A new job posting for BioWare hints at either a Anthem, that they are used to, many players would still like to see BioWare return to the games they are best known for.
For Dragon Age fans, they when game with the hashtag "MassRelays" attached, further confusing fans. Whether these were meant as simple jokes, a way for the company to gauge player's interests, or actual secret hints, now fans know for sure that BioWare is definitely working on... something.
As originally discovered by SegmentNext, it turns out the BioWare is currently hiring for a Technical Director in their Edmonton, Alberta EA office in Canada. According to the official EA job listing, the Technical Director position will "be the most senior engineering lead on the next major title in one of BioWare's most prestigious franchises." This clearly excludes Anthem as a possibility, leaving only Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and perhaps Jade Empire as potential previous franchises for the company to mine for sequels.
However, a previous report from Kotaku last year already reported that a new Mass Effect title was in the very early stages of development, and that title was (just like this new job listing) located at the BioWare Edmonton offices. At the time, the game was said to be under the direction of "longtime BioWare Producer" Mike Gamble, but it appears whoever gets hired as Technical Director will have their own fair say in how the next Mass Effect game will turn out.
Unless the BioWare Edmonton offices are working on multiple projects within BioWare's owned IPs, which is unlikely, this is almost assuredly a sign that the new Mass Effect game is moving into the bigger stages of production, if it's not being developed heavily already behind the scenes. After the disappointment of Mass Effect: Andromeda and the ending of Mass Effect 3, BioWare only has one more chance to prove they know what they are doing with their popular sci-fi franchise. Let's hope whoever gets hired as Technical Director has what it takes to make sure the next Mass Effect, or Dragon Age, lands on its feet.
Source: EA (via SegmentNext), Kotaku