<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
major	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
BioWare	O
incorporated	O
a	O
lighter	O
tone	O
than	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
utilized	O
open	O
world	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
placed	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
spearheaded	O
by	O
BioWare	O
's	O
Edmonton	O
studio	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
team	O
out	O
of	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
engine	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
that	O
BioWare	O
construct	O
all	O
systems	O
,	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
assets	O
from	O
scratch	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
built	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
BioWare	O
released	O
several	O
patches	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
critical	O
feedback	O
,	O
but	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
release	O
further	O
single-player	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
Sara	O
or	O
Scott	O
Ryder	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
begin	O
each	O
new	O
game	O
by	O
choosing	O
from	O
six	O
different	O
character	O
classes	O
that	O
each	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
skills	O
,	O
players	O
instead	O
have	O
free	O
rein	O
to	O
assign	O
any	O
skills	O
that	O
they	O
want	O
and	O
build	O
towards	O
a	O
specialty	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
characters	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
using	O
a	O
radial	O
command	O
menu	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
dialogue	O
options	O
depend	O
on	O
wheel	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
the	O
Heleus	O
cluster	O
of	O
the	O
Andromeda	O
Galaxy	O
by	O
selecting	O
destinations	O
from	O
the	O
inside	O
of	O
a	O
ship	O
called	O
Tempest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
managing	O
quests	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
automatically	O
logs	O
available	O
missions	O
in	O
a	O
journal	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
select	O
a	O
single	O
quest	O
to	O
make	O
active	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
then	O
marked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
and	O
unlike	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
pausing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
aim	O
or	O
use	O
skills	O
from	O
a	O
menu	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
single-player	O
content	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
also	O
contains	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
begins	O
in	O
2185	O
,	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
and	O
player	O
decisions	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
trilogy	O
are	O
not	O
carried	O
over	O
into	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
canon	O
ending	O
which	O
is	O
referenced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
is	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
player	O
choice	O
,	O
either	O
Sara	O
or	O
Scott	O
Ryder	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Fryda	O
Wolff	O
or	O
Tom	O
Taylorson	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryder	O
's	O
crewmates	O
include	O
Kallo	O
Jath	O
(	O
Garett	O
Ross	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
salarian	O
pilot	O
;	O
Lexi	O
T'Perro	O
(	O
Natalie	O
Dormer	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
asari	O
medical	O
doctor	O
;	O
Suvi	O
Anwar	O
(	O
Katy	O
Townsend	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
human	O
science	O
officer	O
;	O
Gil	O
Brodie	O
(	O
Gethin	O
Anthony	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
human	O
mechanic	O
and	O
SAM	O
(	O
Alexia	O
Traverse-Healy	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
all	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
via	O
implants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryder	O
is	O
later	O
revived	O
and	O
merged	O
with	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
SAM	O
,	O
learning	O
that	O
Alec	O
has	O
made	O
Ryder	O
the	O
new	O
Pathfinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|Mac	O
Walters	O
served	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
over	O
for	O
Gérard	O
Lehiany	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
that	O
developed	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
published	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
spearheaded	O
by	O
BioWare	O
's	O
Edmonton	O
studio	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
team	O
out	O
of	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
so	O
that	O
Edmonton	O
could	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
(	O
IP	O
)	O
,	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Anthem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
's	O
general	O
manager	O
,	O
Aaryn	O
Flynn	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
who	O
came	O
to	O
BioWare	O
specifically	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
on	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
BioWare	O
approached	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
as	O
a	O
new	O
beginning	O
and	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
feel	O
fresh	O
and	O
new	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
still	O
borrowed	O
elements	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
drive	O
a	O
vehicle	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Mako	O
from	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
loyalty	O
missions	O
was	O
taken	O
directly	O
from	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
applied	O
lessons	O
that	O
they	O
learned	O
from	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
controversial	O
ending	O
where	O
some	O
fans	O
did	O
n't	O
feel	O
as	O
though	O
their	O
investment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
characters	O
had	O
paid	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
BioWare	O
decided	O
to	O
include	O
open	O
world	O
elements	O
and	O
place	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
avoid	O
the	O
trap	O
of	O
making	O
the	O
player	O
do	O
side	O
quests	O
that	O
felt	O
tedious	O
and	O
insignificant	O
–	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
common	O
criticism	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
–	O
the	O
company	O
paid	O
attention	O
to	O
what	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
were	O
doing	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
required	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
over	O
200	O
developers	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
reported	O
by	O
the	O
Edmonton	O
Journal	O
,	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
total	O
budget	O
of	O
C$100	O
million	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
marketing	O
and	O
research	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
was	O
built	O
using	O
EA	O
DICE	O
's	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
engine	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
that	O
BioWare	O
construct	O
all	O
systems	O
,	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
assets	O
from	O
scratch	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
previously	O
built	O
on	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Going	O
into	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
knew	O
that	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
a	O
difficult	O
one	O
,	O
having	O
already	O
made	O
the	O
switch	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
extremely	O
challenging	O
as	O
the	O
engine	O
was	O
not	O
designed	O
with	O
role-playing	O
games	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
optimize	O
the	O
engine	O
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
BioWare	O
sometimes	O
enlisted	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
other	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
driving	O
mechanics	O
handled	O
well	O
,	O
BioWare	O
invited	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
team	O
to	O
come	O
onsite	O
and	O
offer	O
advice	O
and	O
guidance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
,	O
BioWare	O
decided	O
to	O
unite	O
the	O
combat	O
systems	O
of	O
the	O
single	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
used	O
a	O
system	O
tailored	O
to	O
a	O
slower	O
,	O
cover	O
shooter	O
approach	O
while	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
used	O
a	O
system	O
tailored	O
to	O
a	O
faster-paced	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
BioWare	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
all	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
stay	O
moving	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
strategy	O
behind	O
every	O
action	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
remaining	O
in	O
one	O
location	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
duration	O
of	O
an	O
encounter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
encourage	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
BioWare	O
built	O
open	O
combat	O
layouts	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
the	O
programming	O
of	O
complex	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
so	O
that	O
enemies	O
could	O
understand	O
space	O
and	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
flank	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
all	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
score	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
John	O
Paesano	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
previously	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
The	O
Maze	O
Runner	O
films	O
and	O
Daredevil	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
aimed	O
to	O
combine	O
organic	O
and	O
synthetic	O
sounds	O
,	O
an	O
approach	O
that	O
BioWare	O
used	O
to	O
"	O
represent	O
the	O
triumph	O
of	O
space	O
exploration	O
and	O
the	O
fear	O
of	O
the	O
unknown.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
improvements	O
were	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
July	O
,	O
before	O
BioWare	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
which	O
confirmed	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
further	O
single-player	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
developed	O
or	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
multiplayer	O
patches	O
could	O
continue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leading	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
BioWare	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
promotional	O
website	O
whereby	O
players	O
could	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
mock	O
training	O
program	O
for	O
the	O
Andromeda	O
Initiative	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
listening	O
to	O
recruitment	O
pitches	O
,	O
reading	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
or	O
watching	O
mission	O
briefings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
prior	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromedas	I-Application
official	O
release	O
,	O
BioWare	O
made	O
the	O
first	O
ten	O
hours	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
available	O
to	O
players	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
EA	O
Access	O
and	O
Origin	O
Access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
group	O
of	O
players	O
took	O
their	O
complaints	O
a	O
step	O
further	O
,	O
incorrectly	O
identifying	O
a	O
former	O
EA	O
employee	O
as	O
a	O
lead	O
developer	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
certain	O
elements	O
of	O
their	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
Facebook	O
bios	O
that	O
were	O
subsequently	O
removed	O
)	O
and	O
verbally	O
abusing	O
her	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
while	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
Forbes	O
,	O
Paul	O
Tassi	O
predicted	O
that	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
fans	O
would	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
prefer	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
,	O
outside	O
of	O
perhaps	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
outlets	O
described	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
as	O
a	O
disappointment	O
,	O
including	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
LifeStyle	O
,	O
who	O
retrospectively	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
disappointing	O
game	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
also	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
missed	O
opportunity	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Joe	O
Juba	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
who	O
concluded	O
,	O
'	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
is	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
important	O
parts	O
work	O
...	O
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
often	O
left	O
looking	O
through	O
a	O
haze	O
of	O
inconveniences	O
and	O
dreaming	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-reviewed	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
observed	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
more	O
energetic	O
than	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
automatic	O
cover	O
system	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
publications	O
praised	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
for	O
its	O
larger-scale	O
visuals	O
and	O
an	O
immersive	O
atmosphere	O
with	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
exploration	O
and	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
which	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
looked	O
"	O
stunning	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
rendered	O
environments	O
at	O
a	O
scale	O
that	O
previous	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
games	O
could	O
not	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
for	O
its	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third-best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
the	O
second-best	O
physical	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andromeda	O
’s	O
digital	O
revenues	O
only	O
increased	O
by	O
mid-single-digit	O
percentages	O
against	O
2012	O
’s	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
substantial	O
growth	O
in	O
digital	O
sales	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Andromeda	O
on	O
PC	O
sold	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
349,000	O
PC	O
digital	O
units	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
that	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
launch	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
Chief	O
Financial	O
Officer	O
(	O
CFO	O
)	O
Blake	O
Jorgensen	O
projected	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
sell	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
,	O
and	O
6	O
to	O
9	O
million	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wedbush	O
Securities	O
analyst	O
Michael	O
Pachter	O
estimated	O
that	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
sold	O
at	O
least	O
2.5	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
opening	O
quarter	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
$110	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
answer	O
,	O
Wilson	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
...	O
you	O
look	O
at	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
[Andromeda],	O
while	O
there	O
was	O
some	O
polarizing	O
sentiment	O
in	O
that	O
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
actually	O
performed	O
really	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
player	O
engagement	O
is	O
really	O
strong.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
was	O
not	O
designed	O
with	O
specific	O
plans	O
for	O
future	O
installments	O
,	O
BioWare	O
's	O
original	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
continue	O
adding	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
disappointing	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
reports	O
arose	O
that	O
BioWare	O
Edmonton	O
would	O
be	O
taking	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
their	O
new	O
IP	O
,	O
Anthem	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
BioWare	O
Montreal	O
would	O
focus	O
on	O
other	O
games	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
umbrella	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
BioWare	O
Montreal	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
EA	O
's	O
Motive	O
Studios	O
,	O
casting	O
further	O
doubt	O
on	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
former	O
series	O
creative	O
director	O
Casey	O
Hudson	O
,	O
who	O
departed	O
from	O
BioWare	O
in	O
2014	O
but	O
returned	O
following	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromedas	I-Application
release	O
,	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
continue	O
.	O
</s>
