BioWare Says Sorry For 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' Transgender Character Following Backlash

"Mass Effect: Andromeda" developer BioWare is now apologizing for its portrayal of a transgender character in the action RPG. The Edmonton, Canada-based video game developer is reportedly saying sorry after it received a lot of criticism over its new NPC Hainly Abrams. In a statement the developer published on Twitter this Wednesday, BioWare admitted that it did not think carefully on how to present the transgender character in the new "Mass Effect" game. The company then apologized and vowed to fix the problem by releasing a new update that will change Abrams' dialogue in the game. "In'Mass Effect: Andromeda,' one of our non-player characters, Hainly Abrams, was not included in a caring or thoughtful way.