BioWare are gone, but at least you'll be able to watch their final days in a documentary next year and oh wait that's really sad actually

EA’s decision to shut down BioWare in 2027 led to the cancellation of *Mass Effect 5*, prompting the studio’s documentary. The film, *Massive Effect: The BioWare Story*, is directed by Shane Fennessey and Adam Scorgie for Canada’s Super Channel. Scheduled for release in 2027, it will cover BioWare’s origins from 1995 through its closure, shifting from a celebratory project to a retrospective following the studio’s shutdown. Filming began two years prior, indicating the documentary’s original intent differed from its current context.

The documentary will feature interviews with BioWare’s founders and key developers, including Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, Augustine Yip, Mark Darrah, David Gaider, Drew Karpyshyn, Aaryn Flynn, Mac Walters, Trent Oster, James Ohlen, and Caroline Livingstone. Voice actors Jennifer Hale and Casey Hudson, as well as industry figure Geoff Keighley, are also expected to appear. The film aims to honor the studio’s legacy and the impact of its developers and fans on RPG storytelling.

In a joint statement, BioWare co-founders Muzyka and Zeschuk expressed pride in the documentary’s effort to capture the studio’s essence. They emphasized that BioWare’s significance lay in the people who created its stories and the fans who sustained them. The documentary seeks to preserve the studio’s influence on RPGs beyond its closure, though its timing underscores the loss of ongoing projects like *Mass Effect 5*.

The film’s release in 2027 will serve as a posthumous tribute to BioWare, reflecting on its 30-year history and contributions to gaming. While not solely focused on the studio’s shutdown, the documentary’s timing and subject matter highlight the abrupt end to BioWare’s operations under EA’s restructuring.