Like rubbing salt into the wound, the abrupt closure of beloved RPG studio BioWare means we now know more about Mass Effect 5 than we probably would've otherwise, which stings even harder knowing the game's now canceled. Based on a leaked trailer, it's likely the game was to be titled Mass Effect: Universe, and it seems it would've paired up returning party member Liara T'Soni with a new human hero in place of longtime protagonist Shepard. Perhaps the biggest disappointment of all is that the trailer said the game was "coming soon."
I suppose if you're someone willing to call a glass with two drops of water in it 'half full', you could argue the existence of the trailer is a tiny, barely glimmering silver lining amid the tragedy of it all, and adding just the faintest shimmer to that miniscule upside is a new tweet from veteran BioWare composer Sam Hulick, who scored the original Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3. In the tweet, Hulick says he plans to "release the re-scored Mass Effect Universe trailer for N7 Day."
Alright. My plan is to release the re-scored Mass Effect Universe trailer for N7 Day. A little tight, since I'm a bit busy pitching for a new game, but I'll see what I can do! I don't wanna rush it, and I want it to properly represent my musical vision for MEU.October 26, 2026
N7 Day is an annual celebration of all things Mass Effect, and had EA not shut the doors on BioWare, there's a good chance we would've seen or heard something new about Mass Effect 5, potentially even the leaked trailer. But anyway, it happens on November 7, which Hulick admits is "a little tight" as he's also working on a pitch for an unrelated new game, but "I'll see what I can do," he says. "I don't wanna rush it, and I want it to properly represent my musical vision for MEU."
While you might think Hulick's endorsement of the leaked trailer substantiates its legitimacy somewhat, he's a freelance composer and was never officially hired on as a BioWare employee, so he probably didn't have a whole lot of insight into the next game's development. In fact, the legendary composer behind Journey, Austin Wintory, who just released 20 minutes of music he wrote in an unofficial capacity for Mass Effect 5, recently said "no one" had yet been hired to score the sequel. Still, more moody sci-fi music from a pair of renowned composers is never a bad thing, especially as we lie face down in a puddle of tears in the wake of BioWare's untimely end.
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دوای بەدەستهێنانی بڕوانامەی ئینگلیزی لە ASU، وەک مۆنتاژکاری کۆپی کۆمپانیاکان کارم کرد لەکاتێکدا فریلانس بووم بۆ شوێنەکانی وەک SFX Magazine، Screen Rant، Game Revolution، و MMORPG لە لایەن. من پشوویەکی گەورەم لێرە لە ساڵی ٢٠١٩ بەدەستهێنا بە کۆنسێرتێکی هەواڵی ئازاد، و وەک نووسەری ستافی کەناری ڕۆژئاوای GamesRadar لە ساڵی ٢٠٢١ دامەزرام. ئەمەش واتە من بەرپرسیارم لە بەڕێوەبردنی لقی جێبەجێکاری ناوچەی ڕۆژئاوای سایتەکە، AKA ئۆفیسی ماڵەوەم، و نووسین لەسەر هەر یارییەکی ترسناک کە زۆر دەترسم تەواو بکەم.
پێویستە پێش ئەوەی کۆمێنت بکەیت ناوی نمایشی گشتی خۆت پشتڕاست بکەیتەوە
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