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Mass Effect 5 Was Supposed to Redeem the Series After Andromeda, and Now We'll Never Get That

IGNWednesday, October 21, 2026 at 8:23 PM

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Mass Effect 5 Was Supposed to Redeem the Series After Andromeda, and Now We'll Never Get That
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I'm the sort of person that just replays my favorite games whenever there's a big gap between releases. And a decent amount of time, that's Mass Effect, whether it's just the first game or a run through the entire original trilogy.

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Culture
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Why it matters
Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns. I'm the sort of person that just replays my favorite games whenever there's a big gap between releases. And a decent amount of time, that's Mass Effect, whether it's just the first game or a run through the entire original trilogy.
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What happened

I'm the sort of person that just replays my favorite games whenever there's a big gap between releases. And a decent amount of time, that's Mass Effect, whether it's just the first game or a run through the entire original trilogy.

Why it matters

Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns.

Background

IGN reported on this under culture. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

  1. IGN published: Mass Effect 5 Was Supposed to Redeem the Series After Andromeda, and Now We'll Never Get That

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

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