Highlights
- Celebrating N7 Day 2023, the official Mass Effect YouTube channel posted a mysterious video titled "N7 Day 2023 EPSILON," sparking speculation about Mass Effect 4.
- N7 Day is celebrated annually on November 7, honoring the Mass Effect franchise. It involves BioWare reflecting on the series, unveiling new merchandise, and engaging with fans.
- BioWare and EA continued the N7 Day tradition this year, announcing new items for the BioWare Gear Store and a partnership with Humble Bundle and Dark Horse. A binary code in the announcement led to a cryptic Mass Effect 4 teaser.
With the occasion of celebrating the 2023 N7 Day, the official Mass Effect YouTube channel posted a mysterious new unlisted video. The brief 5-second-long video is titled “N7 Day 2023 EPSILON” and has sparked speculation that it is linked to the upcoming Mass Effect 4.
Ever since 2012, BioWare has started celebrating the so-called N7 day on November 7 of every year. The meaning of N7 is derived from the armor worn by Commander Shepard, the trilogy’s protagonist. The N stands for special forces, while the 7 represents Shepard's rank, which is the highest one in the Alliance Military. The informal commemorative day is used to celebrate the massive Mass Effect franchise as BioWare usually marks the occasion with an online post that reflects on the series, expresses gratitude to the dedicated fan base, unveils new merchandise, and points fans to engaging and interactive events.
This year, BioWare and EA continued the N7 tradition through the creation of a new blog post where they announced new items for their BioWare Gear Store as well as a partnership with Humble Bundle and Dark Horse. Curiously, throughout the post, many ones and zeros were sprinkled inside several words, and when all of them were put inside a binary translator, it resulted in the word “Epsilon.” When “Epsilon” is added at the end of EA’s website URL, a cryptic Mass Effect 4 teaser can be found. In the short video, pounding footsteps can be heard as an ominous, dark figure is seen walking through what looks to be a warehouse.
This isn’t the only time BioWare revealed a teaser about its next Mass Effect game on N7 Day. In 2022, a 25-second-long clip was posted on Twitter, featuring what looked to be the reconstruction of a Mass Relay. Mass Relays were the crowning achievement of Prothean engineering as they were used for almost instantaneous mass transit for spaceships across the galaxy. However, when Commander Shepard triggered the Crucible at the end of Mass Effect 3, the Mass Relays sustained severe damage, rendering them useless.
Many gamers are eagerly anticipating the release of Mass Effect 4 and are hoping to reunite with some of the beloved characters from the original trilogy. Some fans are even speculating on the possibility of Commander Shepard's return from the dead. Until the game’s actual release, BioWare is doing a great job of steadily building anticipation among fans by gradually releasing peculiar teasers about the next Mass Effect game.
