BioWare Documentary Covering The Studio's Closure Is In Production

A Documentary Detailing The Final Days Of BioWare Is Already In The Works Fennessey Films Published Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 AM EST Josh Coulson is an editor at TheGamer covering breaking news on everything from colorful platformers to the latest Lego sets. Primarily a news writer since 2018, Josh has covered just about every major game from the past decade. Now an editor, their focus has shifted to being the leading affiliate expert at the site, building relationships between TheGamer and global brands including Mattel, Funko, and The Pokemon Company. Sign in to your TheGamer account BioWare might be gone, and its in-development Mass Effect game is canceled, but there are still reasons to celebrate the studio and its flagship series this N7 Day. Not just new merch, which can be a little dicey now that we don’t know where that money’s going, but also a documentary detailing BioWare’s last two years that isn’t connected to EA at all. A BioWare Documentary Filmed During Its Final Days BioWare First reported by Deadline, Canadian filmmakers Shane Fennessey and Adam Scorgie have been working on the doc since 2024. Titled Massive Effect: The BioWare Story, the documentary will include interviews with pretty much all of the key figures behind the studio’s success. Fennessey and Scorgie were granted behind-the-scenes access, meaning they have almost certainly captured details about the now-canceled Mass Effect Universe that would have potentially never been revealed if it weren’t for this film. Even though filming for Massive Effect began two years ago, the doc aims to tell BioWare’s entire story, from its inception in 1995 right up until its closure. It’s unclear if those making the documentary were in attendance when EA announced it was closing the studio. At the very least, the film is going to cover the tumultuous last two years those left at BioWare have been through as they continued to work on Mass Effect Universe during incredibly uncertain times. Some of the key BioWare figures confirmed to have been a part of the documentary include the studio’s three founders, Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk and Augustine Yip, as well as Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect director Casey Hudson, female Shepard actor Jennifer Hale, BioWare directors Mark Darrah and David Gaider, and Game Awards host Geoff Keighley. The next Mass Effect game was revealed during 2020’s Game Awards. Perhaps the series will have some sort of presence at this year’s ceremony next month. How Fans Can Be A Part Of The Documentary The film now has a website, and there’s a submissions section where fans can submit photos and videos that represent what BioWare means to them, which might end up being featured in the documentary. The film should be finished next year and will hopefully debut at various major film festivals, but there are also plans for it to be streamed so that fans around the world can watch it too. The documentary’s reveal comes right before November 7, affectionately referred to as N7 Day by Mass Effect fans. A day typically used to celebrate the series, there will seemingly be a surprising number of ways to do that despite BioWare’s closure. Not only via the film’s reveal, but Youtooz will open pre-orders for its new Mass Effect figures, and a wearable Mass Effect helmet is being added to the BioWare Gear Store.