Report: Mass Effect series to be produced by Amazon

Amazon is reportedly nearing a deal, though it isn’t done yet.

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Amazon Studios is working to develop a Mass Effect series for Prime Video, per a report fromDeadline. According to the report, the deal nearing completion, though it isn’t quite finalized yet.

Amazon is working to increase the content available on Prime, recently launching The Wheel of Time, based on the book series of the same name. Amazon is also working on other video game properties, with aseries in development based on Bethesda Game Studios' Fallout.

A recent trilogy compilation of the first three Mass Effect games, titled Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, launched earlier this year for consoles and PC. Publisher Electronic Arts (EA) noted thatMass Effect: Legendary Edition sold “well above” expectations, though no hard figures were given.

Meanwhile, EA-owned development studio BioWare is currently working on thenext Mass Effect, as well asDragon Age 4. There’s no official timeframe for either game, though reports indicate that Dragon Age 4 might be launching at some point in 2023. The last games in both franchises were 2017’s Mass Effect: Andromeda and 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Commander Shepard’s story

With Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, you can experience all three classic games like never before. Improved graphics, gameplay and every bit of DLC ensure this is a remaster worth grabbing.

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