The first N7 Day without BioWare was marked by a mobilization of fans and the cast of Mass Effect itself. On November 7, the fan group We are Mass Effect published a video of about two minutes in which the original trilogy cast asks fans to save the franchise, after EA shut the studio down and canceled the next game in the series.
The original cast video
The video features composer Sam Hulick and voice actors Jennifer Hale (female Shepard), Mark Meer (male Shepard), Ash Sroka (Tali'Zorah), Keythe Farley (Thane), Kimberly Brooks (Ashley Williams), Steve Blum (Urdnot Grunt) and Brandon Keener (Garrus Vakarian), among others. One by one, they ask fans: "Save Mass Effect."
The petition passed 310,000 signatures
The Change.org petition to save the franchise has already passed 310,000 signatures — it stood at just over 210,000 when Geekiki last updated on the story, on October 26. Read the previous update here.
Canada will have to respond
In Canada, where BioWare was headquartered in Edmonton, the campaign gained an institutional path: the official petition e-7898, started by citizen Brendan Routh and carrying more than 4,800 signatures, will force the Canadian government to give an official response. New Democratic Party leader Avi Lewis has already publicly called for the government to intervene to save the studio.
Billboards and next steps
Fans also took the campaign to the streets: #SaveMassEffect billboards appeared in Times Square, in Cardiff, Wales, and in the Frisco and Dallas areas of Texas. A mobile billboard drove around EA headquarters in Redwood City, California, on November 6, and stood outside BioWare's former offices in Edmonton on N7 Day itself. The group promises more billboards around The Game Awards next month.
Former project director and executive producer Michael Gamble also sent a message to fans on N7 Day, and Owlcat Games, the studio behind the Mass Effect-inspired RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, published a video celebrating BioWare's legacy. "Everybody at Owlcat dreamt about playing Mass Effect 5," said creative director Alexander Mishulin.
BioWare's final years will also become a documentary: Massive Effect: The BioWare Story, by filmmakers Shane Fennessey and Adam Scorgie, will air on the Canadian channel Super Channel, according to Deadline.
N7 Day also brought good news for players: the mod restoring Mass Effect 3's cooperative mode in the Legendary Edition was released on November 7. Read it here.
So far, EA has given no indication it will reverse BioWare's closure or resume the next Mass Effect. The fan mobilization, however, keeps growing — and N7 Day 2026 showed the franchise still has people fighting for it.
Sources
- IGN — Mass Effect Cast Celebrate N7 Day With Video Saying Save the Franchise
- WCCFTech — Mass Effect's N7 Day Follows EA Shutting Down BioWare and Canceling Its Next Game
Image credit: Mass Effect N7 sign, artwork by BioWare, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain, PD-textlogo).
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