--- description: BioWare unveils two new Mass Effect Andromeda trailers, including a cinematic overview of the game and in-story narrative mission briefing. title: Watch the New 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' Trailer image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec7c628cbbeb68fb/6988ad6297cdff4d876ae7bd/screen-shot-2016-11-07-at-1-23-09-pm.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the New 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' Cinematic Trailer by [Matt Peckham](/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 26, 2017 5:38 PM CUT  Mass Effect: Andromeda Mass Effect: AndromedaBioWare by [Matt Peckham](/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 26, 2017 5:38 PM CUT They’re teasing a glimpse of Habitat 7, also known as “New Earth,” in the latest _Mass Effect: Andromeda_ trailer for BioWare’s forthcoming action-roleplaying game, out March 21 for [PC](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZPZQKIG/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timetechafitzgadgets-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00ZPZQKIG&linkId=7bebedde3f208d8e09a4b1a4745ffa88 "undefined"), [PlayStation 4](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N00X3DH/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timetechafitzgadgets-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01N00X3DH&linkId=14a4bd3a5f3bf9c53246f5127638f62e "undefined") and [Xbox One](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N3S1OI3/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timetechafitzgadgets-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01N3S1OI3&linkId=8537ea366eb8c3dfc734390d856ba770 "undefined"). The narration sounds very _Battlestar Galactica_, spotlighting an interstellar ship with “20,000 souls adrift at sea.” Sea, of course, being a galaxy far, far away — namely [Andromeda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%5FGalaxy "undefined"), situated some 2.5 million light years from Earth. The premise of _Andromeda_ the game is that, circa [_Mass Effect 2_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%5FEffect%5F2 "undefined"), a bunch of humans hopped a ship destined for the Andromeda galaxy in hopes of finding new planets to colonize. The “humans versus nature” shtick gives way to a presumptive villain who sounds like Jeremy Irons off a three-pack-a-day habit. There’s definitely a _Star Trek_\-ish vibe here, too, and not just because the protagonist has Chris Pine’s cerulean baby blues. “We’re explorers,” says the male lead (you can play as either a boy or girl), as the trailer cuts to bedazzling vistas and shots of action on the ground and in space. There’s also a second slightly longer video dubbed the “Andromeda Initiative’s Pathfinder Team briefing.” Think of it as your average introductory work training brief, but directed by J.J. Abrams. 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