Mass Effect 5 Pitched as 'John Wick and James Bond' in Space, Report Says

By Austin Manchester · Polygon · Friday, 23 October 2026 at 18:34 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

More details keep emerging about Mass Effect: Universe, the planned fifth mainline entry in the Mass Effect franchise that BioWare was developing before EA closed the studio on Wednesday. EA laid off BioWare staff and canceled what fans have long called Mass Effect 5. An internal trailer using pre-production assets emerged the next day, offering fans a look at what could have been, including potentially the series' first male Quarian squadmate.

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