'Mass Effect: Andromeda' Release Date Revealed? Fans to Take Role of 'Pathfinder' [Release Date, Gameplay & Trailer]

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When will "Mass Effect: Andromeda" be out?

In a recent earnings conference call, Electronic Arts bosses have revealed that the next "Mass Effect" game installment would come out between October 2016 and March 2017.

"'Mass Effect: Andromeda' from the team at BioWare will launch later in the fiscal year," Andrew Wilson, EA CEO, was quoted as saying.

"We are not yet announcing when 'Titanfall' or 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' will come, but you should assume that is in the back half of the year as well because the second quarter was so dominated by our sports titles," Blake Jorgensen, EA CFO, said, adding that a third quarter release for "Battlefield" is likely.

Last year, Bioware revealed in the official "Mass Effect: Andromeda" E3 trailer that it is targeting a "Holiday 2016" release for the new sci-fi action role-playing game.

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Not much has been revealed about the new game. But Bioware teased fans saying they can expect "new worlds to discover, great characters, and intense action." In the upcoming game, the adventure takes place in a new galaxy called "Andromeda" and "long after" the "Mass Effect" trilogy.

The "Mass Effect: Andromeda" team has also promised a new protagonist and amazing worlds to explore.

Chris Wynn, Bioware game producer, earlier tweeted: "Be open minded to a Mass Effect with no Shepard, it can be good."

Earlier this year,  Bioware lead producer Cameron Lee teased "Mass Effect" fans on Twitter, saying he had already played the upcoming game. Here are some of his tweets:

Just finished playing the first hour of Mass Effect: Andromeda... #DevPerk

— Cameron Lee (@Cameron__Lee) January 4, 2016

@SUNMattDykstra Was fun and I got to shoot things in the face :) — Cameron Lee (@Cameron__Lee) January 4, 2016

@GambleMike I think we may be making some people hyperventilate ;)

— Cameron Lee (@Cameron__Lee) January 5, 2016

@andymerskin Thanks mate :) I know the Mass team is working really hard to bring you all something great. — Cameron Lee (@Cameron__Lee) January 6, 2016

According to leaks, the new protagonist will be a "pathfinder" who has been tasked to travel to Helius Cluster to make a new home for humans. Helius Cluster has been described as "a cluster of 100s of solar systems in the Andromeda Galaxy...far removed by time and space from Commander Shepard's heroic acts and the final events of the Mass Effect trilogy."

The main character, the leak revealed, would be facing and fighting alien races during the trip. The protagonist will also be collecting resources and building a ship to strengthen his crew.

The user who posted the details on Reddit can no longer be identified but s/he claimed that s/he got it from a survey s/he took.