UPDATE: BioWare Teases Next Mass Effect With Clue-Filled Video Clip For N7 Day, Hidden Audio Decoded

Last update, November 8, 2008: Fans who noticed a woman’s voice in the background of the clip weren’t hearing things. A few hours after posting the teaser, a fan decoded the audio to reveal a conversation between what sounds like Liara and the Geth. Bioware has acknowledged this breakthrough by releasing a new version of the clip with clean audio. It can be listened to in the tweet below. 

Original Story November 7 is N7 Day for Mass Effect fans, meaning all eyeballs are on BioWare in hopes it’ll release any info on its upcoming Mass Effect sequel. So far, the developer has satisfied that demand by releasing a brief video teaser containing hints of what’s to come. 

You can find out more at According to BioWare, fans should examine the 25-second clip “a bit more closely” as it is apparently chock full of clues. A tweetThe video was provided with a download link, but you can also watch it online. The video shows what looks like a mass relay in construction. It appears to confirm this. It says: 

Vacuum-dock Relay Construction Record/Monitoring Station Operated by Green Dagger LTD. Property of Deepspace Dhow SAV/Ship Captain: Sub-Navarach Soa’Rhal Zhillian-Jones. 

This is for Interior Use Only

SA——314——/////11_07_90_000_1000-201.48.16 –FILE BAT

As the zoom speeds up, you’ll see that the numbers at bottom shift like a timer. There are many large vessels floating around, but you will see the small vessel with the blue-tinted engine cruising along the bottom near the “MR 7”. Some fans have theorized it’s the same ship that appears in last year’s N7 Day teaser; others have proposed that it’s the TempestMass Effect: Andromeda. There’s also the question of what planet the relay is orbiting. 

The official announcement of the fifth Mass Effect came via a trailer at The Game Awards 2020. The title’s release date and details are still unknown. In May, it appeared BioWare accidentally revealed Commander Shepard’s return thanks to a collectible lithograph with a store description that read, “While Shepard and the survivors are left to pick up the pieces, fans are left wondering what’s next.” BioWare immediately changed the text to clarify that the error was made by an online retailer unfamiliar with this franchise. With BioWare also hard at work on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, which seems slated to arrive first, it’s anyone’s guess when we’ll get the first substantial look at Mass Effect. 

Which clues do you see in this video, then? Comment and share your theories!