Mass Effect 5 Trailer Reportedly Ready to Go Before BioWare Closure

A Mass Effect 5 trailer was reportedly ready to go before EA canceled the game and shut BioWare down.

This was mentioned in a post on the subreddit for Austin, Texas, where BioWare had a studio. An alleged EA worker said “a trailer ready for Mass Effect 5 that I saw a few months ago, so I’m puzzled as to how ‘early’ they were.” IGN understands there was indeed a Mass Effect 5 trailer ready for release.

This is in reference to EA’s solitary paragraph on BioWare’s closure and the cancelation of Mass Effect 5 in the memo Cam Weber, president and chief studios officer, and David Tinson, president and COO, sent to staff on Wednesday:

“As we focus on these larger opportunities, we've had a small team at BioWare working on early-development for Mass Effect. We've made the decision not to move forward with this development, which means we’re closing the studio and our Edmonton workspace. …