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Dantics video claims insider worked on BioWare's unreleased Mass Effect game
The video's description references a leaked trailer for Mass Effect: Universe, which Bloomberg's Jason Schreier says is authentic; the game itself was canceled.
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At a glance
- First reported by YouTube (Dantics): “Dantics video claims insider worked on BioWare's unreleased Mass Effect game”, with reporting from Windows Central, Gamerant and That Park Place.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 9:28 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Mass Effect, BioWare.
- BBN covered this story before: EA shuts BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect; Golden Bachelor split (October 22).
The real story
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- YouTube (Dantics)Dantics video claims insider worked on BioWare's unreleased Mass Effect game
- Windows CentralFormer BioWare developer has released a trailer for what could've been Mass Effect 5, as if the legendary studio's closure didn't hurt enough facts used on air
- GamerantMass Effect 5 Story Details Leaked Online facts used on air
- That Park PlaceFormer BioWare Employees Leak Mass Effect 5 Trailer facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA YouTube video titled "I Worked With BioWare on the Next Mass Effect" has a hundred twenty-eight thousand views and sits on the trending chart.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLook at that title. Frame one, and he's already angry. Before the first second of video, the man has a grievance.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe description points to a leaked trailer.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWindows Central says it's for a game called Mass Effect: Universe, uploaded to Reddit by an alleged former employee.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd here's the turning point. Jason Schreier says on Bluesky the trailer is real. The title was the only thing still pending.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGamerant says he described the hero as part John Wick, part James Bond. Unverified.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score: seven. The video is a promise. The trailer is a promise. The studio is closed. Everything's still on time.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA hundred twenty-eight thousand people watched. That's more people than will ever play Mass Effect: Universe.
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The story so far
- Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players · Ars Technica
- BioWare shuts down, next Mass Effect canceled in EA layoffs · AP News
- EA shuts BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect; Golden Bachelor split · Space.com
- Dantics video claims insider worked on BioWare's unreleased Mass… (this story)
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