Mass Effect 4 Release Date News: Everything We Know So Far

Two years after the release of Mass Effect 3, BioWare has announced its new Mass Effect 4 game.

During the recent San Diego Comic-Con, the game creators showed teasers for the upcoming game.

According to BioWare Montreal studio director Yanick Roy, Mass Effect 4 is "somewhere in the middle" of development. The new game will have updated storyline, characters and gameplay.

The new story will focus on a protagonist who would not be another version of Commander Shepard, according to BioWare.

However, even though there is no direct continuation from Shepard's story, other past adventures from Mass Effect 3 will be included. It is also possible that they are going to feature the Citadel from Mass Effect 3.

As for Shepard's companions, they will unlikely return even though the Comic Con trailer showed other alien races like the Krogans.

The new game will most likely be available for multiplayer.

The new trailer shows a storyline set in a different space region. The navigation of the new region will be eased by the more flexible Galaxy Map. The map has worlds "appearing as wide alien expanses," according to Eurogamer. This means that vehicular exploration could be a part of the new game.

When it comes to the genre of the game, it will be the "same type of game as the first three," said Roy. Romance will also be an option and it is believed that they are going to include same-sex partners as BioWare aims to implement diversity in their games.

The first big milestone of the game was in September 2013 when executive producer Casey Hudson together with Aaryn Flynn announced on Twitter that they already had a hands-on experience with the game.

"What's even more fun than working on the design of a new fictional world? Taking our first steps into it and looking around," Hudson posted.

"Great time playing the next Mass Effect game in Montreal," Flynn wrote. "Ambitious. Beautiful. Fresh but recognizable. And fun!"

Mass Effect 4 work began in late 2012 but it is not expected to come out until October 2015.