During her hosting duties at the Golden Joystick Awards, actress Alix Wilton Regan delivered a eulogy-style address in response to BioWare's closure and the ongoing layoffs in the gaming industry. Before the official celebrations began, she paid tribute to BioWare and its developers.
Regan stated that behind every game are professionals who have dedicated years of their lives, yet too many are now losing their jobs and studios. The closure of BioWare hit her particularly hard, as the studio gave her some of her most iconic early roles and helped shape her career path.
She first appeared in Dragon Age: Origins in multiple roles, including the antagonist Ser Cauthrien, and later portrayed the romanceable character Samantha Traynor in Mass Effect 3. She also provided optional voice lines for the Inquisitor player character in Dragon Age: Inquisition and reprised the role in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Regan said that losing BioWare broke her heart, believing many players share this sentiment, and invited the audience to applaud in tribute to the studio and its developers. While fans have called on EA to handle the Mass Effect IP responsibly, and BioWare co-founder Trent Oster has expressed interest in reacquiring the related intellectual property, these developments have not yet resulted in any confirmed new arrangements.