Award-winning author reveals five-year role on canceled Mass Effect 5

Sci-fi author Derek Künsken said he spent the past five years working on Mass Effect 5 alongside BioWare creative director Parrish Ley and narrative director Mary DeMarle. Following BioWare's closure, he and Catherynne Valente described pitching story, characters and lore for the canceled sequel.

• Künsken worked on Mass Effect 5 for the past five years
• Catherynne Valente, who wrote the Andromeda tie-in novel, was also on the writing team
• The game never shipped as BioWare announced its closure
• A Mass Effect TV series will continue despite the game's cancellation