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This past N7 day was a particularly exciting one for Mass Effect fans, with BioWare announcing both the remastered Legendary Edition trilogy and that a team of veteran developers is now hard at work on a new Mass Effect game. Regarding the latter, a new batch of concept art for the upcoming title has been revealed thanks to BioWare’s recently released art book.

As reported by Eurogamer, Tumblr user Felassan posted a series of pictures from the newly released BioWare: Stories and Secrets from 25 Years of Game Development art book. “A veteran team is hard at work envisioning the next big Mass Effect game,” reads the blurb from the book. “Expect amazing new worlds to explore with memorable characters buoyed by the series’ signature choices and consequences.” Interestingly enough, these images also suggest a possible return to Andromeda.

The first image appears to be a look at Remnant architecture, which

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There are a lot of mysterious things in this world, whether its amazing structures like the ancient Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Egypt, the unknown depths of the ocean, or other unexplainable phenomena. Some peculiar triangular prism-shaped monoliths were recently discovered halfway across the world from each other, though who put them there remains a mystery. Now, the strange pillars have caught the attention of Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard, who warns of a possible alien threat (the Council probably won’t listen).

Earlier this year a peculiar monolith shaped like a triangular prism was discovered by Utah state biologists in a remote part of northern San Juan County. While the structure has been since taken down by unknown persons, the pillar received quite a bit of attention from many fandoms across the globe for its alien appearance. Soon after another mysterious monolith was discovered, this time

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Today is turning out to be an interesting one for longtime BioWare fans. EA has announced that Dragon Age 4 executive producer Mark Darrah and BioWare’s general manager Casey Hudson will be departing the company. While the departure of these two BioWare veterans will undoubtedly bring about some kind of shift within the studio, all ongoing projects – namely Dragon Age 4, the next Mass Effect title, and Anthem Next – will continue on as planned.

“I want to personally thank Casey and Mark for everything they have done for the BioWare community, and particularly for our players,” EA’s chief studios officer Laura Miele said in a statement. “They will always be an essential part of the studio’s history, we appreciate their many contributions, and we look forward to seeing what they’ll each do next.” Miele goes on to confirm that Samantha Ryan will continue to oversee the studio, while Christian

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The Game Awards 2020 have now come and gone, and the night offered plenty of surprises and fun moments. Per tradition, the night also featured several big reveals including the first look at a new Perfect Dark game and the first cinematic trailer for Dragon Age 4. One franchise that many have wanted to know is returning is the Mass Effect franchise, which was confirmed to have a remake of its original trilogy in the works, but little word on whether a new game for the series was in development. Well, as the last reveal of the night, The Game Awards did drop the bomb that was a new Mass Effect game teaser.

BioWare and EA have released the new Mass Effect game teaser that made its world premiere at The Game Awards 2020 livestream on the official Mass Effect YouTube channel. The trailer begins showing our Milky Way galaxy, and expanding to further parts of the cosmos, as classic real-world NASA audio is

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One of the standout parts of The Game Awards 2020 was undeniably the release of the first trailer for the next Mass Effect game, which BioWare has been teasing on and off for quite some time now. While the new trailer seems to confirm the return of a fan-favorite character from the original trilogy, the recent departure of both Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah have fans understandably concerned about the future of both Mass Effect and Dragon Age. While it’s saddening to picture a Mass Effect team that doesn’t include either of those two BioWare vets, it’s recently been announced that some of the developers from the original Mass Effect Trilogy will be returning to work on the new game.

Project Director Mike Gamble recently took to Twitter to name drop some of the folks that will be working on the upcoming Mass Effect game. Gamble revealed that narrative designer Dusty Everman (ME – 3, Andromeda) and Parrish

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BioWare’s galaxy-wide space opera Mass Effect has been primed for a remaster for a while now, with fans calling for a modern-generation update (and some even making their own) of the original RPG trilogy for several years at this point. However, these wishes were granted early last year when the Mass Effect Legendary Edition was revealed, touting an all-inclusive and graphically-upgraded journey of Commander Shepard, though, without any concrete release date. Following immense speculation, it appears fans can finally fire up the Normandy this coming May.

Revealed in an all-new trailer, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is set to release on May 14th for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with “forward compatibility and targeted enhancements” also confirmed for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Remastering the entire trilogy in 4K Ultra HD, the collection is confirmed to feature “over 40 DLC” from each

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The Mass Effect series is coming to modern-gen hardware with the release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, with the re-release featuring stunning visual overhauls and enhancements to the epic adventures of Commander Shepard. The series’ original trilogy-ender Mass Effect 3 notably brought the RPG action to the realm of multiplayer, allowing players to take the fight to the Reapers as any one of the series’ many alien races. Unfortunately, it appears the fan-favorite mode did not make the cut for the anticipated remaster.

Speaking in an interview with Game Informer, project director Mac Walters revealed why the online aspect of the series won’t see a return for Mass Effect Legendary Edition. According to the dev, the decision ultimately boiled down to the amount of work required to recreate and implement such a significant feature. with developer BioWare instead expressing its aims to keep the

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Gamers have many exciting titles to look forward to in the new year, with one such title being the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. The collection of upgraded versions of the original Mass Effect trilogy was announced last November, although no release date was given at the time. Earlier today, the full release date was announced with a new trailer, and new details about the game’s launch were also disclosed. Now, a special edition, of sorts, for the game has been announced as the Mass Effect Legendary Cache, which includes a full-size N7 helmet.

Game Informer has reported on the new Mass Effect Legendary Cache, providing details on the items that the collection contains. The big star of the Cache is the 1:1 scale replica of Commander Shepard’s N7 breather helmet. The helmet is fully wearable with adjustable straps and AA battery-powered LED lights that can shine in either Paragon Blue or Renegade Red.

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Compiling the epic adventures of Commander Shepard and crew into a nearly-all-in-one package, Mass Effect Legendary Edition will also receive quite a few shiny coats of paint to bring the cosmic RPG up to snuff with modern hardware. Of the touted enhancements, the trilogy is confirmed to be remastered in 4K resolution, feature over 40 pieces of DLC, as well as a slew of graphically-overhauled textures and models. While the latter two entries are set to be scaled-up from the originals, it appears the original Mass Effect has actually received the remake treatment, at least partially.

As revealed in an interview with Eurogamer, BioWare’s Mac Walters and environment/character director Kevin Meek detailed quite a bit about the design process of the Legendary Edtion, including the team’s approach with remastering the original Mass Effect. In addition to bringing about the aforementioned upgrades, several

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition is being built up as the ultimate version of the iconic RPG trilogy, with all the pulse-pounding shootouts, planet-hopping exploration, and alien-bedding romance from the original presented with significant visual, performance, and gameplay overhauls. Not only is the epic fight against the Reapers presented in 4K Ultra resolution, but BioWare has been touting over 40 pieces of DLC planned to return from the original games. However, it appears one notable adventure will not be among them: the Pinnacle Station DLC.

Revealed in a recent interview with Game Informer, game director Mac Walters confirmed Pinnacle Station would sadly be sitting out the new Legendary Edition remaster. Recalling the “emotional roller coaster” of attempting to assemble the combat-centered DLC, Walters revealed the uncomfortable reality that such a task was currently impossible due to original

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While parts of the Mass Effect Trilogy are fairly divisive among fans, there is one near-constant for those that have played the original game: the drivable Mako vehicle kinda sucks. Everything from the Mako’s controls to its camera to its weapon system and handling leave quite a bit to be desired, something the folks at BioWare have taken into account for the upcoming release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. That’s right, the Mako is finally getting fixed.

Earlier today, the Mass Effect Legendary Edition received a new trailer showing off the title’s official release date. Since then, new reports have come in revealing all that’s changed between the original trilogy and the Legendary Edition, with the first game in the series getting the most work done to it given its age. As reported by Game Informer, among these fixes are some much-needed improvements to the Mako.

According to GI’s coverage, the Mako

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Mass Effect legendary Edition is officially on the horizon, as revealed by the recently released trailer from BioWare. With the remastered trilogy just three months away from release, details are beginning to pour out regarding the differences between the original trilogy and the remaster. One of the more notable changes is that the lengthened and improved ending to Mass Effect 3 from the ‘Extended Cut’ DLC is established as the canon ending to the trilogy thanks to its inclusion in Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

For those blissfully unaware, the original ending of arguably the best space-faring video game trilogy of all time fell notably flat, with many criticizing the ending of Mass Effect 3 for not reflecting the multitude of impactful choices players made throughout the three games. The new and improved ending from the Extended Cut DLC somewhat remedies this, and as such it was seemingly an easy

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We’ve some exciting news for you ‘Heroic’ Femshep fans out there! Originally only playable in Mass Effect 3, the canon female version of Commander Shepard will be playable across all three games in the trilogy thanks to the back-porting done by BioWare for the highly anticipated Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Know who else is a major fan of the change? Femshep voice actor Jennifer freakin’ Hale!

not gonna hide it, this is pretty damn cool@masseffect @bioware #N7
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— Jennifer Hale (@jhaletweets) February 3, 2021

For those unaware, players have always been able to choose between playing as a male or female version of Commander Shepard, though the red-headed default version of the character wasn’t established as such until BioWare put it to a vote in order to hype up the release of Mass Effect 3. Bringing this version of femshep to the first two games

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Mass Effect is once again at the forefront of everyone’s minds thanks to the most recent trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, which revealed some of what to expect from the remastered trilogy along with its official release date. Since then we’ve had a near-endless stream of new info trickling out about the trilogy, ranging from what’s changed to what graphical improvements have been implemented into each entry in the series. To that end, we now have the official minimum and recommended specs for the PC version of the games.

Steam once again comes in clutch to reveal the minimum and recommended specs for the PC version of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. All three titles are on the older side at this point in time, and even with the inclusion of each game’s DLC and notable quality of life features and enhancements, it won’t require a super powerful rig to run. Given the hefty space requirement of

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After several years of silence from EA and BioWare regarding the Mass Effect series, fans got a double surprise in 2020 at the announcement of not only a brand new Mass Effect game, but also the much-demanded Mass Effect trilogy remaster. Officially titled Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the classic trilogy is finally being released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Considering previous games have become available to Switch players, BioWare has now spoken about the possibility of a Mass Effect Legendary Edition Nintendo Switch version.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition project director Mac Walters recently spoke with Eurogamer about the remaster, hot off of its release date announcement. Much of the conversation is focused on BioWare and EA’s decisions regarding the project (such as the decision to not add new content and keep the experience authentic to its original form) and the history of its development

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While the original Mass Effect game had a lot of good things going for it, the title also had its fair share of quirks. One of the more divisive aspects of the BioWare title is that, instead of loading screens, players were subjected to extremely long elevator rides punctuated with the occasional looping jokes, witty banter, or simple awkward silence. The upcoming Mass Effect Legendary Edition actually keeps every bit of those enjoyable conversations in the game, though it does so while drastically cutting down on load times.

As reported by Game Informer, the upcoming Mass Effect Legendary Edition significantly reduces the time players will spend in elevators in the first game. According to a side-by-side video comparison the original elevator wait times averaged out at about a minute, while the remaster drops the wait time down to around 14 seconds. So, does that mean you’ll miss out on the banter

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BioWare is finally set to revisit its original acclaimed sci-fi trilogy with the upcoming Mass Effect Legendary Edition and the overall collection appears to have largely kept the adventure intact with numerous major tweaks to visuals and gameplay. With that in mind, it appears the team is also taking this ample opportunity to update Commander Shepard’s saga in other ways, including toning down some of the more gratuitous scenes featured in the series.

As per a recent interview with Metro, project director Mac Walters and character/environment director Kevin Meek addressed the idea that some portrayals from the trilogy may not live up to modern scrutiny, namely, some rather evocative camera angles with crew member Miranda Lawson. Of the curvaceous imagery, Walters admitted “a lot of things have evolved” since the original games released and that a few scenes might call for “considerations.”

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Though the wait for a new Mass Effect game continues for the time being, BioWare is currently set to give fans a re-release of the original epic space RPG. Following the exploits of Commander Shepard, the trilogy-spanning Mass Effect Legendary Edition is boasting a number of exciting visual upgrades and gameplay tweaks to the original experience. However, it appears the remaster will also have new music contributed to the upcoming `release.

Recently taking to Twitter, long-time Mass Effect series composer Sam Hulick confirmed that at least one new piece of music will be included in Mass Effect Legendary Edition. While not revealing too much about the new tune or which game players might hear it in, Hulick teased it would be ”a killer remix of an old, unused track,” suggesting the song would be something fans haven’t yet heard before.

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While Mass Effect Legendary Edition aims to deliver the definitive edition of each game in the trilogy, there are of course some aspects of each title that BioWare has tweaked and changed. From new music to a distinct lack of Miranda ass shots, these changes are arguably for the better. In a similar vein, many fans of the original have been clamoring for story changes, though BioWare has explained why the studio as a whole chose not to alter the story in any of the games save for the decision to confirm the Extended Cut ending as canon.

Speaking to Game Informer, Mass Effect Legendary Edition character/environment director Kevin Meek discussed how the team went about determining what they should and should not change for the project. “One thing that really helped focus us was looking at the way fans talked about Shepard, they call it ‘my Shepard’ and they’re very possessive about their Shepard in

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Although a romance in Mass Effect between male Shepard and Kaidan is obtainable in Mass Effect 3, any relationship between the two in the first games is relegated to ‘just friends’ despite the existence of fully voiced dialogue for male Shepard suggesting otherwise. As such, many players believe that the relationship was cut content from BioWare, though the developer recently revealed that a relationship between the two in the original Mass Effect game was never planned.

In a recent interview with Game Informer, Mass Effect Legendary Edition director Mac Walters was asked whether or not the romance between Kaidan and male Shepard was cut from the original game. “No,” Walters immediately replied, though he thankfully elaborated further. “So, this is an interesting one. What had happened in the original first game – actually in all of them – is when we would record the male and female Shepard