BioWare confirms it’s making a new Mass Effect game

BioWare announced that it is making a new Mass Effect game in a surprise for N7, or November 7, the game series’ official holiday.

The announcement was made by Casey Hudson, longtime pastor of the game series, and said it involves a veteran team working on the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe. The game is in its early stages and the company released only one screenshot.

Meanwhile, the company is working on Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, which Jeff Grubb of GamesBeat got to know about a while ago. This is a remastering of the original series, which is now so old that it is considered retro. That project has been running for many months now, and the team has been working updating the textures, shaders, models, effects, other details for a modern experience. It will include all single player content and downloadable content from the first three games, remastered for 4K UHD images. It will be released this spring for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and will be compatible with Xbox Series X / S and PlayStation 5.

The original Mass Effect came to light in 2007, when BioWare was still run by founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, two doctors who love games. EA bought BioWare in 2008 and the second game debuted in 2010. Mass Effect 3 debuted in 2012, and the Doctors, who were loved for their dedication to what started as a hobby for them, retired in September 2012.

In honor of N7 day, NZXT introduced its NZXT CRFT 07, a new computer case made of carbon fiber. It’s based on Mass Effect, and it’s an example of the rabid fanbase that exists for Mass Effect.

I didn’t develop much of a reputation for appreciating the original Mass Effect game, but I loved the series and even appreciated the ending of the original trilogy which sparked a lot of hate. For me, it was a bold expression of a new sci-fi franchise that went beyond Star Wars tropes, and it was unique thanks to BioWare’s devotion to role-playing games with detailed characters and a believable galactic setting. It was a fully developed imaginative universe. I’m also glad EA / BioWare took a breather after the setbacks in Mass Effect: Andromeda and Anthem.

It is a good present for this day that is important for other reasons. We have a new president-elect and a new Mass Effect game is coming. Doctors would be proud.