Mass Effect 4 Development Update Reveals Motion Capture Work

With development of the next Mass Effect well underway, the game's cinematic director Ken Thain offered a brief update on the status of the game with a behind-the-scenes look at the motion capture set that the developers are using to record the game's cutscenes.

Thain shared the following image on Twitter, where he confirmed that the motion capture for the game is being conducted at TheCaptureLab in Vancouver.

Getting our motions on at TheCaptureLab in Vancouver. A very cool scene for the next #MassEffect. pic.twitter.com/BRS0RraTuI

— Ken Thain (@KenThain) March 24, 2015

Details for the upcoming Mass Effect title remain sparse, but BioWare has confirmed that unlike the first three games, it will very much focus on exploration–seeing larger, open environments compared to any previous game in the series. To that end, they'll be implementing the Mako, the vehicle from the first Mass Effect, into the game.

We'll be keeping you up to date on any details relating to the next Mass Effect as the information becomes available, so stay tuned.

The game will likely be properly revealed at E3 2015 for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4–unless EA decides to go with platform exclusivity for some reason.