User blog comment:James12708/Possibility of a Mass Effect 4/@comment-4451872-20121031221549/@comment-90.210.25.85-20121108220533

You're right. Nobodys even read IGN. "MASS EFFECT 4 is CONFIRMED". Bioware producers stated "there will be NO more Shepard", therefore NO sequel game. They stated: "you will play as a random solider, somewhere in the galexy"-Bioware Producers

I think it is more likely to be set before Mass Effect 1. (maybe how commander shepard was the war hero/ruthless/sole suvivor ect.??) But that could be too complex, as there are 3 choices in the other games...