Mass Effect (2007) News

The Halo TV show has a cheeky Mass Effect easter egg

In 2007, two sci-fi games about space marines in cool armor with weirdly shaped assault rifles rocked the Xbox 360 (and one/13 years later, the PC.) Ever since, it's been hard to mentally and spiritually decouple Halo and Mass Effect, even as we've never seen an official connection between the two aside from the aesthetic similarities and console of origin...
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Looks like the next Mass Effect will be made in Unreal

While the first three Mass Effect games were all made with versions of Unreal Engine 3, BioWare began using EA's in-house Frostbite engine for all its games after that. The transition wasn't easy—the first two Dragon Age games had been made with versions of the studio's own Eclipse Engine, and according to Mike Laidlaw that change was why Dragon Age 2's expansion Exalted March had to be cancelled. It's also been blamed for some of Mass Effect: Andromeda's problems, due to both the extra work switching engines created and specific areas where Frostbite was lacking related to animations, map sizes, save systems, and so on...
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Former Mass Effect lead writer would be 'happy to consult' on the Amazon series

It was revealed earlier this week that Amazon Studios is "nearing a deal" to make a new series based on EA's Mass Effect games. No details beyond that "maybe it's happening" report have been shared as of yet, but the mere possibility of its existence was enough to grab the attention of a few former developers...
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Amazon Prime reportedly 'nearing a deal' on a Mass Effect adaptation

The Wheel of Time series, which debuted on November 19, has apparently been a success for Amazon Prime. That's why, Deadline reports, Amazon Studios is doubling down on adaptations—among them, a potential Mass Effect TV show. "Amazon Studios is nearing a deal to develop a series based on the best-selling sci-fi video game franchise from Electronic Arts", as Deadline puts it...
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New Mass Effect game gets another teaser to tide fans over

Geth a load of this, Mass Effect fans, you now have something to mull over for teases while you wait for more news. BioWare has revealed a new poster for the upcoming Mass Effect game to round off N7 Day.

The poster depicts a ship that's landed on a planet, with the crew walking toward a crater. Fans were swift to point out that the different colours of the world make the landscape look like a big ol' Geth face, which is a race of networked artificial bits of intelligence that hang out beyond the Perseus Veil, if you need a reminder.

There are a few other wee details you can notice if you zoom in, too. There are four crew members, and one of them appears to be a Krogan, which is another race in Mass Effect that seems big and brutish. If you look towards the crater, you'll also see the remains of what looks like another Geth. If you're more into your space crafts, you can get a good look at the ship, too, to see what that's all about.

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