On Mass Effect 2’s anniversary, what do we know about the next game?
On Mass Effect 2’s anniversary, what do we know about the next game?
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As Mass Effect 2 celebrates its 15th anniversary, we look into why the new game is taking so long and whether it will ever be out. BioWare’s history is built on a wealth of critically-acclaimed role-playing games, including Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 and Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic, but for many its magnum opus is the original Mass Effect trilogy.
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The sci-fi series debuted in 2007 (it was an Xbox 360 exclusive at first) but it was its sequel which elevated the series to super stardom. The third entry isn’t quite so revered, thanks to its controversial ending, but the subsequent quality drop with fourth entry Mass Effect: Andromeda helped make Mass Effect 3’s faults look marginal by comparison.
As the series’ high point, Mass Effect 2 celebrates its 15th anniversary this week (it was first released in the US on January 26, but it didn’t arrive in Europe until January 29), and with a fifth entry in the works, we’ve assembled every nugget of information out there on what will hopefully be the Normandy crew’s big comeback.
After years of rumours, BioWare announced a new Mass Effect game on November 7 (aka N7 Day) in 2020, with a piece of concept art. At the time, the studio’s then-vice president Casey Hudson said the team was in ‘early stages’ of the project. ‘A veteran team has been hard at work envisioning the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe,’ Hudson said. ‘We are in early stages on the project and can’t say any more just yet, but we’re looking forward to sharing our vision for where we’ll be going next.’.
