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.
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.
The wait for Mass Effect 2 is going to be a rather long one, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying some fresh content on your old Mass Effect save, should it?
Out of no where, Bioware released a second DLC pack for Mass Effect yesterday, called “Pinnacle Station“. It costs 400 Microsoft moon-dollars or five real dollars, for which you’ll be able to follow Sheppard’s wacky exploits on some remote space station, or something.
If you played Mass Effect on the PC, you can download the DLC through EA’s horrible piece of shit download manager, but a heads up to Steam users – the DLC download won’t recognize the Steam version until Bioware uploads a fixed version sometime today.
MS fanboys were dealt a swift kick in the junk today when it was revealed that EA has taken control of the Mass Effect franchise and will take the game to the PS3. No word on when the first game will come out for the PS3 and whether Mass Effect 2 will be a simultaneous release, but the game will be on a Sony console one way or another.
Fans of the Halo Wars will have to wait until 2009 to get their hands on the anticipated RTS. The game has fallen out of the limelight and MS has made no major announcements about the game releasing anytime soon. Ninja Gaiden 2, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, and Fable 2 are all on time. It sucks we won’t get a new Halo game in 2008.
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The fanboys are at it again over the news released recently that Haze, the anticipated shooter will be only coming to the PS3. There were grumblings that the can may have a future release on the 360, but those have recently been quashed. Furthermore, Mass Effect 2 looks to be a Xbox 360 exclusive as well, but only for a little while. The space based RPG which made waves for all the right and wrong reasons, looks to finish its anticipated trilogy on MS, but will then soon go to the PS3 says Bioware. It looks as if some developers are willing to spread the wealth while other want to stay on a single console. That ethos seems like a death knell for sales figures.
[via ripten and ign]
Just a reminder that you can now get some added content to satisfy your Mass Effect needs. We previously told you all about the new premium content pack, but today you can finally download it.
Batarian extremists have hijacked a mobile asteroid station in the Asgard system, setting it on a collision course with the nearby colony world of Terra Nova. Only you can save the human hostages on the asteroid and reroute it before it crashes into the world, killing millions of innocent civilians.
Remember, you need the Normandy Spaceship to access the new areas in the Bringing Down the Sky pack. So you’ll either need to start a new game or load up a save somewhere in the middle if you have one. Sounds like a pretty good use of 400 MS Points.
Finally some positive press for Mass Effect. After the whole Fox News fiasco, Mass Effect will be playable this May on the PC. This is great because ain’t no mods like a PC mods cuz PC mods don’t stop. RPGs are always great on PCs for that reason. The user can mess around with it. Expect tons of patches and DLC for this game. Hopefully, it will all port over to the Xbox 360.
Another word on the street, not confirmed yet, but almost a foregone conclusion. Mass Effect will be a trilogy. Alien menage a trois forecast is likely.
Remember that downloadable content pack we told you about for Mass Effect? Well, you’re going to need to be a couple hours into the game to use it. You’ll need your Normandy Spaceship to get to the new content in the game.
Here’s the problem with that: the spaceship isn’t available until about 2-3 hours into the game, and it’s also not available for the last hour or so of the game either (the Mass Effect galaxy gets closed off to the player after you complete the main story arc). So you’re going to need a gamesave somewhere in the middle to get able to quickly access the new content.
If you’ve beaten the game already, or if you haven’t gotten that far, I’d suggest putting in some time before the content pack is released later this week. That way you’ll be able to hop in and play as soon as your download is finished.
[via Multiplayer]
The first batch of downloadable content for the smash hit Mass Effect has been announced by Bioware. The new pack, “Bringing Down the Sky” will be available March 10th for 400 Microsoft Points.
“Bring Down the Sky” includes a new uncharted world that introduces the notorious and feared alien race of the Batarians. A Batarian extremist group has hijacked a mobile asteroid station in the Asgard system, setting it on a collision course with the nearby colony world of Terra Nova. Only Commander Shepard can save the millions of innocent civilians before the asteroid completes its deadly descent.
Your $5 should net you an extra 90 minutes of play time as well as an additional achievement to unlock worth 50 points. This is the first in a planned series of content packs for Mass Effect, so save up some money and time… you’re gonna need it.
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Chances are you never heard of Cooper Lawrence and chances are you will never again. Last week she went on Fox News to promote her new book, The Cult of Perfection: Making Peace With Your Inner Overachiever. She decided to call Mass Effect, the hit space RPG, video game porn. She went on and on to insult the game simply because of a 60 second “sex” scene, where you see the ass of one of the female aliens. Having never played the game herself, she passed judgment. How did the gaming nation respond? Thousands of gamers when to Amazon and gave her book the worst possible ratings and reviews catapulting it into oblivion. After realizing you don’t get into flame wars with gamers, she recanted.
I recognize that I misspoke,” she said. “I really regret saying that, and now that I’ve seen the game and seen the sex scenes it’s kind of a joke. Before the show I had asked somebody about what they had heard, and they had said it’s like pornography,” she added. “But it’s not like pornography. I’ve seen episodes of ‘Lost’ that are more sexually explicit.
So from Loot Ninja, and the rest of gamer nation, Cooper, fuck you lady. Thanks for trying out. Maybe next year, Gilmore.
[via New York Times]
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