Anonymous sources report BioWare Austin's online action RPG Shadow Realms may be going through a series of drastic changes.

Kotaku reports multiple sources provided them with information regarding Shadow Realms' current status and its recent evolution, ranging from the game's outright cancellation to its possibly-rebooted status.First revealed in 2014, Shadow Realms was billed as a 4 versus 1 cooperative action RPG available only on PC. Although it was never confirmed, speculation suggested the game would adopt a free-to-play model. An alpha was announced for fall 2014, only to be delayed indefinitely in October while BioWare worked to integrate player feedback into its design.Now, a source tells Kotaku Shadow Realms is targeting a 2017 release on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, and will have its own full-length campaign. Originally, BioWare stressed that story was an important part of Shadow Realms' design , and we would see it unfold in an episodic, TV-like format. Whether or not this remains the plan behind its narrative is yet unknown.Reports suggest BioWare wanted to integrate EA's digital store and Origin service into Shadow Realm's core design in order to avoid taking any budgetary hits that often befall projects who choose to forgo these features.A horror game set in the modern world, Shadow Realms initially had friends teaming up to fight against or as the evil, all-powerful Shadowlord.IGN has reached out to BioWare and EA and will update this story with any new information.

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