so that it may target Windows XP users. It was only being developed for Microsoft Windows, but BioWare Austin's general manager Jeff Hickman stated that the game may have been released on consoles if it was successful on PC and fans called for it. The game's official website features developer blogs about the game, as well as a sign-up form for its closed alpha program. In January 2015, sources suggested that the game was postponed and rebooted because of the failures of multiplayer video games such as the 2013 reboot of Command & Conquer and Dawngate. Sources also suggested that the game was to be released in 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. But on February 9, 2015, BioWare announced the game's cancellation to work on content for Dragon Age: Inquisition and Mass Effect: Andromeda. Reception and legacy Shadow Realms received positive pre-release reception, with reviewers praising the game's customization options, tactics, and mix of magic and weapons in combat. The game inspired a spiritual successor called Breach created by former developers of the studio, but that game was also cancelled shortly after its early access release on Steam. References Action role-playing video games Asymmetrical multiplayer video games BioWare games Cancelled Windows games Cooperative video games Electronic Arts games Frostbite (game engine) games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in the United States