Mass Effect: Andromeda Information Sum-Up as of E3 2016

EA Play Trailer
    -The new ship is called the Tempest. It's small enough to land on planets
    -Asari, Salarians, Krogan etc are all in Andromeda
    -The Mako has a boost feature
    -Biotics are back
    -You can switch shoulders during combat
    -Facial animations are smoother/more detailed
    -You wake uo in an "Ark"
    -There is more than one Ark
    -Before leaving, the Arks were located above Earth
    -Passengers on the Ark have been kept in some kind of stasis during the journey. Your character is first to wake up

Mac Walters (YouTube Live at E3)
    -Characters are a huge focus, Frostbite allows them to create more detailed characters
    -The dialogue system will be familiar but they want to push the envelope with new mechanics
    -There will be an 'evolution' of the morality system
    -The protagonist's name is Ryder
    -The woman at the end of the EA Play video is a FemRyder
    -The goal of this game is to move forward. There will be callbacks to the trilogy however
    -Ryder has a family. This family ties into the storyline (Maybe siblings, parents etc)
    -ME3 multiplayer was a surprising success but they understand that fans didn't like how it tied into the single player, aims to 	improve this
    -Development in the game is in the final stretch, they only want to show stuff that's totally finished and polished
-The Mako is the only vehicle in the game

Polygon and IGN interviews with Mac Walters/Aaryn Flynn
    -Mass Effect 3's ending and your decisions won't affect Andromeda
    -Relationships and romances will be more realistic
    -Friendships and romances will take into account character temperaments. Some may be harder to talk to.
    -Romance won't be limited to checking in a few times, then getting a romance scene.
    -Mass Effect Andromeda is a story about becoming a hero
    -The characters will be much younger and untested, drawing from themes of feeling out of depth or like an outcast
    -BioWare are aiming for a character that is more than just a typical space marine, someone who recognises the impact their presence is having
    -Instead of your character already knowing a lot about the Galaxy like Shepard, you're going to be discovering all of this stuff with them
    -You won't have the kind of support Shepard would have. You're not exactly a Spectre this time
    -The story of the game will be more personal this time, even though the scale is still grand
    -The trilogy will act as a foundational background, but won't be a focus. There will be explainations for new players on what Krogans are, what mass effect field are etc
    -Instead of saying "You are this person" its about saying "This is your role and this is the way you can play it"
    -Andromeda will still be a human centric story, as it gives the player a foothold in the alien narrative
    -In ME1, humans found themselves to be the underdogs in a larger galaxy, and this is ultimately a core theme of Mass Effect not just the trilogy
    -BioWare kept trying to solve the vehicle problem in the trilogy, but this time they've made it a core focus and tried to fix it early in development
    -The online component will have no impact on the main story this time. There will be more positive ties between the singleplayer and multiplayer
    -The core elements of branching dialogue, relationship building, exploration etc will remain intact

Yanick Roy (Studio Director)
    -RPG elements are of course still there, allowing the player to play their way
    -There will be companions with 'loyalty' missions and new ways to get to know them
    -The multiplayer will be similar to ME3's but with more freedom, dynamic gameplay and 'chaos'
    -There will be more customisation than we've seen before. We can "own" our environments
    -Andromeda is their biggest game ever. Exploration is a major factor, similar to what they tried to achieve in ME1
    -Planets will have essentially one biome, inspired by planets from things like Star Wars
    -There will be different ways to communicate with the races of Andromeda. Diplomacy, aggressiveness, combat etc
    -The order in which you do quests/talk to people may also influence opinion of you and humanity
    -The female Ryder isn't exactly the default face. There is a bit of a twist this time around but they can't say more yet
    -The protagonist's role will be vast, their goal is to find a new home for humanity and the other races accompanying them, requiring a character of many qualities
    -There will be references to the trilogy, but not so much as to flood new players with information
    -The way the translators will understand the languages of the Andromeda species will be explained

Aaryn Flynn (PlayStation Access and Inside Playstation)
    -The trip to Andromeda has taken a really really long time (hundereds of years)
    -The game draws parallels to today's space exploration advancements/themes
    -The N7 character has nothing to do with Shepard
    -New species. Some old, some new, some completely mysterious
    -Choices will affect the species you encounter
    -Planetary exploration is essentially the same mechanic as ME1, but much MUCH bigger/better with more freedom
    -The 'Ark' is a huge part of the story, not just where Ryder wakes up
    -Main character will be human, you can choose to play as a male/female Ryder
    -There is a sense of continuity in the Mass Effect universe, despite starting fresh in a new Galaxy
    -Mass Effect Andromeda is story/characters first, then with a large focus on seamless loading, exploration
    -Frostbite has forced them to rebuild everything from the ground up, it's a clean slate in more ways than one

Misc. info from Twitter and news websites
    -Info about the collectors edition is coming this fall
    -As the game runs Frostbyte, the PC hardware requirements will be similar to that of Battlefront and Inquisition
    -More news may be coming in weeks instead of months.
    -Codex entries will be detailed and in-depth as usual

Sources
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2vgHOXeps0
    http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/13/e3-2016-romance-in-mass-effect-andromeda-will-be-a-more-natural-experience
    http://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/14/11922178/mass-effect-andromeda-preview-e3-2016
    http://in.ign.com/mass-effect-andromeda/95258/news/e3-2016-your-mass-effect-3-ending-wont-affect-mass-effect-an
    https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/4nyqf8/ive_translated_an_interview_in_french_done_at_e3/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyBuW9Z_yY0