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The Retake Mass Effect charity drive has been ended, the organisers have announced via the BioWare Social Network. The drive asked people to donate money toward the Child’s Play charity in an effort to raise awareness of a campaign to change the end of Mass Effect 3.
“As of today, I have set an end goal for our fundraiser at $80,000,” lead organiser Robb said on the BioWare Social Network.
The group feels that its voice has been heard and takes some responsibility for the Mass Effect 3 DLC announcement made by BioWare.
“As evidenced by the statement from Dr. Myzuka yesterday, we have made our voices heard. Those of you here have taken special care to be heard in a polite, positive manner, and I believe that this is a major contributor to that success. We have shown our sincerity and passion. We have brought positive attention to the Retake Mass Effect movement.”
According to Robb, the decision to end the charity drive was at the suggestion of Child’s Play. The charity was thrilled by the donations made, but didn’t want to be seen as supporting the Retake Mass Effect campaign.
“I have been in contact with a manager at Child’s Play. First, he wanted to stress how grateful they were for our efforts here, and the huge impact it will have in helping the charity. However, he pointed out that several sources are incorrectly assuming a link between the charity and the petition, or outright support of the petition by the charity.
“This has been a source of difficulty for them, and it has been requested that we wind this effort down. Again, I want to stress that the charity is not unhappy with our work, they are exceptionally pleased with what we have accomplished.”
While many have quickly jumped to the conclusion that BioWare is changing the end of the Mass Effect 3, the studio hasn’t explicitly stated it is. It has said that it’s working on “a number of game content initiatives that will help answer the questions, providing more clarity for those seeking further closure to their journey”.
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Mass Effect 3
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Genre(s): Action, RPG, Science Fiction, Space
