Mass Effect: Andromeda

EA announced that EA Access would be coming to PlayStation 4 a while ago but now it's official along with the release window. As it turns out, the subscription service is just around the corner, slated for a July 2019 release window.

We must admit that seeing two very familiar BioWare mugs smiling back at us after a lengthy absence from the scene is a great way to start the day but the company's co-founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka only came for the Order of Canada.

BioWare are celebrating N7 day on 07 November every year, which usually involves new merchandise promotion, new content or a patch - all related to a Mass Effect game. This time it was Andromeda's turn and the game received 4K treatment.

Mass Effect developer Bioware posted a video on their official Twitter reminding players of the N7 Day in which the game director Casey Hudson drops a small tease by stating that he's dreaming about the next great Mass Effect game.

Even if you're not familiar with the name of James Ohlen you know him alright, what with the man having played key roles in bringing us Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Mass Effect: Andromeda was a major disaster for both BioWare and EA but despite it all, the game sold over two million copes. Written off by everyone, it was dormant for almost two months but now it sparked some attention again with a surprise patch.

One of Zombie Bioware's limbs has just been absorbed by EA Motive. BioWare Montreal's creative and technological distinctiveness will be adapted to service EA. The studio's existence, as you know it, is now over. Resistance is unprofitable.

EA announced that Mass Effect: Andromeda will be available via Origin and EA Access. Subscribers on PC and Xbox One will be getting a game that has been slightly improved by the post-release updates. Xbox One owners will have two additional perks.

Speaking to GamesReactor EA's Executive Vice President Patrick Söderlund said that Mass Effect could return once the miasma surrounding the latest series entry dies down. He also thinks that Andromeda was judged unfairly by fans.

EA and what's left of BioWare are done with trying to repair Mass Effect: Andromeda's singleplayer. During the weekend the publisher has announced that there will be no further patches or updates to the game's singleplayer, but multiplayer will remain on life support.