Swedish film and gaming outlet MovieZine reports that a shelved Mass Effect project looked remarkably good, according to a person who had played it. The claim surfaced alongside coverage of a leaked trailer for the scrapped game, which MovieZine also reported had spread online.
The reports come amid wider news about the studio behind the franchise. SVT Nyheter and Aftonbladet both report that BioWare, the legendary game studio, is being shut down as part of cost-cutting at Electronic Arts. Aftonbladet describes the move as part of a savings package at the publisher.
According to the aggregated coverage, the leaked trailer and the playtester's impression have drawn attention to a Mass Effect title that will not be released. MovieZine's headline frames the playtester's view as the notable detail: the game, in their assessment, looked extraordinary.
The material available does not specify the project's name, its stage of development, or when the footage was recorded. It also does not identify the person who played it. Those details were not included in the summaries reviewed.
The closure of BioWare places the fate of its established franchises in question, though no plans for Mass Effect or other series have been confirmed in the reporting summarized here.
What to watch next: whether Electronic Arts or the affected studio comments publicly on the cancelled project, and whether the leaked trailer remains accessible online.
