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EA kills hope for a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster [updated]

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Mass Effect Trilogy

EA’s not big on releasing remasters, as many of its competing publishers are. Remakes and remasters have become big business in the games industry, especially this generation. EAm howeverm  says they’d rather push forward than rerelease old games.

Here’s what Peter Moore said in October last year:

“Remakes, because of who we are, and this broad portfolio of intellectual property…you add all that together, I don’t know where we find the time to do remakes. We’re a company that just likes to push forward.”

That killed the hopes millions of players have for a remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy, arguably one of the most requested rereleases. Hope was reignited just this month, with Executive Vice President for EA Studios Vice President Patrick Soderlund suggesting EA might be a little more open to the practice. Here’s what he said:

“What’s changed is that there is proof in the market that people want it. There were some that did it before, but I think there is even more clear evidence that this is something that people really want. … I can’t announce anything today, but you can expect us most likely to follow our fellow partners in Activision and other companies that have done this successfully”

[Update] Moore’s comments were made before Soderlund’s, but onlypublished yesterday – so there’s hope yet.

Peter Moore has now gone back on that, reiterating his statement on remasters from last year.

“Is there demand? Yes, there’s thousands of people who want it,” he told IGN (via Gamespot) on the prospect of a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster. “Do we need millions? I don’t know. Our blinders are on and [we are] looking toward future. If you allow yourself to take the easy road – not to diss remastering great franchises – but there are so many opportunities for us to have people go to something else.

“We want to focus on the future and delivering new IP and new experiences. There’s easy money to be made all over this industry, but the real focus should be on being player-first and focused on delivering new IP and new experiences.”

Moore believes the company could make an “easy buck” by remastering Mass Effect – and he’d be right. But that’s not quite what they want to do.

“Can we make an easy buck on remastering Mass Effect? Yes. Have a thousand people asked me that? Yes, they have,” he said.“We just feel like we want to go forward. There’s a little thing called Mass Effect Andromeda that we’re totally focused on at BioWare and it’s gonna be magnificent.”

That seems like that then – until Investors decide they want more money, that is. MAss Effect Andromeda is out in the first quarter of 2017, apparently. We’ve not seen much in the way of actual gameplay yet.

Last Updated: September 1, 2016

124 Comments

  1. Dutch Matrix

    September 1, 2016 at 08:33

    So… I am sitting here, waiting on the EA hate to roll around…

    Reply

    • Ottokie

      September 1, 2016 at 08:35

      It has no need to start rolling. People with common sense hates EA for years now.

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

        September 1, 2016 at 08:45

        • Darren Peach

          September 1, 2016 at 09:20

          I hate Baseball……….!!!!!!!

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:23

            It’s just not cricket

          • Darren Peach

            September 1, 2016 at 09:32

            HeHeHeHe !

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:35

            GG, WP

      • Dutch Matrix

        September 1, 2016 at 08:55

        For years now. Has it ever occurred to you that maybe YEARS of hate for a company is, in fact, silly to the point of being absurd?
        But hey! Gamers, right?

        Reply

        • Ottokie

          September 1, 2016 at 08:56

          I’m not stopping you from buying “premium DLC” and season passes to get a complete game 🙂

          Reply

          • Dutch Matrix

            September 1, 2016 at 09:08

            You missing the point. EA comes out: We want your money!!!! Gamers go Boo.
            EA comes out and say: We have a real chance of making good money, but we would rather give you something else/new. Gamers go Boo.
            What do gamers want? If EA starts throwing free games at us all, if they somehow decide “Fuck Money lets give them all ME: Andromeda for free” gamers will always dredge up their past and tell us how evil EA is. Because Dungeon Keeper.
            Gamers are a bunch of entitled little pricks.

            You know what’s evil? A company that left one of the best games ever “hang” because maybe they saw how much ridicilous amounts of money they can make peddling games.

            But hey, fuck that right? At least it gives us all a good chuckle when someone leaves a “Half Life 3 confirmed!” comment hey?
            But no. Ha ha. Let’s hate EA for that fucked up ME 3 ending, right? Let’s hate them for all The Sims DLC I can throw money at.
            At least EA tries to deliver. Sure. They make a mess at times.
            But at least they deliver new stuff.
            Half Life 3 confirmed, right?

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:09

            True EVIL, they name is not EA, but Shell!

          • Pariah ???

            September 1, 2016 at 09:10

            Yeah I hate Valve much more than EA. Their business practices aren’t exactly favourable. And they’re dicks when they want to be. And you can’t do shit about it because hey, all your games are belong to us.

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:12

            Just to trigger you, sir.
            http://i.imgur.com/nXx3i.gif

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:15

            HL3!!!!!!!

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:17

            EA doesn’t try to deliver, they succeed in delivering DLC and season passes. Also killing popular franchises like Simcity, Dungeon Keeper and Burnout. It would seem they are trying their damndest to kill Battlefront as well

          • Greylingad[He Charges!]

            September 1, 2016 at 09:48

            I find it interesting that you mention “all The Sims DLC I can throw money at”.

            I had this discussion with a colleague of mine, not two days ago, the thing that makes people angry is that EA has started charging a premium price for sub par content, if we have a look at games like the ME trilogy though, they were great games, Battlefield (bar it’s absolutely ridiculous browser window upon startup) is a brilliant fps, always has been, will hopefully always be. The fight people pick with EA has to do with what they “mostly” pay vs how much they receive, don’t get me wrong, there are cases where people get way more than what they bargained for, but don’t praise it to the point that they should.

            In essence, we as gamers have been spoilt to the point where our standards are near impossible to reach, not every game is The Witcher 3, even TW3’s expansions struggled to score the general “10/10” score across the board that the main game did, GTA V was magnificent, so great it was that I bought it on PS3 and PC at full price. But when you see a game like SW:BF with premium DLC here, map packs there, for the same price as that of a complete open world game? How do you measure quality of gaming/worth of money spent?

        • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

          September 1, 2016 at 08:56

          I’ve hated Telkom, Spur and Shoprite for years now as well. I’m so silly

          Reply

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 08:58

            You hate Spur? I don’t even know you any more….

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:02

            There are way better restaurants that aren’t part of a franchise where I’d rather eat.

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:06

            R160 for a below average steak that can be made better at home? Fuck spur lmfao

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:08

            You wash your mouth out with soap. You can insult Donald Trump in my pressence, but you’re not allowed to insult based Spur!

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:15

            *steak

            😛

          • Pariah ???

            September 1, 2016 at 09:15

            You like your tastebuds. I approve.

            That banana guy though. Dafuq is wrong with him?

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:16

            He might have been hacked? Or maybe he’s just being a troll again. Just ignore him by giving him many upvotes. 😀

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:17

            TRAP!

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:18

            I dunno, maybe he likes the ribs too much?

            I go to spur for 2 things. Onion Rings and ribs.

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:20

            Yes, the ribs make me feel like a real carnivore. You just can’t dig into it like an animal at Wimpy…. 🙁

          • Pariah ???

            September 1, 2016 at 09:30

            You eat those insipid onion things? Those are NOT onion rings. Hudsons makes proper onion rings.

            https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M8p2vW3Exzo/VtVe2yDJdwI/AAAAAAAAFfE/DYj3aMwtZEk/s1600/hudsons%2Bburger%2Bjoint.jpg

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:31

            Disgusting! What are those green things doing on that burger?

          • Pariah ???

            September 1, 2016 at 09:32

            Says the yellow thing that eats at Spur…

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:37

            That’s RACIST!!!!

          • Pariah ???

            September 1, 2016 at 09:38

            If you don’t like it, you can split…

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:43

            :O

          • Matthew Holliday

            September 1, 2016 at 10:11

            Cant blame him, his hate of pickles is a defense mechanism from that one time he ate the re-used / recycled salad they gave him at spur.

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:31

            oh my fuckinnnnnng word

            I need that plate on my desk right now.

          • Matthew Holliday

            September 1, 2016 at 10:01

            Hudsons is too far from me, so Jerrys is my first port of call for burgers
            and their onion rings are nothing to sneeze at either

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:19

            He’s a bot

          • Pariah ???

            September 1, 2016 at 09:08

            You don’t hate Spur? Do you hate your tastebuds? Because it’s one or the other here.

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:09

            But they have nice tacos!

          • Pariah ???

            September 1, 2016 at 09:11

            Spur !=== Nice.

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:17

            Spur = overpriced, below mediocre food, shit service, but at least my daughter likes the play area

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:18

            And they sing for you on your birthday! It’s the closest we’ll ever get to CHhucky CHeese.

          • Matthew Holliday

            September 1, 2016 at 10:04

            Theyr closed on my birthday, I learned that the hard way.
            You simply cannot imagine the feels.

          • Matthew Holliday

            September 1, 2016 at 10:05

            Spur for tacos?
            Who are you even?

            2 for 1 burger night is something you could atleast argue, but tacos?
            Next you’ll be telling us their chicken is good.

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 10:22

            No, but their fish is divine!

          • Original Heretic

            September 1, 2016 at 09:00

            The only good reason to go to Spur is so that your kids can play while you eat.

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:01

            Don’t have those, so those that do ruin my experience

          • Original Heretic

            September 1, 2016 at 09:02

            You’re not missing much (and I’m referring to Spur and not the kids thing!). Their food is way overpriced these days.

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:15

            Comeon Hammer… time to spawn!! Do it for Lazygamer! 😀

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:15

            I think a baby Steyn would be massive

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:18

            Would need a wife that uses the term snu snu

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:34

            I’d pay to watch that…….

            Wait, what?

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:36

            Woooah!

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:19

            Like an Xbox One – only more sturdy and a lot more awesome!

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:04

            Shoprite has cheap donuts though… and I don’t trust a place like Woolworths with their imported and “organic” goods.

            Who the hell grows their vegetables in hydroponic chambers any ways? Damn dirty hippies… that’s who! Free-range chickens? The dirty fiends! I don’t want my chickens to run free or have a life happier than me, they must be kept in cages for their whole lives. I want to taste the stress in their meat, damnit!

            #ShakesFist at Hippies, dangerhairs and Vegans

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:08

            Calling it now, Woolworths will be the first to sell soylent green

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:10

            Yeah, that free-range organic “beef” is actually Cape Town’s homeless.

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:11

            O_O

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:26

            O_O

          • Pariah ???

            September 1, 2016 at 09:31

            And not only do they taste delicious, but it also keeps our streets clean. Hey Jozidump. 😛

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:24

            “Who the hell grows their vegetables in hydroponic chambers any ways?”

            People who grow the devils cabbage my man.

            and yes. things grown in a completely controlled enviroment yields better product 😛

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:29

            It certainly doesn’t deliver a tastier product… hehehe!

        • The Order of the Banana

          September 1, 2016 at 08:56

          This comment deserves to be printed, framed and hung on a wall. Beautifully said!

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:04

            It’s not okay to hate a company for no reason at all, EA’s latest cash cow flop was the beloved Battlefront franchise. They released a shiny tech demo in comparison with Battlefront 2

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:05

            But Battlefield 1’s demo is so… awesome!

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:06

            I saw you had a good time with it XD

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:08

            Seriously, I think you’re going to enjoy it. It felt as smooth as Bad Company….

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:10

            Right, except the base game has less maps than the season pass. So what’s the complete game gonna cost us? Or we could wait for it to go on sale. But then we’re joining a MP game late and playing against people with all the cool gear unlocked.

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:17

            lol, Overwatch had even less than that…

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:21

            but Overkek was/is a new IP

            so its understandable if they had 2 maps lol.

            Ive only seen gifs of BF1 just like everything else this year, i will wait a couple weeks till the hype dies so i can get a decent understanding of how the game is going to play out

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:30

            BF1 will bring balance back to the Force!

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:22

            Even less DLC….

          • HairyEwok

            September 1, 2016 at 09:09

            Awesome…. I think you meant broken, but hey it’s only beta right. There’s no way the actual released game will have the gameplay you’re playing now.

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:12

            I will gank you with my gnome rogue!!!

          • HairyEwok

            September 1, 2016 at 09:19

            Fight me m8, you don’t gno me!

          • Ottokie

            September 1, 2016 at 09:06

            ^ this

            I don’t hate them just for the fun of it. They consistently extort their fanbase on games that are littered with MT’s, DLC, Premium DLC and season passes for outrages prices. All bundled neatly into lying tech demos and reps.

        • BakedBagel

          September 1, 2016 at 09:05

          Yeah not the fact that EA has killed off companies beloved by gamers. Yeah its not that. These silly damn gamers.

          Reply

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:06

            Gaming Darwinism for the win – the strong survive while the weak gets bought, gutted and their staff fired! Also, if you allow yourself to be bought, without committing seppuku, then you can’t be my senpai!

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:07

            Westwood was weak?

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:11

            Yes! They made awesome games, but they fell before the mighty EA!

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:17

            XD

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            September 1, 2016 at 10:28

            No one survives EA’s pedigree!

          • Pariah ???

            September 1, 2016 at 09:07

            Yeah but so many companies die. Did we hate on THQ for bankrupting many of our favourites? No. We were sad. We were sad with Westwood’s death. But RTS games fizzled out, and Westwood weren’t making great games any more.

            EA have made BioWare into a powerhouse, however. And BioWare have made many of my favourite RPG games over the last decade.

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:09

            Thats 1 company :/ tho. Ill refrain from posting that known image of the number of companies EA has killed off.

            imo, BioWare was a powerhouse WAY before EA. Baldurs Gate? SWKOTOR? Neverwinter Nights?

            Edit: Autocorrek

          • Pariah ???

            September 1, 2016 at 09:14

            Bullfrog? You see Peter Moly Moly today. That was going to happen anyway.
            Maxis? Sims 4 is the best in the series by a long way. It’s actually fun. And deep. And yes it prints money for them, but what about CoD that has been the same game for 8 iterations now? Activision. And let’s not forget that just recently Ubisoft bought out from Vivendi. How bad must a company be for Ubisoft to spend SO MUCH to get out?

            The studios that died, died for a reason, and it’s not just EA. If games aren’t good or don’t sell, that’s not the publisher, that’s the end user. That’s us. Let sleeping dogs lie.

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:17

            Those companies you mentioned, all have hate in my heart. Activision, Ubisoft , EA. F those companies.

            Thankfully the publishers at Activision havent infected Blizzard yet. YET.

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:19

            And now i wonder where my 2nd Sleeping Dogs game is?

            :(((

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:13

            Sigh, I miss Westwood 🙁

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:20

            I miss Syndicate, the RTS not the bastardised FPS EA released

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:33

            I’m busy with Satellite Reign, not brilliant, but kinda fun

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            September 1, 2016 at 09:47

            Exactly, it’s like you want Coke in your brandy but they only have Tab

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:51

            Hahahahaha……sniffs

          • BakedBagel

            September 1, 2016 at 09:14

            Thanks for triggering Steyn and this Banana, Pariah.

            Its like mentioning Harambe. RIP WW

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:27

            #DICKSOUTFORHARAMBE

        • Pariah ???

          September 1, 2016 at 09:05

          That has to be the most intelligent thing I’ve ever seen from you. Bravo sir. Grab yourself a Bells.

          Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          September 1, 2016 at 09:53

          #TRIGGERED

          Reply

    • Darren Peach

      September 1, 2016 at 09:06

      Yeah, Irrational hate at that…..

      Reply

  2. konfab

    September 1, 2016 at 08:45

  3. Original Heretic

    September 1, 2016 at 08:48

    Wait wait wait wait….

    EA doesn’t want to make a quick buck?!?

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      September 1, 2016 at 08:56

      Inorite?

      Reply

  4. The Order of the Banana

    September 1, 2016 at 08:52

    Good! We don’t need another stupid remaster of a game that was released barely a few years ago. Rather focus your attention on that SJW infestation you have at Bioware – if Mass Effect Andromeda turns out to be another heavy-handed preach session like DA:Inq then you can suck it.

    Reply

    • konfab

      September 1, 2016 at 09:08

      SJW infestation is part of society nowadays, no getting around it.

      The only thing that I ask for is that the conversation options for the individuals in question allow for a diversity of opinion.

      Reply

      • The Order of the Banana

        September 1, 2016 at 09:14

        We will fight the Social Fascists!!! They will not be our waifus!!!

        Reply

    • Darren Peach

      September 1, 2016 at 09:16

      LOL. Feeling better. I must admit. I started with Deus Ex and in the beginning of the game, It felt a touch in your face. Kinda like they were forcing the SJW agenda down your throat. But it quickly faded into the background. It felt forced.

      Reply

      • The Order of the Banana

        September 1, 2016 at 09:25

        Yep, that’s one of my pet hates – being force-fed ideology. I like it when you’re reading a book or watching a flick, and then you sit their going “Holy crap, that was interesting, I really like how they used the world/story/characters to explore these themes…”

        But when it comes off as preaching, it just annoys me (even if I would naturally support their message). That’s what annoys me about Bioware these days. I actually support their message, but I hate the way they’re doing it.

        Reply

        • Darren Peach

          September 1, 2016 at 09:32

          I guess it’s all a matter of perspective. In my life, Working in a creative field and growing up with two sisters, I have experienced many very strong female creative leaders. So when I constantly read about it on websites like this, I can’t relate. I have always had strong female role models that have inspired me and guided me in my life professionally. I guess that’s where I take it for granted and get irritated by people regurgitating a message that is not that relevant to me and the ideals I live by.

          Reply

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:33

            Absolutely!

  5. Admiral Chief

    September 1, 2016 at 09:01

    I’m……..ok with this

    Reply

    • The Order of the Banana

      September 1, 2016 at 09:25

      Good! Now get back in the bag, you hand puppet 😛

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief

        September 1, 2016 at 09:32

        • The Order of the Banana

          September 1, 2016 at 09:33

          Wow… you cut me… deep 🙁 I thought we were Bros for Harambe! 🙁

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:34

            Nope, RIGHT THROUGH

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 09:35

            Sies! Like a Bobbit!

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:39

            xD

  6. HairyEwok

    September 1, 2016 at 09:06

    Well, at least there’s still Andromeda.

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief

      September 1, 2016 at 09:07

      ^^^this

      Reply

    • The Order of the Banana

      September 1, 2016 at 09:25

      lol SJWs in Space!

      Reply

      • Pariah ???

        September 1, 2016 at 09:33

        I’m commander Shephard, and I’m a demi-trans-multi-bi-alienoidid. And that’s ok.

        Reply

        • The Order of the Banana

          September 1, 2016 at 09:34

          Ableist, Shitlord! You still have all 4 tentacles to move around with!

          Reply

        • BakedBagel

          September 1, 2016 at 09:39

          I’m commander Shephard, and demi-trans-multi-bi-alienoidid is the best store on the citadel

          Reply

        • konfab

          September 1, 2016 at 09:49

          I’m Marauder shields, and I’m a trans-reaper turian false-ending stopper heroine.

          And that’s ok.

          http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0zvfpul1I1qzvyffo1_500.png

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief

            September 1, 2016 at 09:51

            NEVER FORGET!!!!!!!!!

          • The Order of the Banana

            September 1, 2016 at 10:24

            I’ll never forget you Marauder Shields! <3 You tried to stop us… but we didn't listen!

  7. Nikola

    September 1, 2016 at 11:44

    Noooo….Fucking EA…

    Reply

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