It's been over 12 years since Electronic Arts and Bioware released Mass Effect 3, ending a franchise that took gamers on a roller coaster ride of emotions, betrayals, and endorsements of their favorite shops in the citadels for half a decade.
Unfortunately, we're not closer to the next Mass Effect. BioWare is still busy with Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. However, in a surprise update, Bioware Project Director confirmed that several veteran developers are returning to make Mass Effect 5 happen.
In a reply to a fan on X, Michael Gamble, a veteran of Mass Effect himself, confirmed that the Executive Producer, Art Director, Creative Director, and Game Director, "are all trilogy vets."
So far, these are the names confirmed for Mass Effect 5's development team: Dusty Everman Parrish Ley Brenon Holmes Derek Watts Michael Gamble The above names are presumably different from the three unnamed veteran developers serving as its Art Director, Creative Director, and Game Director (Michael Gamble is the Executive Producer).
While seeing the veterans that helped birth the initial Mass Effect trilogy work on the next entry is a positive, it isn't a cause for celebration. Don't forget that Mass Effect: Andromeda also had a similarly stacked roster. Its director was a writer on all three Mass Effect games, taking point in the second and third installments.