{"id":590179,"date":"2026-03-18T17:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/bioware-store-listing-implying-shepard-returns-in-mass-effect-5-was-a-mistake"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:13:34","slug":"bioware-store-listing-implying-shepard-returns-in-mass-effect-5-was-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/bioware-store-listing-implying-shepard-returns-in-mass-effect-5-was-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"BioWare store listing implying Shepard returns in Mass Effect 5 was &#8220;a mistake&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bioware-store-listing-implying-shepard-returns-in-mass-effect-5-was-a-mistake.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Looks like a listing for a <a href=\"https:\/\/gear.bioware.com\/products\/mass-effect-mysteries-from-the-future-lithograph\">Mass Effect N7 day lithograph<\/a> detailing the storyline for <strong>Mass Effect 5<\/strong> was incorrect, leading many to believe Commander Shepard would return in the game.<\/p>\n<p>In the listing, a synopsis for the still-unnamed next Mass Effect read: &#8220;The show goes on&#8230; Shepard&#8217;s final quest may have ended the threat of the Reapers but at great cost including Earth itself. While Shepard and the survivors are left to pick up the pieces, fans are left wondering what&#8217;s next.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GambleMike\/status\/1524102127596883969\">According to project director Michael Gamble<\/a>, the listing on the BioWare Gear Store, which has since been changed, was written by people who run the store and who &#8220;aren&#8217;t familiar with the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/bioware-store-listing-implying-shepard-returns-in-mass-effect-5-was-a-mistake\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/bioware-store-listing-implying-shepard-returns-in-mass-effect-5-was-a-mistake\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like a listing for a Mass Effect N7 day lithograph detailing the storyline for Mass Effect 5 was incorrect, leading many to believe Commander Shepard would return in the game. In the listing, a synopsis for the still-unnamed next Mass Effect read: &#8220;The show goes on&#8230; Shepard&#8217;s final quest may have ended the threat of the Reapers but at great cost including Earth itself. While Shepard and the survivors are left to pick up the pieces, fans are left wondering what&#8217;s next. According to project director Michael Gamble, the listing on the BioWare Gear Store, which has since been changed, was written by people who run the store and who &#8220;aren&#8217;t familiar with the game.&#8221; Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":590180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[290,47,57,542,428,7473,59,44,45,34,60,4616],"class_list":["post-590179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vg24-7","tag-bioware","tag-blockbuster","tag-ea","tag-electronic-arts","tag-mass-effect","tag-mass-effect-5","tag-pc","tag-ps4","tag-ps5","tag-rpg","tag-xbox-one","tag-xbox-series-x-s"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BioWare store listing implying Shepard returns in Mass Effect 5 was 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