Biggest franchises that are now dead

[JEMC]

SanAndreasX said:

JEMC said:

The director of the first game is trying to pitch the idea of a prequel that brings the game back to its roots (PCGamer article here). I doubt he'll succeed, but who knows 

SanAndreasX said:

Bioshock and Mass Effect. They were defining franchises of the 7th generation that ultimately turned out to be products of that time, as they didn't really survive the end of the 7th generation. Andromeda tanked, and 2K didn't even bother with Bioshock.

Mass Effect is still alive, with Bioware working on it for a while now.

Meanwhile, there are two games with Mass Effect "vibes" that will likely come before that; Exodus, made by former Bioware veterans, and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn.

Bioshock 4 has also been in development for a while, but the last I heard about it, from August (here), was that there were problems.

Ken Levine's next game, Judas, might be an option... whenever it launches.

I'm not going to believe either of them until I see them. I'm skeptical that either of them will actually come out, and if Mass Effect 4 does come out, it had better be the highest-rated RPG in the history of the genre if Bioware is to survive, and I'm not seeing that kind of potential. 

Fair enough.

But what Bioware needs to survive is not the best RPG in history. What they need is a best-seller... and that's far from guaranteed.