{"id":1742401,"date":"2026-11-08T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mass-effect-5-save-cost-200m-bioware-co-founder-trent-oster"},"modified":"2026-11-08T14:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T14:31:00","slug":"saving-mass-effect-would-take-200m-says-bioware-co-founder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/saving-mass-effect-would-take-200m-says-bioware-co-founder\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving Mass Effect would take $200m+, says BioWare co-founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/saving-mass-effect-would-take-200m-says-bioware-co-founder.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Anyone hoping to buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/mass-effect\">Mass Effect<\/a> from EA and finish what BioWare started needs to get saving now, as it could cost over $200 million (&pound;150m).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mass-effect-5-save-cost-200m-bioware-co-founder-trent-oster\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mass-effect-5-save-cost-200m-bioware-co-founder-trent-oster\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone hoping to buy Mass Effect from EA and finish what BioWare started needs to get saving now, as it could cost over $200 million (&pound;150m). 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