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Bioware has enlisted top level support for the next title in the Mass Effect universe.
When the universe has it perplexed, where does Bioware turn? You, the gamer! The developers
took to Twitter to ask gamers for their input about WHEN they'd like to see the next Mass
Effect game take place. Executive producer, Casey Hudson tweeted "Parsing
throughout your thoughts on the next Mass Effect game. Would you be more interested
in a game that takes place before the trilogy, or after?"
It's not the first time Hudson has asked for player feedback about the next Mass Effect
title: Earlier this month he revealed Bioware's plans with the franchise when he tweeted,
"We're in early stages of designing a completely new Mass Effect game. What would you want
to see in it?" We also know that the next game will go somewhere
new and won’t star a character similar to Shepard, as Bioware announced back in October.
If the team decide to pursue a prequel, they need to be careful not to conflict with
any of the series' already-established canon, while a sequel would need to be set sufficiently
far in the future that the varying endings of Mass Effect 3 don't create continuity problems
-- unless, of course, previous choices are once again incorporated as was the case between
the original games. The team is aware of this though: earlier
this month BioWare Montreal studio director Yanick Roy revealed that the next Mass Effect
title "will be very respectful of the heritage built over the course of the first three games."
While nothing else is known about the next entry in the franchise, Bioware hasn't given
up supporting Mass Effect 3 just yet; The Omega downloadable content, which is set to
be the largest expansion for the game yet, launches November 27 on Xbox 360, PS3, and
PC. What do you think? Would you prefer to see
Mass Effect 4 take place before or after the events of the Mass Effect trilogy? Let me
know, and for all things Mass Effect, stay tuned to IGN.