During a recent preview event held by EA and BioWare where the press got hands-on time with Mass Effect Andromeda, BioWare revealed that players will have the option to select what gender Commander Shepard is before starting the game. Whatever choice the players make will have an affect on Andromeda, though BioWare did not go into detail about how it would influence the story.

For more on Mass Effect Andromeda, be sure to check out our hands-on preview as well as 50 things we noticed during the our time with the game at the preview event.

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