Mass Effect 4: 12 Brand New Features You Need To Know About

Finding their footing after the abomination that was Mass Effect 3's franchise-crippling ending was never going to be an easy task, but luckily for Bioware the universe they created in this galaxy isn't so easily toppled by some evil Reaper-like EA publisher demands.

Part of the reason everyone was so overwhelmingly deflated about the way things wrapped up, was predominantly down to such a huge amount of care being put into every other aspect of the game's production; from character models to world textures, weapon descriptions and racial motivations - in short, there were always going to be a million more plot threads ripe for the tugging if the need arose.

So, with a release date somewhere way off in the cosmos (but one that we'll get a glimpse of at E3 with any luck) you might be thinking the remaining team members over at Bioware are playing things close to their collective chest - and they were, until an online survey leak popped up and gave away a bevy of unbelievably exciting details to unpack and salivate over.

Most of the time these leaks get commented on in some official capacity - either to disprove or confirm, like Ubisoft did last year with Assassin's Creed: Victory - but so far the team seem content to let the fans eat their N7-embossed cake.

To be honest we couldn't be happier - as there's more than enough to convince fans already on board or otherwise that Mass Effect 4 is going to be one hell of an experience when it finally arrives. Take your time Bioware, if all of these things are included, it's going to be downright spectacular.