Just confirmed on the conference call, its the one from the Edmonton team (old ME leads)
They just said the genre is Action-adventure with some RPG influences (they mentioned deep character development and such), but they were firm to say its an action-adventure title. Sounds like multiplayer.
Transcript
Transcript from the Q&A section of the conference call
Info from BioWare Blog:
image from the E3 2014 teaser
They just said the genre is Action-adventure with some RPG influences (they mentioned deep character development and such), but they were firm to say its an action-adventure title. Sounds like multiplayer.
Transcript
Transcript from the Q&A section of the conference call
Brian Fitzgerald - Jefferies LLC - Analyst
Thanks, guys. Maybe a couple quick ones. The new BioWare game, I think you mentioned it was action and adventure in the description. Is that an
RPG game, we should assume coming from BioWare's history? And then, we may have missed this, but is that owned IP or will that be royalty-bearing
licensed IP?
Andrew Wilson - Electronic Arts Inc. - CEO
So it's an action adventure, not RPG. So what we're starting to see more and more in game genres, kind of genre-melding which is great components
of a number of different genres, really kind of coming together into single games.
And so, when you think about this game, you should be thinking about the great RPG character development and storyline progression that
BioWare is known for, but in a world of greater action and greater adventure which is growing to be one of the larger categories in games. It will
be a wholly owned IP. We're very excited about it, and we'll share more in the year to come.
Info from BioWare Blog:
Hi everyone,
As we're working hard to finish Mass Effect: Andromeda, I wanted to take a minute to talk about our new IP. As our CEO Andrew Wilson mentioned, we're creating a unique IP that will bring players together in exciting new ways.
There's much more to say in the coming months, but for now, I wanted to offer this additional background.
In 2012, we began crafting a new universe full of new characters, stories, and gameplay. Our ambition is simple: Draw upon 20+ years of development knowledge and lessons to create something fun and new for you to enjoy with your friends.
There's nothing quite as exciting as building a new IP from scratch, and it will be even more thrilling for us to share more with you in the future.
Thanks,
Aaryn
image from the E3 2014 teaser
From the tiny bit we've seen it looks sort of sci-fi