Mass Effect petition reaches nearly 180,000 signatures after BioWare closure

A petition hosted on Change.org has attained close to 180,000 signatures starting from October 21. The movement comes after the corporate decision to shutter BioWare and halt work on the upcoming franchise installment. The document urges leadership to supply adequate resources for future entries or hand over the intellectual property to a different developer.

The shutdown halted work on a project known as Mass Effect: Universe, which a trailer leak indicated was advancing. Reports indicate that the corporation is eliminating about 400 positions, with around 50 connected to the halted game.

Management has not addressed the campaign. The business now operates under an investor group led by the PIF following a buyout totaling $55 billion, which sources state resulted in roughly $20 billion of financial liabilities.