“Mass Effect Will Return:” Teaser trailer sets a new (old) direction for the sequel

Mass Effect 4 trailer.

We knew it was coming, and now we have confirmation: a new Mass Effect game is on the horizon. It was announced with a teaser trailer during last night's Game Awards broadcast.

What we have is a short trailer with no gameplay but one that still makes a few things clear about the direction of the series. The new game will be made by BioWare under the EA umbrella, and the foremost revelations are that it seems to be set in the same galaxy as the original trilogy of games, it occurs immediately after the conclusion of Mass Effect 3, and it appears to feature at least one returning character (Liara T'Soni).

As for what gameplay looks like or where the story goes from here, it's anyone's guess. We don't want to spoil anything here, but each of the Mass Effect 3 endings left the game's setting unrecognizable compared to how it appeared during the course of the trilogy-hence BioWare's decision to set the poorly received follow-up Mass Effect: Andromeda in a completely different galaxy with a new cast of characters.

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