Mass Effect
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| 2024 | Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz board game was developed by Eric Lang and Calvin Wong Tze Loon, featuring scenarios investigating a crashed Cerberus cruiser on the Hagalaz planet. |
| November 2024 | Amazon officially announced the Mass Effect television series is in development, with Karim Zreik producing under Cedar Tree Productions, alongside Ari Arad and Michael Gamble from Electronic Arts. Daniel Casey was selected to write and produce the series. |
| November 2023 | A short teaser trailer and poster revealing a new character were released after an online ARG for N7 Day. Project Director Mike Gamble confirmed the continued involvement of veteran developers from the original trilogy. |
| 2022 |
Mass Effect 3 ending controversy
The 'Happy Ending Mod' by Audemus was released for the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, offering fans an alternative ending to the original game.
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| November 2022 | BioWare announced several lead developers for the new Mass Effect game, including veterans from the original trilogy, and released concept art with an encrypted audio file featuring Liara T'Soni. |
| July 2022 |
Mass Effect 3 ending controversy
Former Mass Effect lead writer Drew Karpyshyn disclosed in an interview an alternative ending concept for Mass Effect 3 involving detonating mass relays as a strategic trap to eliminate the Reapers, which would have isolated galactic communities and set up a potential fourth main series game.
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| 2021 |
Joker
Disability Horizons published an article highlighting Joker as the best representation of disability in the Mass Effect trilogy.
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| 2021 | BioWare's Mac Walters reveals that the Mass Effect film project never progressed beyond initial planning stages due to challenges in adapting the game's story and a shift in Legendary Pictures' focus. |
| 2021 |
Mako
Mass Effect Legendary Edition is released, implementing design changes to improve the Mako's handling, including tweaked turning physics, camera controls, and thrusters with speed boost capability.
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| 2021 |
Legion
BioWare's official online store offered a limited edition Legion canvas print by artist Ben Huen, with 500 pieces available. The artwork was planned for shipment in two waves during the second half of 2021.
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| 2021 |
Kaidan Alenko
Project director Mac Walters clarified in an interview about Mass Effect Legendary Edition that Kaidan was never actually intended to be a same-sex romance option in the first Mass Effect, attributing the discovered lines to technical oversight and human error.
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| 2021 |
Miranda Lawson
In the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition compilation, BioWare removed what were described as 'gratuitous butt shots' of Miranda, which sparked discussions about censorship among players.
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| 2021 |
Mass Effect 3 ending controversy
BioWare released the Mass Effect Legendary Edition compilation, which included Mass Effect 3 and its DLC, with staff hoping players would re-evaluate the controversial ending over time.
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| 2021 |
Mass Effect 3 ending controversy
Chris Hepler, a game writer, gave an interview explaining the intentional moral complexity of Mass Effect 3's final ending choices, revealing the deliberate design behind the controversial narrative decisions.
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| 2021 |
Mass Effect 2 downloadable content
All Mass Effect 2 downloadable content was remastered as part of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
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| November 23 2021 | Deadline Hollywood reported negotiations were underway to adapt the Mass Effect franchise for Amazon Prime Video. |
| July 2021 |
Commander Shepard
BioWare released updated player choice statistics for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, showing 68% of players chose male Shepard and 32% chose female Shepard.
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| May 2021 |
Normandy
The SSV Normandy SR-1 is featured as an easter egg in the science fiction survival game No Man's Sky during a crossover event.
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| 2020 |
Joker
The International Journal of Computer Game Research published a second critical analysis article focusing on Joker's disability representation.
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| December 11 2020 | BioWare released an announcement trailer for the new Mass Effect game, featuring original trilogy character Liara T'Soni and confirming the use of Unreal Engine. |
| November 2020 | During N7 Day, BioWare confirmed a new Mass Effect game was in development, signaling a return to the original trilogy's storyline. |
| November 7 2020 | Mass Effect Legendary Edition officially announced on 'N7 Day', with the goal of modernizing the original game experiences. |
| October 21 2020 |
Mass Effect media
Release of 'Mass Effect: The Complete Comics', an anthology published by Dark Horse Comics collecting all previous Mass Effect comic series.
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| November 7 2019 |
Turian
Turian-themed character skins were released for Anthem on N7 Day, celebrating the Mass Effect franchise.
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| November 7 2019 |
Krogan
BioWare released a Krogan-themed skin for Anthem characters on N7 Day, commemorating the Mass Effect franchise.
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| February 2019 |
Legion
Comicbook.com noted trending requests from Apex Legends players for a Mass Effect Legion skin for the Pathfinder character.
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| 2018 |
Joker
The International Journal of Computer Game Research published its first critical analysis article exploring Joker's representation as a character with disabilities.
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| 2018 |
Mass Effect media
Latest piece of Mass Effect media published
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| 2018 |
Legion
Media outlets drew attention to visual similarities between Legion's design and the reimagined Robot character in the Lost in Space series.
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| 2018 |
Mass Effect 3 ending controversy
IGN's Lucy O'Brien noted that fan-driven internet campaigns like 'Retake Mass Effect' represented a significant shift in how consumers influence video game developers.
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| August 2018 |
Mass Effect: Andromeda
BioWare announces no single-player DLC will be produced for Mass Effect: Andromeda, with the novel 'Annihilation' serving to address remaining narrative elements.
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| June 2018 |
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Third book 'Annihilation' by Catherynne M. Valente is released, intended to conclude story threads from Mass Effect: Andromeda's ending.
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| 2017 | N. K. Jemisin and Mac Walters released Mass Effect: Initiation, the second novel in the Mass Effect: Andromeda book trilogy. |
| 2017 |
Mass Effect media
Mass Effect: Andromeda released as the fourth main series game in the franchise
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| November 2017 |
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Second book 'Initiation' by N.K. Jemisin is released, after being delayed from its original planned release.
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| October 2017 |
Turian
The Mass Effect: Discovery comic series concluded, providing insights into turian characters and their roles in the Andromeda Initiative.
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| May 2017 |
Turian
The limited comic series Mass Effect: Discovery began, exploring the backstory of Tiran Kandros, a turian leader in the Andromeda Initiative.
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| March 2017 |
Kaidan Alenko
Jessica Lachenal from The Mary Sue reported that fans discovered cut content in the original game files revealing fully voice-acted lines for potential same-sex romance options for Kaidan and Ashley that were not included in the final game.
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| March 28 2017 |
Mass Effect: Andromeda
First book 'Nexus Uprising' by Jason M. Hough and K.C. Alexander is released.
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| March 21 2017 |
Mass Effect media
Publication of 'Mass Effect - Andromeda: Nexus Uprising', a tie-in book written by Jason M. Hough and K. C. Alexander, and release of 'The Art of Mass Effect: Andromeda' concept art book.
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| 2016 | Mass Effect: New Earth, a 4D holographic experience, was introduced at California's Great America amusement park. |
| 2016 |
Miranda Lawson
PC Gamer ranked Miranda as the eighth best companion in the Mass Effect series, highlighting her complex character development and backstory related to genetic enhancements.
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| December 2016 |
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Titan Books revises the plan, confirming only three tie-in novels would be published, developed in close collaboration with BioWare's game development team.
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| June 2016 |
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Titan Books announces a planned series of four novels for Mass Effect: Andromeda, with the first novel to be written by N. K. Jemisin and released in August 2016.
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| 2015 | Monopoly: Mass Effect board game was released. |
| 2015 |
Commander Shepard
A PC Gamer reader's poll revealed Shepard was the fifth most popular Mass Effect character.
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| 2015 |
Legion
ThreeZero, a Hong Kong-based designer figure producer, released a detailed 13-inch tall action figure of Legion, featuring a PVC 'suit' that mimics the character's body of wiring and covers the figure's joints.
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| 2015 |
Miranda Lawson
A PC Gamer reader's poll revealed Miranda as the second most popular love interest for Shepard in the Mass Effect series, following Liara T'Soni.
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| December 2014 |
Commander Shepard
In an IGN reader's poll for top ultimate RPG party choices, Commander Shepard was ranked No. 2.
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| December 2014 |
Legion
IGN published a reader's poll where Legion was one of the most voted characters for ultimate RPG party choices.
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