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As reported by IGN , veteran actors Jennifer Hale and Mark Meer, who voiced the female and male Commanders Shepard in Mass Effect, respectively, directly addressed fans of the series in an October 21 Instagram Live . The two reflected on BioWare, and commiserated over its tragic fate. Here are some highlights from each I pulled from the stream:

"I feel weirdly hopeful, and I can’t explain why. I feel for the employees who are suddenly unemployed. That is the number one thing on my mind. Those beautiful team members who are looking for a new home.

"One of the things that has my heart kind of hopeful is that, when I heard about the sale of [EA] some time ago to [The Saudi Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner], I don't know that they are fans of these IPs, and if they get the gold that they have in their hands.

"It’s really hard to think about BioWare being shut down, but it was in the hands of ownership that may not have understood what BioWare fully is.…