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Electronic Arts Confirms Yesterday's Surprising Mass Effect News

I placed was a small asterisk next to Electronic Arts' casual announcement of "something far-reaching from Mass Effect" in early 2011 during a financial call yesterday: maybe it was a mistake. Nothing Mass Effect-related was in EA's uncharacteristically detailed lineup for the next 12 months, but there was mention of a new Dragon Age...

Posted February 9, 2010
"Something Far-Reaching From Mass Effect" Coming In Early 2011

After the launch of Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2, you'd think BioWare would be quiet for a little while. But according to comments from Electronic Arts COO John Schappert, there is "something far-reaching from Mass Effect" coming between January 1 and March 31, 2011. Schapper's comments came during a discussion of EA's latest...

Posted February 8, 2010
Mass Effect 2 Off To Blockbuster Start, Sells Two Million Units (To Retailers)

It's been impossible to avoid the massive marketing campaign Electronic Arts and BioWare rolled out for the launch of Mass Effect 2, but it appears to be paying off. The two companies announced this morning Mass Effect 2 has already "sold-in" more than two million units. Cue the money hats. "Sold-in" does not mean sold to...

Posted January 29, 2010
Sessler's Soapbox: Mass Effect 2: Making January Awesome

It's a bit unorthodox for a highly anticipated game to be released in January. We're all used to the deluge of big titles coming out in the holiday shopping season, but what are we supposed to play the rest of the year? That is exactly why Adam is so glad that Mass Effect 2 came out this week. To quote the man himself, "sometimes a game...

Posted January 26, 2010
Don't Have A Mass Effect Save? If You're On A PC, That's No Problem

Not everyone played through the original Mass Effect, which is why I spent my Friday afternoon putting together a brief story summary of the game. If you didn't play through Mass Effect, however, that means you don't have a save with personalized decisions for Mass Effect 2. Luckily, there's an option that doesn't involve rushing through the...

Posted January 25, 2010
The Story So Far: Mass Effect

The time has come! Tomorrow, Electronic Arts and BioWare release Mass Effect 2, the second in their sci-fi trilogy. BioWare is a storyteller, always introducing new worlds, characters and adventures. Mass Effect was the start of a new one, but like many games this generation, the first entry was not without troubles. Some issues -- haphazard...

Posted January 25, 2010
Hollywood Very Interested In A Mass Effect Movie

According to Casey Hudson, project director on Mass Effect 2, Hollywood is very interested in a Mass Effect movie. "Obviously we have a tremendous amount of interest from people in Hollywood to make a major motion picture about Mass Effect," Hudson told MTV. "The most important thing for us is, we don't just want to see a movie...

Posted January 25, 2010
Mass Effect 3 Already Rolling Into Pre-Production

We're just a few weeks out from Mass Effect 2, but at CES last week, BioWare was already chatting up plans for the third entry in the currently-proposed Mass Effect trilogy to IGN. "We are already at work on Mass Effect 3," said Mass Effect 2 project director Casey Hudson about the next game. "'[We're] building the first bits of...

Posted January 11, 2010
Yes, Even Your Romantic Decisions Carry Over Into Mass Effect 2

BioWare wants you to take decisions seriously in Mass Effect. Even though the relationship building (and eventual sex scenes) were a bit goofy in Mass Effect, they will play into the sequel. Whether you thought about it or not, at a San Francisco hands-on event for Mass Effect 2, BioWare co-founder and CEO Ray Muzyka told me those romances will...

Posted December 18, 2009
How Mass Effect 2 Determines What Happened In Mass Effect 1 Without A Save

It's likely that many gamers who pick up Mass Effect 2 in January will have played the original Mass Effect and still have a save file on their hard drive. Some of them will choose to import that save, bringing their decisions (and consequences) from Mass Effect into the sequel -- but you don't have to. You can start fresh in Mass Effect 2. But...

Posted December 17, 2009
Sessler's Soapbox: Who Cares About Backwards Compatibility?

Do you still have all your old games from past generation consoles? Do you still want to play them? Do they even work in the next-gen console you have? No matter what your answer to any of those questions, you should check out this week's Soapbox. The Sess sits down to talk about the PS3 Slim's lack of backwards compatability, and uses that as a...

Posted September 2, 2009
EA And Dark Horse Comics Team Up For Mass Effect Comic Book Series

There must be something in the water over at EA, because for the second time this week, the publisher has announced a partnership deal to turn one of their franchises into a comic book series. This time it’s BioWare’s space-operatic RPG Mass Effect, the comic book publisher is Dark Horse Comics, and the comic is titled Mass Effect:...

Posted July 21, 2009
New Mass Effect 2 Trailer Explains How You Can Screw Everything Up

Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version If you make the wrong decision in Mass Effect 2, Commander Shepard will die. You won't see a game over screen -- he will die and not live to see Mass Effect 3. BioWare is making a big deal about this potential consequence as part of Mass Effect 2's hype train, but are gamers willing to gamble 20 to...

Posted July 10, 2009
BioWare Calls Project Natal A 'Really Powerful Idea'

It could be several years before gamers see developers like BioWare incorporating Project Natal into flagship projects -- development kits only landed in their laps a few weeks ago -- but one arm of the influential Canadian RPG studio has gone on record with GamesIndustry.biz about its interest. "Yeah. I got a demo of Project Natal before...

Posted July 6, 2009
If You Want To Play Mass Effect 3 With Your Shepard, Make Smart Choices

Commander Shepard will be the main character in Mass Effect 3. Whether the Shepard you're controlling in the final act of BioWare's trilogy is the same Shepard you created in the original Mass Effect and brought into Mass Effect 2, however, isn't guaranteed. If you make the wrong choices, your Shepard will die (and it won't be a game over...

Posted June 18, 2009