Jennifer Hale and Mark Darrah: EA Never Understood BioWare

Voice actress Jennifer Hale and former BioWare producer Mark Darrah said EA never grasped the studio's identity. Darrah called the BioWare acquisition accidental, driven by Pandemic and Knights of the Old Republic. Mass Effect fans have gathered nearly 250K petition signatures and are asking CD Projekt RED to save the franchise.

• Hale voiced female Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy
• Darrah: EA bought VG Holding mainly for Pandemic and an MMO
• Petition to save Mass Effect nears 250K signatures
• Fans bought a Times Square ad urging CDPR to step in