In the way of eagerly awaited sequels Mass Effect 2 is the focus of many fan-boys wed dreams. Not quite the second coming of Christ but it’s up there. To make you all jealous I got my hands on it at the Eurogamer Expo in London. In the spirit of how all sequels should be Mass Effect 2 is an improvement over the original.
What better way to start the morning off than with a bunch of shots from Mass Effect 2? Kotaku has a gallery of nine brand spankin’ new shots from the game. If that’s not enough, Bioware recently announced the Collector’s Edition, chock full of awesome stuff, such as:
The Collectors’ Edition of Mass Effect 2 comes in a premium, tin case and includes the full version of the game, a 48-page hardcover “Art of Mass Effect 2” book, Issue 1 of the Mass Effect Redemption comic book, and a bonus DVD with behind-the-scenes and making-of videos. In addition, the Mass Effect 2 Collectors’ Edition will include unique in-game weapons and armor that can only be obtained by purchasing this version.
Still not enough Mass Effect awesome for you? Bioware also released a developer documentary that showcases some of the enemies Sheppard will be up against in the new game.
I guess if you need even more Mass Effect, you can grab the original game on Steam for the low price of ten bones, it’s Steam’s weekend deal. It looks like that with Dragon Age released, Bioware will be ramping up the hype behind Mass Effect 2. Let’s hope there isn’t a Marilyn Manson trailer in the future.
Along with a slew of pre-order incentives (exclusive content), Bioware announced today that Mass Effect 2 will release on January 26th, 2010 in the US and on January 29th in Europe. Good news for RPG fans.
In North America, pre-order bonuses* include special-ops armor and weaponry that are designed to boost Commander Shepard’s skills and abilities. At GameStop, Terminus Gear is available with pre-orders, which includes the powerful Terminus Assault Armor and the M-490 Blackstorm Heavy Weapon:
- The Terminus Armor is designed for use in extreme planetary conditions, increasing run speed and personal shields, and augmenting weapons with an additional magazine of reserve ammo.
- The M-90 Blackstorm Heavy Weapon generates a high-powered localized gravity well, accelerating particles to near-infinite mass, and ultimately expanding the selection of heavy weapons available to players when they gear up for combat missions in Mass Effect 2.
Players that pre-order Mass Effect 2 at other retail outlets in North America will receive the potent Inferno Armor, which is used by officers to monitor battlefield conditions by recognizing elevated heart rates, and regulates sub-systems with extreme efficiency to allow for greater response times – together these abilities translate in-game into a negotiation bonus for Commander Shepard and an increase in run speed and augmented damage from combat powers.
Personally, I didn’t think Mass Effect 2 would be released so soon, and I’m really excited for the new year now. I guess the wait for January 26th starts now…
I like my women like I like my Mass Effect 2 supporting party members – biotic, bald, and covered in tattoos. Bioware seems to have taken a notice to my fetish – the recently revealed Subject Zero looks like the kind of chick that I wouldn’t mind running into battle with, but also the kind of chick I could take home to my parents.
Subject Zero is the third announced party member, following Thane and Grunt (who is obviously not nearly as cool as Wrex.)
Mass Effect 2 has no release date yet, but you can probably expect to see it sometime in mid 2010. Hopefully.
Often times, game publishers will give loose release dates – “sometime in the next couple months”, “next year”, “when it’s done”, which reminds me a lot of what I tell my boss when he asks if I’m actually working on something (hint: I’m not.) Today, Bioware managed to tighten up that release date a bit, stating that Mass Effect 2 would indeed be dropping months after Bioware’s new shit, Dragon Age: Origins.
Oddly enough, Bioware doesn’t have many other games in development, other than Star Wars: The Old Republic, so I’m not sure why they feel the need to state this. The important thing is that the tentative date for Mass Effect 2 has been moved from “early 2010″ to “months after Dragon Age”, although in reality that could mean five, seven, or even twenty six billion months. Or Dragon Age might just get pushed back again and we’ll be stuck with waiting for both games. Damn you, Bioware.
In the mean time, why not check out the latest trailer for the game, featuring one of the new party members? Warning, spoilers for those who don’t want to be spoiled, or for those who happen to live under a rock.
I, for one, cannot wait to start having intergalactic sex with blue aliens again.
One game I didn’t get to see at E3 was Mass Effect 2. It was being shown behind closed doors and I just didn’t have enough time to catch it all. I was happy to see the new extended cut trailer when I got home. Looking forward to playing this one a ton.
Bioware is known for their work on RPGs and Mass Effect solidified their studio for the next decade. The game is slated to be a trilogy and we finally get a look at the 2nd installment. People thought Mass Effect was going to be good. No one thought it was going to be groundbreaking.
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