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Even as the RPG series endures a sizeable hiatus, Mass Effect continues to be as popular as ever with fans of its epic sci-fi world, fulfilling characters, and branching decision-based narrative. While the ME fandom is usually recognized for more traditional mediums as of late, developers for the upcoming title Minimal Affect have alternatively expressed their love of BioWare’s holy trilogy through the creation of a hilariously on-point parody RPG.

Featuring the steadfast adventures of Commander Creed, players are teased to have a colorful, albeit unconventional adventure on their hands exploring the galaxy and saving the day from the deadly Harvesters. Publisher Sold Out and developer Toadman Studios showed off the game with a hilarious announcement trailer, but has since begun teasing varyingly glorious tidbits over social media. A recent Twitter post has now revealed the game will feature a menacing

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Mass Effect fans, your time appears to have finally come! While there’s been very little news regarding the popular Bioware franchise since support for Mass Effect: Andromeda prematurely ended, a new report is now suggesting that a Mass Effect Trilogy “HD Remake” may be on the way within the next year or so.

The news comes by way of the folks over at Venturebeat, which reported on a recent EA investors call that served as an overview for the fiscal year ending in March 2020. According to the call, EA has 14 games in the works to be released within the next year, though the publisher also remains committed to its live service games like Apex Legends. “This year we plan to grow our communities across new platforms and ways to play,” EA chief executive officer Andrew Wilson said.

Building on our announcement with Google Stadia last week, we plan to bring our games to more digital distribution channels.

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RPG maker BioWare has brought quite a few interesting worlds to the video game realm, but one of the studio’s most popular is undoubtedly the Mass Effect series. With an extended array of character interactions, an interesting multi-game story, and a vibrant galaxy-wide setting, it’s difficult not to see why the saga has spawned such a beloved and dedicated fan base. It appears this fandom also includes the likes of game developers as a hilarious new Mass Effect parody RPG has been announced called Minimal Affect.

In a new trailer (H/T Prima Games), publisher Sold Out and developer Toadman Studios revealed a “story-driven space adventure” bursting touting “everything you’d expect to do in a third-person action RPG.” The footage introduces us to a diverse alien crew led by the “fearless” Commander Creed as they halt a hostile invasion led by a race of space parasites called Harvesters. This

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With so many people in the world taking shelter in their homes the past few weeks, many have found escapism through the recently released Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The game has allowed players to visit their friends in a way that would be somewhat risky in the real world now, and even allowed one couple to host a virtual wedding after their real life wedding was cancelled. Mass Effect fans have been craving for a new entry in that franchise for a few years now with no new announcements to satisfy, but strangely some of them are finding comfort by creating N7 outfits in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

it’s always Mass Effect o’clock…

im now hunting for black heels lol#AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/d3VVo4lQsO

— Twilight Quarantine Boogaloo @yearning hours (@hustlebustlecos) March 30, 2020

N7 design for you Mass Effect fans out there. 🙂#AnimalCrossing #ACNH

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With a new video game console generation on the horizon, gamers everywhere are hoping for the return of their favorite game franchises on the new hardware. One such franchise that many have been hoping to see a reprise from is Mass Effect, which has been on somewhat of a hiatus since the less than stellar reception for the latest entry Mass Effect: Andromeda. The past year or so has seen rumors of a new Mass Effect game or a remaster of the original Mass Effect trilogy abound, but a new BioWare job listing may point to the series’s glorious return.

As reported on Prima Games, EA has released a new BioWare job listing on their official website. The position is for a Technical Director for BioWare Edmonton in Alberta, and the studio is requesting a veteran video game developer with at least 5 years of experience. As the description reads:

You will be the most senior engineering lead on the next major title

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While the franchise is in something of a hiatus for now, Mass Effect fans have done an excellent job of keeping excitement for the franchise alive. While BioWare has hinted at the possibility of a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster for a while now, fans took it upon themselves to make the remaster a reality on their own. Many have wondered if the next Mass Effect game might attempt to switch up the gameplay style of the franchise, and now, one artist’s new Mass Effect fan art has envisioned what the game might look like as an isometric RPG game.

What if @masseffect was an Isometric ARPG?

Art by us! https://t.co/t6ehhkzydk#gamedev #masseffect #rpg pic.twitter.com/6yPfJNAn76

— Chris Bischoff – Beautiful Desolation. (@StasisGame) March 9, 2020

Fan artist Chris Bischoff has shared their new piece of Mass Effect fan art on their official Twitter account. The artwork, created by Chris and the team at The Brotherhood

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Massively popular sandbox title Minecraft has been released across every conceivable platform as of late, with even Sony getting in on the party with the debut of Bedrock Edition for the PlayStation 4. Though touting cross-platform play on every major platform, developer Mojang has only now made a key piece of content available on all of them: the Minecraft Mass Effect mash-up pack.

Yes, the epic space opera known as BioWare’s Mass Effect trilogy has finally made it to the Nintendo Switch, albeit in the form of a Minecraft skin and texture pack. Featuring 36 skins, menus, music, and a texture pack themed around the sci-fi franchise’s iconic locations, players can suit up as the likes of Commander Shephard, Liara, Garrus, and Grunt and live their best and blockiest Mass Effect life. Available now on the Minecraft Marketplace, Mojang has also released a trailer showing off the content featured in the

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Despite it being on a temporary hiatus following a rather lackluster fourth act, BioWare’s Mass Effect series continues to represent a golden standard that other RPG developers continue to look up to while crafting their own IPs. Known for its immersive story, diverse combat, and smart writing, the Mass Effect series allowed players to forge their own path while leaning towards either good (Paragon) or evil (Renegade) in terms of player choice. At least, that’s what BioWare had planned, though it has been revealed that the overwhelming majority of players simply stuck to Paragon playthroughs.

Former BioWare Cinematic Designer John Ebenger recently responded to a Tweet wherein it is joked that despite a developer’s best efforts to create quality content for both sides of the table, the player sticks with doing nothing but good deeds, leaving a lot of work unseen. Ebenger responds stating that something

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The future still looks to be bright for video games and gamers have numerous big titles to look forward to in the next year. One big title that has many fascinated is Outriders, a new sci-fi co-operative shooter coming from People Can Fly and Square Enix later this year. Following a space-bound cast of characters, Outriders has especially intrigued fans of Mass Effect—a game that has been placed on something of an indefinite hiatus. As romance options are among the most important aspects of Mass Effect, a new Outriders interview has now addressed whether fans may be able to get friendly with crewmates.

Prima Games recently conducted an Outriders interview with the core team at People Can Fly. The game’s various RPG aspects were a big focus of the interview, but one aspect prioritized the rest. When asked directly about Outriders and the possibility of romance partners, the team had this to say:

“I

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BioWare has seen a lot of changes over recent years, with a handful of top developers leaving the company. That said, Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn left the studio back in 2018 to go work at Archetype Entertainment, but he just recently revealed why he departed BioWare.

Taking to his blog (via Prima Games), Karpyshyn discussed his departure from the beloved studio. “I’ve been in the video game industry for twenty years now,” he said. “When I started at BioWare, everything was fresh and exciting. It was a dream job – talented people working together to create epic games like Baldur’s Gate, KOTOR, Mass Effect and Dragon Age. But as we grew and became more successful, things changed.

We became more corporate. We were less able to make what we loved, and the teams were pushed to create games based on market research rather than our creative instincts and passions. My dream job became just a job, and I lost

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The Mass Effect series is well-known for being quite the engrossing experience with hundreds of hours of story, gameplay, and characters to interact with across four mainline titles. Among the galaxy-worth of content, it appears the fantastic adventures of Commander Shepard in-fact have a surprising connection with a certain Grammy award-winning musician. In addition to being a massively-successful singer and songwriter, it appears Billie Eilish is also the daughter of actress Maggie Baird, a.k.a. the voice of Samara from Mass Effect 2 and 3.

While this information isn’t something entirely unknown to the public, the revelation became viral on social media after a post from Guild Wars 2 composer Maclaine Diemer. Over on Twitter, Diemer professed that he was a fan of the popular musician, also pointing out that Billie Eilish’s mom was also gifted with vocally-inclined talents. Past credits (via IMDB) for

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Alongside the fantasy likes of Dragon Age, the Mass Effect trilogy is arguably the most popular BioWare has released, the fandom even having a dedicated day to express their love of the space opera RPG. Apparent by an array of intricate cosplay and endless fan art, the collective Mass Effect community is still going strong in the face of the series’ extended, but inevitably-ending hiatus. However, until those low-key plans come to fruition, fans have long-expressed hope of a proper Mass Effect trilogy remaster that might finally send the epic saga into the modern-day or even the next-generation of gaming.

While actual remasters still remain to be seen, it appears a team of modders has already beaten BioWare to the punch, designing fully-realized visual upgrades for the original three Mass Effect games. A duo of mods called ‘A Lot of Textures’ (ALOT) and ‘A Lot Of Videos’ (ALOV) each feature the

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The current generation of video game consoles has brought many wonderful new games into people’s homes, but many have also found great enjoyment by re-experiencing many beloved pre-existing titles. Given their ease of development and limited backwards compatibility on current consoles, remasters of games from previous generations like Grand Theft Auto and the Uncharted trilogy have been quite popular, with even the likes of classic trilogies such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon receiving full-on remakes. One trilogy that numerous fans have clamored for has been the Mass Effect trilogy, and now it seems that BioWare may be hinting at a Mass Effect trilogy remaster being in the works.

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— BioWare (@bioware) January 14, 2020

BioWare recently released a new post on their official Twitter account that many have been led to believe may be a teaser for a Mass

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Ever since 2017’s Mass Effect: Andromeda failed to make an impression with fans, a new full game entry hasn’t exactly been in the cards, at least for the time being. In the meantime, developer BioWare has assured continuance of the series in one form or another, whether it be through fabulous merchandise or the introduction of new story-expanding novels. However, it appears this hiatus has now ended as a new report suggests an all new Mass Effect game has finally entered development.

According to Kotaku (h/t Prima Games), the new galaxy-spanning entry is currently in “very early development” by the main BioWare studio in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The outlet reports that longtime BioWare figure Mike Gamble is heading the project as game director, following his notable role as producer for the Mass Effect trilogy and more recently with Andromeda, Anthem, and the upcoming Dragon Age 4.

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Even after enduring a multi-year hiatus, the Mass Effect series is still alive and kicking to this day, as evident by the recent N7 Day proceedings. Year after year, the internet’s collective of Mass Ef-fans have gathered to celebrate their favorite galaxy-spanning, squad-assembling, and alien-bedding RPG series, with BioWare often joining the love alongside them. BioWare GM Casey Hudson was one to express his excitement toward the series in a recent social media post, teasing the series still has “so many stories yet to tell.”

Taking to Twitter for the N7 Day occasion, Hudson showed off a collection of stunning concept art from the Mass Effect series, each image showcasing a scene that was unfortunately left on the cutting room floor. The BioWare GM used these works to illustrate the studio’s dedication to the ME series; teasing “so many ideas” they wish to realize, “so much concept art that

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Games these days have come a long way, able to tell incredible stories in amazing universes filled with wonder and adventure. The companies making these titles are filled with a ton of talented individuals who come and go, sometimes even resurfacing with their own studios. Such is the case for a crew of former Mass Effect and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim developers who are coming together to form a new studio called Brass Lion Entertainment.

Developers Bryna Dabby Smith, Rashad Redic, and Manveer Heir recently revealed their plans for their new company, with the hopes of ushering in a diverse culture of gaming one game at a time. The team has a history of working with many big-name titles, predominantly ones with rich storytelling and a diverse cast of characters.

Our goal at Brass Lion Entertainment is to diversify the video game industry, one fictional universe at a time, and expand them into other

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Another year brings another N7 Day, Bioware’s now official ‘holiday’ celebrating all things Mass Effect. This year’s festivities have been a bit more muted than usual, with the developer opening up the floor to its fans by asking what they want to see from the possible future of the franchise. There are of course more tangible goodies to be had, as Bioware and Dark Horse have teamed up tor a stellar replica of the Cerberus Normandy SR-2 from Mass Effect 2. The team released a 360 view video of the Mass Effect 2 vessel which can be seen below:

Pre-orders are now available for a replica of the Cerberus Normandy SR-2 ship from Mass Effect 2. Coming in at $249.99, the purchase includes the replica itself along with a snowy terrain base, a clear acrylic post, and a certificate of authenticity. “Dark Horse Direct and BioWare are back to celebrate N7 Day with the release of our brand-new Cerberus Normandy

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It looks like fans of older games may have a lot to look forward to from EA next year. The company recently released its prepared remarks for investors following the release of its quarterly financial results, some of which held some hints at what fans can expect from 2020 and beyond. Some of these upcoming offerings will be new IPs, while others will apparently be “fan favorite” remasters.

EA’s Blake Jorgensen spoke at length about what can be expected from the company next year, revealing that the plan is to “add at least one more sports title to our annual slate” and that it has “two new unannounced EA Partners titles coming from third-party developers.” Jorgensen also revealed that the plan is to “deliver some exciting remasters of fan favorites, including the Command and Conquer game we’ve already disclosed.”

EA has for the most part been hesitant to delve into remaster territory, which makes

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It looks like BioWare’s Anthem is getting into the Halloween spirit in the absolute best way possible! While there’s been some notable touch and go between the developer and its player base ever since the title launched, if there’s one thing that can bring all sides to the table it’s our collective love for all things Mass Effect. To that end, BioWare has announced its Season of Skulls seasonal update, which brings with it new events, numerous bug fixes, and multiple sets of some epic-looking Mass Effect armor!

As reported by the folks over at Resetera, Anthem Patch 1.5.0 brings with it the Season of Skulls update and some nifty new Mass Effect armor sets. In regards to the former, Fort Tarsis has received a lovely makeover for the Halloween season, and players can head out to engage in the Echoes of Reality event as well as new Freeplay activities, some of which will unlock an optional boss if completed

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Hot off the news of Anthem’s lead producer Ben Irving leaving BioWare, it has been revealed that another key member of the BioWare team is heading for different pastures. It has been announced that today was the last day for Fernando Melo, former Senior Producer for Dragon Age 4. Melo worked as a Senior Producer on Dragon Age Origins and its sequel, as well as companion apps for various games. Check out his announcement via Twitter below:

(1/4) Today was my last day at BioWare. After 12 years.. that’s a heck of a lot of feels. 🙂

Tonight I got to write my name up at our local pub, alongside many other amazing peers over the years, and it reminded me of a lot of folks no longer here that I miss dearly. pic.twitter.com/MFQELPM2jr

— Fernando Melo (@DiscoBabaloo) August 17, 2019

In his farewell email to the company (shared within the Tweet thread), Melo talks a little bit about the state of the new Dragon