuffled the pack, two months after buying the gaming giant.
By laying off 400 staff members and closing BioWare, EA has tried to divert attention to Star Wars: Battlefront III, but that hasn’t stopped a huge wave of players from rallying against the changes.
In fact, off the back of BioWare’s pending closure, details of the canned Mass Effect Universe have emerged alongside a petition for a wider EA boycott.
Ex-BioWare playtesters reveal all about Mass Effect Universe
Hot on the back of the announcement of its cancellation, details have been pouring out about what Mass Effect Universe had in store.
A trailer, which was confirmed to be real by renowned Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, first revealed that the game would have seen an almost entirely new cast, aside from the return of N7’s Liarar T’Soni.
But now that the studio is closed, playtester and content creator ‘Dantics’ has revealed everything that the title would have boasted.
In a lengthy social media post, they claimed that the Mass Effect Universe would have included features such as a three-faction universe set in a galactic Cold War-inspired conflict 600 years after the Reaper War.
Players would have had a reworked weapon system akin to James Bond, Hitman-like missions similar to the popular ME1-3 from the last title, and unsanitised realism with romance and interpersonal squad relations.
“From what I saw, BioWare was making Mass Effect for us, the fans, not for people who don’t exist. It looked incredible. And now we may never get to play it,” they said.
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SaveMassEffect petition goes viral with over 100,000 signatures
In a bid to either find a new home for BioWare, or to have EA reconsider their actions against the studio, a huge petition has now gone viral.
Titled ‘SaveMassEffect’, over 100,000 have joined the movement, which includes an urge to boycott EA games until a resolution is found.
“Therefore, we are urgently petitioning EA to take decisive action by committing to the continued development of Mass Effect,” the petition reads.
“This commitment requires proper funding, adequate staffing, and time allocation to maintain and advance the high standards the franchise is known for.
“Alternatively, EA could consider licensing the Mass Effect intellectual property (IP) to another studio that shares the passion and vision to keep it alive and allow it to flourish anew.”
It’s a huge statement from EA’s new Saudi PIF owners, but hopefully there is a way that the hundreds of thousands of waiting fans will get to see their wishlist dreams come true in the future.
