EA Games, a huge developer and distributor of video games, is the publisher of a popular series developed by BioWare: Mass Effect.
Mass Effect is a sci-fi action video game that involves role-playing as shooters. Since the first release, Mass Effect has become a trilogy where the player has a galaxy-saving mission. The plot involves a war between the human race and powerful mechanical beings, with robotic weapons. The robots, allied with some other alien species, are comitting genocide all over the galaxy and humans are next.
Mass Effect as a game series is widely played all over the world. Both the story and the aesthetics in the game have made Mass Effect a huge franchise It’s even considered one of the greatest games of all time, receiving several awards and being acclaimed by critics. Making a revenue of over $200 million to the developers.
Mass Effect: Andromeda
BioWare, the main developer of the series, confirmed 4 years ago that a fourth version of Mass Effect was being prepared to be released on 2016. It was great news to fans all over the world as this year has full of expectations about this new edition. Since 2012 BioWare and companies related to them worked on desingning the game, with the support of players, who constantly communicated with the developers throug social networks.
Mass Effect: Andromeda is supposed to continue where Mass Effect 3 ended, taking place in the Andromeda Galaxy. In 2015, EA Games revealed a trailer in a press conference and the expectations got even higher.
Breaking the bad (or good) news?
In March, however, EA Games stated in a conference the release date was delayed and now Mass Effect: Andromeda will go live on 2017. Aaryn Flynn, BioWare’s manager posted on the Mass Effect series website the announcement too.
“As we’ve been playing the game at the studio recently, it’s showing us that we’re taking the game in the right direction. But we also know we need the right amount of time to make sure we deliver everything the game can be and should be – that’s our commitment from all of us to all of you. Because of that, Mass Effect: Andromeda will now ship in early 2017”
Despite what one could believe, fans all over the world were not dissapointed or upset. On the contrary, most game-players have shown in their social networks and community blogs that they completely understand the delay. They even backed up the developers on this one if this change of release date will mean a better game.
Source: Epic Stream