Mass Effect boss knows you're “hungry for news about the next game,” but you can't get it yet

Today is N7 Day, BioWare's annual celebration of the Mass Effect series, and to mark the occasion, the developer has updated its next game and TV show. Don't get too excited, though, because BioWare wants people to know it can't reveal too much.

Executive Producer Michael Gamble explain The next title in the Mass Effect series is still in development, and “EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe.” Gamble also addressed rumors that BioWare was being shut down or sold as part of EA's $55 billion sale to a consortium of investors led by Saudi Arabia.

“Like you, we have heard rumors recently. You have made it clear that you are very concerned about what happens next,” he said.

There has been speculation that if EA's $55 billion sale goes through, the new owner will BioWare may be shut down or sold. The studio’s latest game, Dragon Age: Veiled Keeper, Failed to meet EA's sales expectations. It remains to be seen what the new owners will do, or how EA will raise the funds to pay off the $20 billion in debt attached to the deal. This uncertainty is a business risk for EA.

Gamble didn't address the rumors specifically, but said the BioWare team is “putting our heads down and focusing on Mass Effect.”

He added: “We have a lot of universes to cover, a lot of features to build, and a lot of romance to figure out. We're excited about what we're building, and we promise you: it's going to be fun to show off when we're ready.”

Gamble said he knows people are “hungry for news” and thanked them for their patience until the studio shares more information.

Mass Effect TV Show Updates

In addition to the Mass Effect game series, Gamble has also updated Amazon's Mass Effect TV series. He said the writers' room is “growing” and that writers have come up with “a lot” of ideas about how the show connects to the wider Mass Effect canon and “where it positions itself relative to the new games.”

“The show will explore an entirely new story in the universe's timeline, set after the events of the original trilogy. It won't be a rehash of Commander Shepard's story – because after all – that's your story, isn't it?” he said.

mass effect show is Debuts in 2021so it's been going on for a long time. November 2024, TV series There is a critical updateit was reported at the time that the show was actually in development. According to reports, Daniel Casey (“Fast and Furious 9”) is serving as writer and executive producer of the series, while Gamble is also an executive producer.

Ari Arad (Iron Man, Uncharted, the upcoming Zelda movie) also serves as executive producer. There are no plot details for the Mass Effect show yet, but the main series follows the events of Commander Shepard's spaceflight. There were plans to make a movie version of Mass Effect, but it Never left the ground.

Filmed for the TV show Mass Effect It could start in 2026.

“I want you to see something”

in a social media postsGamble said he knew BioWare's N7 Day post this year didn't actually include much meat. However, it's not time to reveal any more information about the next Mass Effect game just yet.

“To everyone who's yelling at me for not using N7 Day to deliver a bunch of information… I mean, I get it. I'm a fan, too. I hope you guys see something. But it's not the time… not yet. How many years has it been since the announcement? Yes. Are we busy? Yes. Are we 100% focused on Mass Effect now? Yeah, too,” he said.