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EA reportedly canned BioWare and Mass Effect 5 to make a new Star Wars: Battlefront instead

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Star Wars: Battlefront
Genres · fps
Release · Sep 17, 2004
Developer · Pandemic Studios
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2000–2024
Latest · Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Top genres · rpg, adventure, fps
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Active · 2007–2021
Latest · Mass Effect: Andromeda
Top genres · fps, rpg, tactical
715 articles 232 writers 27 games
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