Without BioWare, N7 Day is quieter this year, but that didn’t stop the cast and crew of Normandy from coming together to send a video message asking fans to help save Mass Effect. EA shut down BioWare, canceled Mass Effect 5, and indefinitely suspended the gaming side of the franchise just weeks before the series’ annual holiday on November 7, leaving players both hurt and confused. There aren’t really any official holidays to enjoy this year, but the developers and actors behind the stories and characters fans love made sure to come together for a special video message. Hosted by the unofficial group known as We are Mass Effect, the two-minute video message features appearances by composer Sam Hulick, Jennifer Hale (Commander Shepard/FemShep), Ash Sroka (Tali’Zorah), Keythe Farley (Thane), Kimberly Brooks (Ashley), Mark Meer (Commander Shepard/MaleShep), Steve Blum (Urdnot Grunt), Brandon Keener (Garrus) and many more. One by one, each of them calls to “Save Mass Effect” in the wake of BioWare’s closure, marking what is just the latest shot to gain attention and hopefully give the franchise a chance. Today is a very special day for Mass Effect fans. We’ve worked incredibly hard to bring together most of the voice cast from the original Mass Effect trilogy to share a very important message with you. We need to #SaveMassEffect. https://t.co/FOp0qp4wBI — We Are Mass Effect – #SaveMassEffect (@WeAreMassEffect) November 7, 2026 “I was starting to feel like Shepard recruited the team in Mass Effect 2!” “We are Mer from Mass Effect,” he told IGN when describing the process for making the video. “We were bringing people in one by one, and Mark was a huge help in making that happen! It almost seemed like we were gathering war resources. And the most amazing thing is that with every video we received, the actors were thanking us.” We got messages saying, ‘Thank you for doing this’ or ‘Thank you for your work.’ We were the ones who felt incredibly grateful to them for taking the time to participate, but they kept turning around and thanking us. That really touched me. Everyone involved, from the people who created these games to the people who brought their characters to life, care deeply about this universe.” We Are Mass Effect and other Mass Effect fans have been busy the past few weeks. After images and details of the canceled Mass Effect: Universe appeared online just days after EA pulled the plug on the franchise, a petition was launched that garnered over 310,000 signatures. A Canadian politician also started a government petition to save BioWare last week. While some have called to boycott EA, others have accepted Their fight right to the publisher’s front door. We are Mass Effect has been a big part of that initiative, with its first and most notable move launching a #SaveMassEffect billboard in Times Square Yesterday, the group drove a mobile billboard around EA’s headquarters in Redwood City, California. Today there are more billboards posted at BioWare’s former offices in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and another will appear around The Game Awards next month. Michael Gamble also sent a message to fans for N7 Day. WE’RE IN EDMONTON Today, our mobile sign is right outside the former BioWare offices. For 30 years, BioWare gave us unforgettable stories and characters. Today, we stand up for the people who brought them to life. November 7, 2026🚨 WE START DAY N7 WITH ANOTHER BILLBOARD This time, #SaveMassEffect arrived in Cardiff, Wales, thanks to the incredible @psykit. Another incredible initiative from our community, which shows that we will not give up on Mass Effect and the legacy of BioWare https://t.co/4avNpk18jd— We are Mass. Effect – #SaveMassEffect (@WeAreMassEffect) November 7, 2026🚨 WE’RE TAKING OVER TEXASA A member of our community, AngryBaby, has put up #SaveMassEffect billboards in the Frisco and Dallas areas of North Texas. It’s amazing to see fans taking the lead and spreading the movement on their own. https://t.co/AoJBppCzbV — We Are Mass Effect – #SaveMassEffect (@WeAreMassEffect) November 6, 2026 You all are truly amazing. The love and passion for this… universe… is incredible. Even on the worst days, we can always count on you. To all the stories left untold. — Michael Gamble (@GambleMike) November 7, 2026 “We hold on to that hope and fight for the future of Mass Effect, BioWare, and the people who have dedicated so much of themselves to bringing this universe to life,” Mer added. “N7 Day is a reminder of what these games mean to all of us, but also to the people behind them. The impact they have had on this community will never be forgotten, and we will continue to celebrate it as much as we can.” Meanwhile, as the Mass Effect cast and fans on the ground do their best to celebrate N7 Day, other developers have stepped in to share their love for the series on its saddest holiday yet. Owlcat Games, the team behind the upcoming Mass Effect-inspired RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, shared a video celebrating what BioWare and its work throughout decades mean to them. “Everyone at Owlcat dreamed of playing Mass Effect 5,” said the studio’s creative director, Alexander Mishulin. “It’s very, very selfish, but we wanted to experience the next chapter of those adventures. Our hearts and minds are with [BioWare]and we really hope that they find a new home, different studios that allow them to create even more worlds, even more experiences, more adventures that will surprise us. They will be new beacons for new generations of game developers. This #N7Day is sad for all Mass Effect fans. That’s why we want to remember what Mass Effect and many other BioWare games meant to us and how they inspired us. https://t.co/HKG5XkLA28 — Owlcat Games (@OwlcatGames) November 7, 2026 “It won’t be Mass Effect, but it will be something more and something beautiful.” The final years of BioWare were captured on video and will soon be shared in a new documentary. For more information, you can check out IGN’s interview with a modder who rebuilt Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer. You can also read about how AI is impacting the modding scene. Michael Cripe is a freelance writer for IGN. He is best known for his work on sites such as The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to follow him on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).
