Rumor: BioWare to Put Mass Effect Franchise on Hiatus

There's a rumor floating about that is similar to what we've heard about Assassin's Creed - you know, how the franchise was taking a break for a bit. It appears as if the Mass Effect series may - and I mean may - follow the same around. A report from Kotaku suggested that the Mass Effect series may be on hiatus, following the controversy and reviews surrounding Mass Effect Andromeda. Furthermore, BioWare Montreal has been scaled downward, being transformed into a support studio rather than an independent studio. This is according to the four sources that are close to the company.

The Publisher Electronic Arts had this to say as a result, which attributed to the BioWare Montreal studio director Yanick Roy:

"Our teams at BioWare and across EA put in tremendous effort bringing Mass Effect Andromeda to players around the world. Even as BioWare continues to focus on the Mass Effect Andromeda community and live service, we are constantly looking at how were prepared for the next experiences we will create.

The teams in EA Worldwide Studios are packed with talent, and more than ever, we are driving collaboration between studios on key projects.

With our BioWare and Motive teams sharing studio space in Montreal, we have BioWare team members joining Motive projects that are underway. Were also ramping up teams on other BioWare projects in development.

There will be much more to come from BioWare in the years ahead."

Hopefully, there will be. Hopefully.