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Report: Mass Effect: Universe Devs Scrubbed Diversity From Demos To Avoid Negative Feedback From EA - Kotaku
Publisher description: EA closed BioWare shortly after being acquired by a consortium that included the Saudi Arabian government
NewsAPI | Oct 28, 2026 | Kenneth Shepard
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More information about the now-canceled Mass Effect: Universe‘s development keeps trickling out following the closure of studio BioWare. BFM Tech, a French news outlet, spoke to some anonymous developers who have been laid off from the studio, and their comments give some insight into why the game was canceled, while also revealing that BioWare removed a flag that was apparently deemed too close to a Pride flag before a demo that was being shown to EA management in order to not “offend” executives. Even so, BFM‘s sources say development was going well, though some deadlines were missed along the way.
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