In case you didn’t know, today is N7 Day in the Mass Effect universe! For Mass Effect N7 Day 2022, BioWare has released new concept art for the in-development game, as well as an announcement that a crossover with The Sims 4 is happening as well. Not only that, as the video format of the concept art has what seems to be a hidden message! 

Mass Effect N7 Day 2022 Overview:

Check out the rest of the N7 Day details straight from the press release:

• A spotlight on Mass Effect leadership bringing the next Mass Effect™ game to life + a letter from project director Mike Gamble

• Mass Effect-themed wearable items coming to The Sims 4 Nov. 17

• New N7 Day merch available from online retailers

• Concept art from the Next Mass Effect team 

• Mass Effect Legendary Edition sale on the EA App and Steam

• Mass Effect trilogy (Xbox 360) visual comparison to Legendary Edition (Xbox One)

The Sims 4 X Mass Effect:

A few folks at BioWare and Maxis came together with their mutual love for Mass Effect and The Sims 4™ to make a little something they wanted to give to fans of both franchises. We’re excited to share that we’ll be releasing N7 Day-themed wearable items in The Sims 4 on the 17th of November. These items are free to anyone with The Sims 4. Don’t have it yet, but want these exclusive crossover items? The Sims 4 is now free to play across all platforms!

Check out the complete message from Project Director of the new Mass Effect game, Mike Gamble, regarding the new concept art and what looks to be a transmission? 

In the nearly 15 years since the release of the first Mass Effect, the biggest reason we still love working on it is the warmth, dedication, and passion of this community. There are some of you who have been with us through everything. We’ve grown together, sacrificed Ashley together, (Editor’s Note: Or Kaidan, Mike! We all make different choices.) faced difficulties together…and laughed until our Faces Were Tired…together! And for those of you who are new to Mass Effect (thanks, Legendary Edition!), welcome! I can promise that many years of fun, adventures, and characters you’ll fall in love with are still ahead.

Regardless of when you joined us, through four games and more expansions, I can say with certainty that we’re in this because of you, and every N7 Day is a wonderful reminder of that. As we look forward, each week is a fun and exciting challenge for the team. We love bringing this universe to life, and although there’s much more we want to share with you, that’ll have to be for another time.

For now, there is something we want you to have a look at. We’ve intercepted some strange footage from one of the monitoring stations in known space. It could be nothing, but…

There seems to be a blurry background something hiding behind the video layer. Chances are, the Mass Effect community will uncover this soon-ish, and once we know more, we’ll let our readers know.

No release date has been pegged for the new Mass Effect game, though BioWare has confirmed that it is in early production. As for “N7,” it has nothing to do with November 7, but in the game’s lore, it’s a code for the Alliance military, with the N designating special forces, and 7 marked as the highest level in proficiency.

Happy N7 Day, Mass Effect fans!