RIP, BioWare October 21, 2026
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It is my unfortunate duty to report to all of you that EA’s BioWare studio has just announced that they will be closing.
I first became aware of BioWare leading up to the release of Neverwinter Nights for the PC. At the time, I was not very familiar with Dungeons & Dragons, but I was very interested in playing an immersive RPG designed specifically for the PC. BioWare had already proven themselves to be the gold standard for delivering well-polished RPGs for the western audiences, and I was willing to take the chance on the game after learning about its interesting preorder campaign.
I found Neverwinter Nights to be a very in-depth adaptation of D&D’s Third Edition rules, and the game would spawn many official expansion packs alongside fan-made modules. I was later floored by their console release Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and remember purchasing it day one when the game received a PC release shortly after the Xbox version broke sales records. Shortly after, I picked up an original Xbox console, and replayed the game on that platform. BioWare followed that up with Jade Empire, which I am ashamed to admit is often overlooked in their game release catalog. I found myself enjoying it tremendously when it launched on the Xbox, and later picked up the PC release.
When the successor to the Xbox, the Xbox 360, was being prepped for release BioWare was charged to bring the story-based RPG gameplay they started in KOTOR and later polished in Jade Empire to HD-capable game consoles. That’s when we were all introduced to Mass Effect.
Mass Effect went on to break records for the Xbox 360 console (a difficult feat for a console that had been set up for games like Halo 3). It was later followed by two tremendously successful sequels that were released on multiple platforms. RPG enthusiasts who were more interested in a more classic sword and sorcery RPG would later find a lot to like in the Dragon Age series, but gamers were divisive on later releases of the franchise.
With today’s closure announcment comes the abrupt cancellation of the next Mass Effect game the studio had been reportedly working on. I am truly upset by this news, and wish the best to everyone still involved with the studio.
Massive Cyberpunk Updates Coming After Release of Edgerunners Season 2 October 21, 2026
Posted by Maniac in Game News.Tags: cyberpunk
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Yesterday, Netflix released all ten episodes of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2, our most anticipated Netflix content this year based upon the game Cyberpunk 2077. The release of that show has literally opened the dam on a whole bunch of incredible Cyberpunk news
First up, the team at Weirdco, responsible for the Cyberpunk 2077 TCG which is just about to enter its retail phase, held an eight-hour stream yesterday where influencers from all over the world were invited to play the retail game. If you would like to give the event a watch, we’ve embedded it below.
During the stream, Weirdco made the announcement that Burn Bright, an expansion based upon the Edgerunners series, will be the name of the second wave of the Cyberpunk 2077 TCG, and the art looks PHENOMENAL!
Second, the team at CDPR, responsible for the multiplatform video game Cyberpunk 2077 that so much of these announcements are based on, will be releasing a free update they’re calling the “Edgerunners 2” 2.5 patch on the 22nd. Details on the full contents of the update can be read here, and we’ve got new features, new missions, new music, and a dual-wielding option to be coming to the game. The update will be pushed to PC/Mac through Steam/GOG, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5 editions of the game first, followed shortly by the Nintendo Switch 2 and Mac App Store editions. If you’d like to see a more detailed description of all the enhancements, check out today’s livestream of the new patch!
But what is the news from Cyberpunk’s creator, R. Talsorian Games? At midnight last night, they released a highly anticipated actual play of Cyberpunk RED which was filmed during this past year’s Origins Game Fair. The event is GM’ed by Mike Pondsmith, and the players are made up of the real-life voice cast of Cyberpunk Edgerunners season 1!
Well, in just a few days, our most anticipated Cyberpunk product this year, the story-based card game Cyberpunk Legends will be launching.
Set in 2012, Cyberpunk Legends will allow a maximum of four players, each of a different class, to work together to overcome four story-based scenarios. After several manufacturing delays, the game is currently expected to start shipping, first to Kickstarter backers and then to your Friendly Local Game Shops on October 25th, 2026. The team behind it, Night Crew Games, have confirmed that RTG will be releasing this month’s free DLC to complement the characters from Legends and allow them to be brought into the world of Cyberpunk RED 2045.
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is out now for PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Mac, and Switch 2.
