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BioWare Montreal headlines

• Mass Effect 4 multiplayer on the cards

  Mass Effect 4 is almost certainly going to have multiplayer.

• Mass Effect 4 already in a playable state

  The next Mass Effect game, which we’re tentatively calling Mass Effect 4, is far enough along to be playable.

• Mass Effect 4 will be friendly to newcomers, new BioWare IP uses core KOTOR team

  Mass Effect 4 will be friendly to both old and new players, according to BioWare Montreal’s studio director Yannick Roy. It also sounds like BioWare’s new IP – which is being developed right now by the core KOTOR team – is making good progress.

• Mass Effect 4 & Dragon Age 3 to share core mechanics, says BioWare

  Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age 3: Inquisition will share several common features under the hood, developer BioWare has confirmed. The first draft of Mass Effect 4’s design document has also been completed.

• Mass Effect: next game "going to be a new thing"

  The next Mass Effect game will be “something fresh and new”, while the team that made the last three games takes a break to develop an all-new IP.

• Mass Effect 4: 'sequel or prequel?' asks BioWare

  Mass Effect 4 is no big secret, in fact VG247 recently discussed BioWare Montreal’s approach to the games hero recently. BioWare’s Casey Hudson has asked fans for their thoughts on when the next game should be set.

• Mass Effect 4 uses Frostbite 2, is 'respectful' of previous games - BioWare

  Mass Effect 4 will officially run on DICE’s Frostbite 2 engine, according to a new blog post by BioWare Montreal studio director Yanick Roy. He also promises that it will be respectful of previous Mass Effect titles. So it won’t be a first-person shooter anything like that, we hope. Get more details below.

• BioWare's Heir wants to see more diversity in games with good writing

  Manveer Heir, senior designer at Bioware Montreal has said he would like to see more diversity in videogames as it would not only make things more interesting for players, but more demonstrative as well.

• Rumour: BioWare Montreal hiring for "military-genre FPS" and more

  BioWare’s Montreal studio is seemingly hiring for a new “action-adventure” IP and a “military-genre FPS,” if recent job listings are to be believed.