Next Mass Effect Game Now In “Early Development”, Developer Confirms No Hinting At Shepard’s Return

Ahead of the proper showcases for both upcoming Dragon Age & Mass Effect titles, BioWare leads Mark Darrah and Casey Hudson announced to be departing from the game studio. Despite being role models within the developer, the both decided to move on to new horizons while both projects are still in incubation. The general consensus within the team however did not alter: BioWare strives to regain the trust of its players with the next projects in the pipeline.

According to BioWare in a previous Community Update in April, the next unnamed Mass Effect title is officially in early development. “There’s also the next game in the Mass Effect™ universe, which is now early in development. It’s going to be a while before we can talk about it in more detail, but we can’t wait to show you what we’re working on!” the team shared. Prior to its official announcement, the game was said to be in its “early stages” back in 2020.

More recently, Project Director Michael Gamble revealed some context on the next entry. Although little information has released on the game so far, he did confirm that long-time Shepard fans will not find a return of the beloved character according to his response on Twitter.

Atop of light details regarding the next game, there have been more circulating reports suggesting that a television show is underway. In early 2021, actor Henry Cavill posted an image of a script which was translated to be referencing Tali’Zorah which is a notable character within the Mass Effect universe. Later on BioWare’s Mac Walters referred the franchise to translate better into television rather than film which fans took as a hint at the time.

More exciting came in January upon discovering that Amazon is close to arranging a deal to initiate production for a TV series. Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke made a statement on an arrangement which is suspected to be for Mass Effect. You can read the full report by heading here.

What are you most excited to get for Mass Effect in the coming future?

Source: BioWare