In what seemed to be an inevitability, Electronic Arts announced the closure of BioWare this week, including the cancellation of its current project, a future iteration in the Mass Effect series. The writing has been on the wall for some time, and EA’s recent sale to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) sealed its fate.  Much can (and should) be said about BioWare’s ability to create fully realized, original worlds like those of Mass Effect and Dragon Age. But to…