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Commander Shepard actors Jennifer Hale & Mark Meer mourn BioWare: 'It was in the hands of ownership that may not have understood what BioWare fully is''

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Commander Shepard actors Jennifer Hale & Mark Meer mourn BioWare: 'It was in the hands of ownership that may not have understood what BioWare fully is''

As reported by IGN, veteran actors Jennifer Hale and Mark Meer, who voiced the female and male Commanders Shepard in Mass Effect, respectively, directly addressed fans of the series in an October 21 Instagram Live. The two reflected on BioWare, and commiserated over its tragic fate. Here are some highlights from each I pulled from the stream:

Both actors' reactions strike me as so characteristic of their respective backgrounds: Hale is one of the voices of videogames (not to diminish Meer's own extensive resume). She jumped to BioWare's place in the industry and its current crisis. Meer, a standby of the Edmonton theater and improv scene, fixated on the closure's effects on this city he clearly loves.

Both are 100% correct about the collective joy and meaning people found in BioWare's work. That's something private equity can't take from us⁠—at least not with current technology.

As for Hale's optimism regarding the rights and potential future of the franchise, well, I Want To Believe. Not to obnoxiously needle what seemed like an offhand idea, but I don't think Kickstarter's walking through that door. Aside from Double Fine's Broken Age and the utterly baffling case of Star Citizen, many gaming crowdfunding successes⁠—like Pillars of Eternity and Wasteland 2⁠—still required further, traditional investment to go gold. BioWare and/or its IP would be orders of magnitude more expensive.

There's also precedent to look back on: EA has not done anything with Ultima in over 20 years. Many people don't realize this series was foundational to the development of both Japanese and Western-style RPGs, as EA's poor stewardship has allowed it to almost completely fade from our collective memory.


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