Mass Effect 4: Everything We Know So Far

Mass Effect 4 is set to be the latest in the massively successful Bioware series, following on from the original trilogy of games on the Xbox 360 and PS3.

The initial trailer for the game took fans by surprise, as it seemed to hint that the developers were taking the game back to the original storyline based around Commander Shepard and the crew that destroyed the Reapers in Mass Effect 3.

Interestingly though, the latest game in the series appears to be based many years after the events of the original trilogy of games.

Here’s everything you need to know about Mass Effect 4, including the release date, how Liara factors into the story, platforms that the game will be released on and more.

UPDATE 5th May 2022: Bioware has confirmed that the game is in early development in a blog post on their official site!

There is currently no official release date for Mass Effect 4; however, we expect that the game will be coming in either late 2023 or 2024.

We estimate that the game will take some time to be released as it was recently confirmed that ME4 will be created on Unreal Engine 5, meaning that developers will likely need longer to perfect the title on the newly released engine.

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The trailer for the new game appeared to show Liara T’Soni, a fan favourite from the original trilogy, looking through some wreckage and discovering a piece of N7 armour.

Fans believe that this armour belonged to Commander Shepard and that Mass Effect 4 will be taking place some time after the events of Mass Effect 3, where the Reapers were either destroyed, synthesised or controlled by players who got to the end of the game.

The promotional material for the game appears to lean more towards the