BioWare’s Shadow Realms Cancelled

Jeff Hickman, General Manager of BioWare Austin, has officially announced the cancellation of Shadow Realms on its official website. The announcement comes as a surprise, as I've had the chance to play the title at the last PAX Prime and was quite impressed with its progress in my preview.

BioWare has decided "to not move forward with development of Shadow Realms" despite "great feedback from our fans at events and through other game testing." The primary reason is the bulk of properties that BioWare is responsible for this year:

These include additional ongoing enhancements to the award-winning Dragon Age: Inquisition, as well as the next game in the Mass Effect series and other new IP.

But the biggest focus for our team in BioWare Austin will be on Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. As every Star Wars™ fan knows, this is a massive year in the Star Wars universe. We have some great plans for expanding this epic game this year, and look forward to sharing the news about those plans with our players in the coming weeks.

BioWare is looking to find a way to say thank you to those who have registered for Shadow Realms' closed alpha.