Expanded edition of The Art of the Mass Effect Trilogy coming in 2021

Shepard.

While things have been very quiet on the Mass Effect front as of late, fans will be pleased to hear that publisher Dark Horse has opened pre-orders on a surprise release in its range of video game tomes: The Art of the Mass Effect Trilogy: Expanded Edition.

As spotted by Eurogamer, this new coffee-table tome is a bumper edition of the original art book released by Dark Horse back in 2012 and will boast 272 pages crammed full of sketches, design concept, speed-paintings, and portraits of the characters and locations that made BioWare’s holy trinity such a memorable and indelible RPG experience.

The Expanded Edition will feature all of the art from the original release, but will also include new chapters featuring latter-day DLC expansions such as ME 2‘s Lair of the Shadow Broker and ME 3‘s amusing Citadel. I’m a big fan of the original release – currently staring at me from my bookshelf as we speak – and I’m definitely in the market for a revision. Penguin House currently has listed a release date of February 23, 2021.

Now… about that trilogy remaster…

Art of the Mass Effect Trilogy: Expanded Edition book pops-up for pre-order [Eurogamer]