MASS EFFECT UNIVERSE · IN MEMORIAM
The people
behind Mass Effect Universe
A memorial to the small BioWare team building Mass Effect Universe before EA cancelled the project and announced the studio’s closure in October 2026.
For the team whose work we will never get to play.
In memory of the game that never got to see the light
Project Leadership
Michael Gamble
Executive Producer · Mass Effect Universe
Preston Watamaniuk
Game Director · Reported project leadership
Parrish Ley
Creative Director · Reported project leadership
Brenon Holmes
Producer · Mass Effect team
Tony de Waal
Cinematic Supervisor · Confirmed project team
Narrative & Writing
Michael Tucker
Narrative Designer · Working with BioWare on Mass Effect Universe
Mary DeMarle
Narrative Director · Reported project leadership
Dusty Everman
Principal Narrative Designer · Reported project leadership
Catherynne M. Valente
Writer · Confirmed contribution to the project
Derek Künsken
Writer · Confirmed contribution to the project
Alex Calleros
Narrative Designer · Confirmed project team
Art, Cinematics & Technology
Nicolas “Sparth” Bouvier
Art Director · Mass Effect Universe
Derek Watts
Art Director · Mass Effect team
Marcel Rowe
Character Art Director · Mass Effect Universe
Romain Toutain
Franchise Technical Director
Devon Sigurdson
Technical Director · Mass Effect Universe
Nathan Zufelt
Animation Director · Mass Effect Universe
Matt Campbell
Cinematic & Interactive Content
Steven Billette
Technical Animator · Project team
Audio
Eric Vervaet
Director of Audio · Mass Effect Universe
The voices that shaped the galaxy
Ali Hillis
Voice of Liara T'Soni
The Team Whose Work Was Cut Short
Narrative Designers
Choices, characters and stories not yet told
Cinematic Artists
Performances and scenes never completed
Gameplay & Systems Designers
Player autonomy and choices still in development
Engineers & Technical Artists
The technology behind an unfinished game
Animators & Artists
Worlds, faces and movement still in progress
Producers & Support Staff
The work that holds a team together
And also
The Remaining Mass Effect Team
Developers affected by the project cancellation
Everyone Affected by the Closure
Their work and careers matter beyond this cancellation
The Fans Who Stood with Them
#SaveMassEffect · The story is not forgotten
This wall is specifically about the cancelled Mass Effect Universe project, not the original trilogy. Named individuals are included where public reporting or their own professional posts connect them to the project; the wider team is represented by role because a complete staff list has not been publicly established. This is a memorial to a cancelled project and the work lost, not to deceased people.
The game we will never get to play.
We remember the people who were building the next chapter — and the choices, stories and possibilities we will never get to experience.