N7 Day: Amazon’s Mass Effect TV Show Set After Trilogy, New Mass Effect Game Still In Development

It’s November 7, N7 Day, a day BioWare and its community of fans celebrate the developer’s sci-fi RPG series, Mass Effect. Sometimes, we get big updates; other times, small teases of things to come. This year, BioWare is using N7 day to announce that Amazon’s Mass Effect TV adaptation will be a “brand-new story” set after the events of the original Mass Effect trilogy, meaning Commander Shepard likely won’t be involved. 

BioWare also gave a minor update on its in-development untitled Mass Effect game, which amounts to: still working on it. 

“The next Mass Effect game is in development, and EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe,” series executive producer Mike Gamble writes in the N7 Day blog post. “The truth is, the last few years have been an incredibly busy time at BioWare. But the team is heads-down and focused exclusively on Mass Effect. We have a lot of universe to cover, lots of features to build, and lots of romances to figure out. We’re excited by what we’re building, and we promise you: when we’re ready, it’ll be a lot of fun to show.” 

On the Amazon adaptation side of Mass Effect, Gamble writes that “the show will explore a brand-new story within the universe’s timeline, and will be set after the original trilogy. It won’t be a retread of Commander Shepard’s story – because after all… that’s YOUR story, isn’t it?”

Though Gamble says today’s N7 Day blog post doesn’t feature any hidden meaning or messages, there are various letters in the text in italics, suggesting he might be telling a little white lie. We’re sure the Mass Effect community will have it figured out in no time. 

For more, check out this trailer for the in-development Mass Effect game that teases a new trilogy, Andromeda, and maybe a new protagonist. 

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