BioWare's Mass Effect series' producer Mike Gamble has Tweeted that the studio has made significant progress in the development of the next entry in the franchise saying the project is "really moving forward."

Lots of great @masseffect meetings today. Things are really moving forward! It's great to be involved in the universe again 🙂 — Michael Gamble (@GambleMike) July 17, 2013

His comments were echoed by cinematic designer Ken Thain who also voiced his satisfaction with the game's progress on Twitter commenting:

New #MassEffect story and main character reviews today. This shit's gettin' real! I think the fans will be really excited to play this story — Ken Thain (@KenThain) July 16, 2013

Yesterday, BioWare Montreal studio director Yanick Roy addressed some questions from fans concerning the game noting that it will be "friendly both to old fans and to newcomers."

Mass Effect 4 is being developed by BioWare Montreal, the maker's of Mass Effect 3's co-op multiplayer mode. Assisting in the development of the game is Chris Wynn, formerly of EPIC, who was the producer of Gears of War: Judgment.

Casey Hudson, executive producer of BioWare projects, has said the next Mass Effect will be "fresh and new." The game will not feature Commander Shepard, the protagonist of the original Mass Effect trilogy, and will be created using the Frostbite 3 engine.