Next Mass Effect Game in Prototype Phase

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In a recent blog post, BioWare declared that the next Mass Effect title is still in the works, albeit still in the prototyping stage. Fans of the iconic sci-fi saga will have to probably wait quite a bit before seeing the next chapter ready for release.

The Mass Effect series was born in 2007 from the minds of Canadian developer BioWare, since then becoming one of the most successful franchises in the history of action role-playing games. The saga is famous for having a deep and engaging companion system, as well as featuring a wide array of plot-impacting choices. The first three games focus on the efforts of Commander Shepard to save the galaxy from a race of ancient machines known as the Reapers, doing so by working with the various alien species inhabiting the galaxy; the latest installment, Mass Effect: Andromeda, featured a new setting, but t didn't reach the success of its predecessors.

Mass Effect Fan Makes Reapers Out of LEGO

BioWare General Manager Gary McKay dedicated an official blog post to the ongoing work on Dragon Age 4, adding a few precious details on the development status of the new Mass Effect. In his words, the next chapter of the sci-fi saga is still in a prototyping phase, being worked on by a veteran team led by Mike Gamble, and will take a long time to be finished. The long development anticipated is, probably, also the result of Mass Effect switching to the Unreal Engine.

First announced in 2019 to be in very-early stage of development, the next Mass Effect was expected to be trailing behind Dragon Age 4, and there are reasons for the long waiting time. Not only is a AAA title inherently time-consuming to develop, but BioWare is likely putting extreme care in the next chapter of the saga, the