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Mass Effect 4: What We Know So Far

Mass Effect, BioWare’s popular sci-fi RPG is set for a big return at some point in the future despite negative reaction to its ending, but what exactly do we know about it so far?

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Godlovesgamers4649d ago

Story is lame and nearly completely void of any real substance apart from like one quote from a Bioware employee. What a waste of time.

cesuf4648d ago

Sounds your projecting your own life story here.

Godlovesgamers4648d ago (Edited 4648d ago )

Maybe you should read the article before making such insulting and baseless accusations.

The article is mostly speculative and really a waste of time.

medman4648d ago

So...we know nothing. Thanks for the update.

Hufandpuf4648d ago

So, why is this game coming out again? Wasn't ME3 the end of the story?

Sargerus4648d ago

It was the end of Shepard's story.

Hufandpuf4648d ago

I know but what could you possibly face after the fact that the galaxy was almost destroyed.

kasser4648d ago

I believe it is possible to establish a storyline before,during of after the first 3 games and it does not have to be "fight the reapers" kind of story.

and I believe they would avoid a story after the reaper invasion and have a story which occur during Shepard story, just like how Dragon Age 2 started during Dragon Age Origin storyline (and went beyond in late chapters)

EveryPlatformGamer4648d ago (Edited 4648d ago )

or what about the rachni wars, or krogan rebellion, or the first contact war between the humans and turians? mass effect lore is so rich they could easily make a game based on any of the above and it would make hard core fans like me more then happy!! i just cant wait to see what mass effect will look and play like running on he frost bite engine, also don't forget that fros bite has some of the best animation systems around, can you imagine what the new game will be like? mass effect 4 should instead be called eg Mass Effect the rachni war etc and then maybe at some point i would love them to make a Mass Effect 4 with shephard as i refuse to let ME3 be his last game!! he just cant end our long relationship like that!!!

aLucidMind4648d ago

The Leviathans. Hopefully not though.

Godlovesgamers4648d ago

Good question. I believe the answer is "cash cow".

aLucidMind4648d ago

Not sure how much theyll be able to milk it considering how poorly BioWare handled things and the entire thing with IGN.

aliengmr4647d ago

Well, they did think "Reaper-kid" was a passable idea, so sky's the limit.

Saika4644d ago

Bioware isn't quite ready to just drop Mass Effect just yet. They realize that while some people will accuse them of overusing the ME universe, most people would agree that we all want more. If you ever watched the BioCon vid from when the extended cut was about to be released (about the only time they ever answered any questions) they made it obvious that they are listening to us fans and the vast majority of us can't just let a universe like this just drop. There is just too much lore to sum up in three games.

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tigertron4648d ago

All we know is that it's in development and will be using Frostbite 3.

SideShort4648d ago

"...at some point in the future despite negative reaction to its ending,"

Assuming the ending could derail the quality of the entire 3 games let alone the entire franchise? That's just.. pure entitlement. Cry babies. Grow. Up.

aLucidMind4648d ago (Edited 4648d ago )

Anybody who knows how to write a good story knows the ending can make or break an entire story. Mass Effect may still be my top favorite trilogy but anyone with eyes can see ME3s narrative was all over the place and the endings presentation was very poorly done. And considering youre the one insulting people for not liking the ending, sounds like youre the only one that needs to grow up.

SideShort4647d ago

Sure, I can take that, about insulting people. That still doesn't change the fact I it's stupid to say the ending could kill the entire franchise. & @alien THAT IS ENTITLEMENT. You think the game should have done something YOU wanted. You think the franchise should end because you and 5 other monkies think the ending is terrible. Not to mention the unwarranted backlash. I don't care, I love Mass Effect. All I can ask you great "fans" is to please stay away from the 4th game. Because whether or not it's ending sucks, ME is a great franchise and I'm sure it's going to be a quality title. Guess what I'm sure of? the 4th game WILL get complaints. Why? because gamers are whiny and entitled no matter which way you go. So the less of you there, the better. Thanks.

ForgivenZombie4647d ago

IMO the ending really ruined the series, there were at least a dozen better ways to end the game. It felt rushed to me, probably EA pressuring Bioware. I would have rather waited longer for a better game than what we got. EA has a history of bullying studios they consume to rush out games.

aliengmr4647d ago

I don't think you know what entitlement means.

And yes that abortion of an ending killed every ounce of interest I had in the story, which was considerable at one point.

aLucidMind4647d ago (Edited 4647d ago )

It actually is not self-entitlement to state that the ending ruined the story for the individual, saying it is shows you don't know what self-entitlement actually is. It is all about the presentation, and the presentation of the ending was very poor. Yes, the Extended Cut helped make it better but only after the Leviathan DLC was released to properly foreshadow the Intelligence/Starchild did the presentation get better. It is more than easy to ruin a story with a bad ending. Are you telling me that you would be fine watching an incredibly good horror movie only to have it suddenly turn into an episode of My Little Pony with Sunshine-whats-her-face as the monster terrorizing everyone in the last five minutes with the ending being nothing but hugs and rainbows? Because that would honestly leave a bad taste in my mouth as I left the movie if I were expecting to be scared shitless and have an intelligently written conclusion to the plot and exposition (especially when you consider its $15 per person).

Most of the backlash was due to BioWare's piss-poor handling of the fans expressing discontent. Yes, there were a few who took it too far but you can't say individuals within BioWare hadn't falsely advertised parts of the game or that they were justified in flat out calling anyone who didn't like the ending idiots. The ending did disappoint me to the point of not wanting to play the trilogy again until a year later, which is considerable when you take that I'd played ME1 and 2 eight times total prior to ME3. Is that self-entitlement? No, self-entitlement would be "it wasn't in MY image so F-U", nobody who spoke out said or insinuated. I may be a fan of the trilogy and am content with the ending now, but BioWare's PR is what cost them my patronage and anybody with an ounce of maturity (let alone business sense) would see why. I praise them for their creation, but that is as far as it goes due to their behavior being just as bad as the immature children on attacking each other over "WE'RE the true ME fans cuz we like/dislike the ending!!!". It should have been handled better by EVERYONE, not just by those who didn't like the ending.

The less gamers there are, the better huh? So I'm guessing you'd enjoy the gaming industry crashing? After all, the customer base that keeps them afloat are the very people you're insulting. There is a difference between a complaint and whining, most of the discontent has always been mere complaints. You being unable to discern the difference between a complaint and self-entitled whining shows just how immature you are. Just because you're egocentric does not make everyone else self-entitled.

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EA Lays Off Staff Across All Battlefield Studios Following Record-Breaking Battlefield 6 Launch

EA is laying off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, IGN understands.

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peppeaccardo66d ago

When logic meets EA it generates anti-matter ..... so try not to apply it in any meaningful way. Entropy is what matters in there !!

badz14966d ago

cue the apologist saying that these are mostly just contractors hired for this specific project bla bla bla

HyperMoused66d ago

TTK for BF employees needs adjusting

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EA makes layoffs at Skate developer Full Circle

The free-to-play reboot topped 15 million players in under three weeks, but EA now claims it needs to reshape the development team.

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Profchaos78d ago

The community warned them this would happen but nope they knew better they continued with the live service push the made the art style cartoonish and this is the result

isarai_lee78d ago

It's always so bizarre when studios announce something super early in development under the suggestion of forming the game to player feedback, and then they push against all feedback heading straight for the cliff while everyone is warning them along the way

badboyz0978d ago (Edited 78d ago )

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US Lawmakers Urge Review Of EA Sale

The Congressional Labor Caucus sent a letter to the FTC warning the debt-financed, largely PIF-owned deal could be bad news for workers

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Trilithon112d ago

lol ya think? they're sending all that work to the cheaper labor market as soon as possible. and FYI, that labor market has exploded in the last 5-10 years. They have enough people to replace every single job. But honestly, EA is over filled with useless upper management as it is. You could probably trim 25% of their staff with no real loss in production. They aren't gamers, they're business execs. Just look at how many AI related jobs they're already starting to post. Its also hilarious that PIF owns Battle field 6

lodossrage112d ago (Edited 112d ago )

Wait,

The same congress that attacked Lina Khan when she fought the Microsoft Activision purchase.
The same congress that allowed Disney to buy 90% of Fox
The same congress that allowed Liv Golf to buy the PGA
The same congress that sits back while Paramount tries a hostile takeover despite losing the bid for Warner Bros.

NOW, the suddenly cares about doing what's "right" for works? Yeah, right.

thorstein112d ago

No. There were elections and some of the scum were replaced.

TheColbertinator112d ago

Different elections. Different scum. Same results.

rlow1112d ago

i know its a long shot, but i hope this gets shot down.

ZwVw112d ago

EA now owned by The Saudis and Ubisoft to inevitably be owned by China. In hindsight, once EA and Ubisoft started having their financial woes, they should have pulled a Koei Tecmo/Bandai Namco by merging their operations into one.