Mass Effect fans rolled a billboard truck to EA's Redwood HQ as the Save Mass Effect campaign topped 300,000 signatures. A separate Canadian petition is urging Parliament to help BioWare regain independence after EA closed the studio.

Mass Effect fans have taken their mission to save BioWare and its beloved sci-fi franchise to EA headquarters with a truck displaying the #SaveMassEffect# message.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition prices are going crazy after BioWare’s closure. Earlier this year, you could find used copies for around $20, while sealed ones could go for about $45. Now sealed copies are selling for $100+, and one seller has even sold three used copies for $100 each. The game isn’t even rare, looks like some sellers are simply cashing in on the FOMO after BioWare is shutting down.

Mass Effect fans are begging Palworld developer Pocketpair to buy the IP from EA and save the franchise. John “Bucky” Buckley, revealed he received “close to 30 DMs/emails from fans about buying Mass Effect in the last day.” He says this happens whenever a major studio closes or a game gets canceled, with fans telling Pocketpair: “You should buy this IP!” Buckley joked that “Jade Empire would make him more keen.”

Modders have brought Mass Effect 3's multiplayer to Legendary Edition, adding controller support, HDR, upscaled textures and new gameplay modes to the fan-made ME3Tweaks project.

Nearly 200,000 Mass Effect fans have signed a petition calling on EA to “Save Mass Effect” following BioWare’s shutdown and the cancellation of Mass Effect 5. The petition asks EA to keep the franchise alive with proper funding, staffing and development time, or potentially license the IP to another studio if EA doesn’t want to make the next game itself. Even Commander Shepard’s voice actors are backing the fan effort. Jennifer Hale (FemShep) said she wants to imagine a future where fans, a studio and investors could work together to bring Mass Effect back. Mark Meer (MaleShep) also encouraged fans to “hold the line” and sign the petition.

The canceled Mass Effect game reportedly had some very interesting ideas. The game was set more than 600 years after the original trilogy and would have focused on a galactic Cold War between three major factions, not another Reaper invasion. You would play as an N7 agent, described as a “cross between John Wick and James Bond.” The gameplay included stealth, hacking, gadgets, melee takedowns and experimental technology. Missions would be more focused and handcrafted instead of taking place in one huge open world, but players would have a lot of freedom in how they completed each mission, similar to Hitman. The game also had deeper romance options, squadmates who could argue with each other, and a much older and more powerful Liara. According to Dantics, the game was much further into development than BioWare made it sound, and could have been something special.