Alix Wilton Regan honors BioWare at Golden Joysticks, calls closure a huge loss

Alix Wilton Regan, known for voicing Samantha Traynor in Mass Effect 3 and the British female player character in Dragon Age: Inquisition, used her Golden Joystick Awards appearance to pay tribute to BioWare after its recent closure. In a red carpet interview with GamesRadar+, Regan said she was "incredibly sad" and "genuinely very shocked" by the news, adding that she felt "dumbfounded" that such a powerful studio could experience such a sudden fall.

Regan noted that BioWare gave her early roles in Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 3, setting her on her career path. She voiced multiple characters across Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2, and later reprised her role as the Inquisitor in The Veilguard. She expressed concern for the developers who were working on Mass Effect 5, calling them "real people with real families" who deserve employment.

During her onstage remarks at the awards, Regan acknowledged the broader industry challenges, saying too many talented people are losing their jobs and studios. She argued that BioWare "broke the mold" for RPGs, particularly with Mass Effect, and that its influence paved the way for studios like Larian and Remedy, though both were founded before BioWare's biggest hits. She described the closure as "a huge loss for video games as a whole."