Woke video game studio BioWares closure draws mixed reactions online: fking devastating

The closure of video game studio BioWare, which made headlines for dabbling in wokeness while publishing cult hits, has drawn mixed reactions online – with ex-employees and some gamers decrying the shutdown and conservative voices saying the company had it coming.Canada-based BioWare was shut down Wednesday as its parent company, gaming giant Electronic Arts, slashed 400 jobs in a cost-saving bid.The move came before BioWare released the latest installment in its hit “Mass Effect” series, which was almost six years in the making.“One of the greatest privileges and glorious challenges of her life,” said Catherynne Valente, who spent three years herself working on the latest version of the fantasy role-playing game.A laid-off executive producer from the studio, Michael Gamble, said he could “scroll for hours and continue reading the words of support for the studio, the legacy, and the impact that BioWare has had on you.

It means so much to us.” The first edition of “Mass Effect” came out in 2007 and received critical praise for being the first game to pull off “digital acting,” according to a New York Times review that year.The game also featured a bisexual alien that could have sex with a male or female human, at players’ behest — drawing jeers from some commenters.“I fell in love with stories and characters, made lifelong friends, and learned about my sexuality along the way,” said Allegra Clark, a voiceover actor who ended up voicing a BioWare character.

“This is f–king devastating,” she said of the layoffs.“Mass Effect” drew controversy from the start.In a 2007 Fox News segment, one commenter said for kids, the “sexuality has a desensitizing effect.” “It’s the side of an alien boob.

It as excellent artificial intelligence.You can fall in love playing this game,” another guest snapped back.Nearly 20 years later, some gamers think the 30-year-old studio went “too woke.”BioWare “earned this by insisting on ...