After months of rumors, BioWare announced they are working on Mass Effect Legendary Edition, a remastered version of the Mass Effect Trilogy.

“For many months now, our team at BioWare has been hard at work updating the textures, shaders, models, effects, and technical features of three enormous games,” BioWare VP Casey Hudson said in an official blog post.

The new games won’t be a full remake, but a “modernize the experience so that fans and new players can experience the original work in its best possible form.”

“It’s been amazing to see the adventures of Commander Shepard take on new life in super-sharp resolution, faster framerates, and beautiful visual enhancements,” Hudson continued. “As game developers, we always hope that our games will transcend their original platforms. Having the opportunity to remaster the trilogy means that the fruits of a decade of our work will live on, and will be experienced better and clearer than ever before.”

According to the same post, Mass Effect Legendary Edition will be optimized for 4K Ultra HD and will feature targeted enhancements for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. It will include all the single-player content and DLC from Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3, plus the promo weapons, armors, and packs.

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We have more exciting news for you, Mass effect fans: BioWare also confirmed they are working on a brand new Mass Effect game.

The game is currently in early stages of development by a “veteran team” that has been “work envisioning the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe.”

BioWare won’t reveal any more details at this point but is “looking forward to sharing our vision for where we’ll be going next.” Exciting stuff. All the information we have on the new game is this picture you see above.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is coming out in spring 2021 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It will be forward compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.


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