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Since Mass Effect was such a successful title, I believe that nobody is surprised to hear that Bioware is looking to milk as much money as possible out of their first game in the trilogy. With a PC version and a first downloadable content pack released, the developers of one of the most appreciated games ever are loo... |
11 August 2008
15:11 GMT |
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Less than a year after he launched the mantra of "quality over quantity" at Electronic Arts, John Riccitiello believes that his efforts in creating a more capable publisher and developer have largely succeeded. Electronic Arts, known for rushing out big games in an effort to create as much value as possible for share... |
30 July 2008
04:38 GMT |
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When the PC version of the space faring role playing game Mass Effect was announced, BioWare and Electronic Arts said that the Bring Down the Sky downloadable content, which was already out on the Xbox 360, would be integrated on the PC port of the game on launch day. It wasn't so, mainly due to some technical i... |
30 July 2008
03:39 GMT |
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Every person who played BioWare's masterpiece, Mass Effect, loved it - even Cooper Lawrence said it is an OK game (probably you still remember the scandal that took place in January between Fox News and Electronic Arts). Moreover, this fantastic RPG was a reason of joy for Xbox 360 fanboys because they were the ... |
23 July 2008
03:23 GMT |
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Electronic Arts is certainly feeling threatened by the merger between Activision and Blizzard. After all, the publishing strength of Activision is a perfect match for the developing capabilities of Blizzard and its MMO muscles. Electronic Arts has hit back the best way it knows, by announcing something big that can s... |
18 July 2008
10:15 GMT |
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BioWare's Mass Effect is a sci-fi role playing game (RPG) that allows players to uncover the greatest threats to human civilization, as the first space voyagers. You will have to travel across an expansive universe and piece together a mystery nobody wants to believe: the universe as we know it is about to come ... |
16 July 2008
08:51 GMT |
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Electronic Arts promised that the E3 trade show would be the place where more details regarding Dragon Age would become available. BioWare, which is now a studio fully owned by EA, has made good on the promise and offered some very interesting information regarding the role playing game.The first interesting tidbit o... |
15 July 2008
03:22 GMT |
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BioWare is on the verge of wiping out the PC piracy problem. And the company will not do this by adding more and more DRM to its titles, as Electronic Arts might want. The way to get rid of pirates, the BioWare style, is to create copious amounts of downloadable content and to increase the fidelity of PC gamers.Ray M... |
11 July 2008
19:16 GMT |
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Fans of Bioware's Neverwinter Nights for Mac have one last update to download for their favorite RPG title. Sadly or not, "the game that sparked one of the most dynamic communities in the world gets an update to end all updates," says Bioware.The Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark 1.69 Update is indeed ... |
11 July 2008
05:30 GMT |
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BioWare's Mass Effect is a sci-fi role playing game (RPG) that allows players to uncover the greatest threats to human civilization, as the first space voyagers. You will have to travel across an expansive universe and piece together a mystery nobody wants to believe: the universe as we know it is about to come ... |
7 July 2008
09:37 GMT |
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MTV Multiplayer has scored an interview with BioWare o-CEOs Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, who were kind enough to let the publication in on some of their plans for the future. These include sticking to the PC platform (pointing out to the success of Blizzard's WoW and Eidos' Age of Conan), but also tapping i... |
2 July 2008
18:36 GMT |
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John Riccitiello's talk at the William Blair & Company investor conference is still being scrutinized for snippets of information regarding the games that the biggest (until Activision and Blizzard merge) videogame publisher in the world is planning to develop and launch in the near future. Have I just said near... |
24 June 2008
14:06 GMT |
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The long awaited, especially by role playing fans, Enhanced Edition of The Witcher is at last getting a tentative release date from its developers, the guys over at CD Project RED. It seems that September has been settled on and, more specifically, the game will be launched in the first half of the month, as soon as ... |
23 June 2008
15:56 GMT |
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It's semi-official. Atari isn't saying much, but developers are making it clear that Neverwinter Nights 2 is getting yet another expansion pack. It even has a separate discussion on the BioWare forums. Even more, it seems that the developers are already answering a lot of the questions regarding the game, w... |
11 June 2008
19:11 GMT |
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As we already know, LucasArts announced that an important number of employees have been let go around June 5, including one of the vice presidents and possibly the game director for LEGO Indiana Jones. By the looks of it, the former employees are more than eager to talk about the future plans of the company - which k... |
10 June 2008
19:11 GMT |
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History seems right. BioWare has created the two role playing games that managed to capture the atmosphere of Star Wars better than any game out there, the Knights of the Old Republic series. Only The Force Unleashed seems like a serious contender to take that crown away. And BioWare also signed a new licensing deal ... |
28 May 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Last week, Electronic Arts dropped what might have been a bombshell in the gaming world, by announcing that both the PC version of Mass Effect and Spore would have a new kind of protection (I'll call it DRM) that would require the game to once activate through the Internet when it's installed and then to tr... |
15 May 2008
10:15 GMT |
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When people heard the news regarding the once every 10 days SecuROM check for two of the most anticipated PC releases this year, Mass Effect and Spore, all hell broke loose and everybody became concerned about this problem. We shouldn't be afraid of losing our rights to play any of these games if we don't h... |
12 May 2008
03:16 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has released a statement announcing a 10 dollar reduction in price for all those who pre-order the PC version of Mass Effect. The offer comes into play today and will last until the official launch date of the game, which is May 27 in North America and June 6 in Europe. The offer is not limited to gam... |
30 April 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Many people felt a deep pain when Bioware was acquired by Electronic Arts, with lots of them fearing the fact that the studio might loose its edge and even disband under EA leadership. But with a MMO in development and a Sonic themed RPG in queue as well, Bioware seems to be thriving. The success of their latest game... |
29 April 2008
16:26 GMT |
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Not Polish as in "country of origin = Poland" but rather polish as "the action where you repeatedly pass a rag over a shiny surface to make it even more shiny, until you drop dead from exhaustion." In a post dated April 7 on the game forums, Chris Priestly, who is Community Coordinator for Bioware, has announced that... |
9 April 2008
03:58 GMT |
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Sonic Chronicles is yet another game whose single claim to fame is that it's got Sonic's name plastered all over the title. It's currently in development by BioWare and the guys there want to have it shipped to eager players on the Nintendo DS by fall. But until then, studio manager Greg Zeschuk has de... |
17 March 2008
10:56 GMT |
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Dragon Age has been in production since early 2004. And that, in an industry where development cycles are getting shorter by the year, could mean one of two things. Either the game is being polished to perfection and each and every element of it is being tweaked to perfectly reflect the intentions of the developer, o... |
17 March 2008
05:40 GMT |
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Mass Effect was one of the best games of 2007 and a clear shot in the arm for a suffering RPG genre. BioWare made a great game, Microsoft marketed it well, it sold well. So it was bound to spawn a sequel. Well, in the case of Mass Effect, two sequels which BioWare is currently working hard on, while at the same time ... |
12 March 2008
06:59 GMT |
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Older gamers and game journalists might know about a time when Origin walked the Earth, Westwood were proud creators of Red Alert and Bullfrog showcased brilliant titles like the Populous series. Where are they all today? Simple answer: Electronic Arts. Second, more elaborate answer: they don't exist anymore bec... |
26 February 2008
06:35 GMT |
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Mass Effect from Bioware is without any doubt the most promising RPG we've seen on the Xbox 360. Even if it's been plagued by some weird bugs and it drew a lot of attention with a nudity scandal, Bioware's title remains a must-have. If you're not scared by the long and arduous conversations the ga... |
24 January 2008
10:32 GMT |
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If you think that a little girl-on-girl action never hurt anybody then you are sadly mistaking. Case in point, Singapore's Media Development Authority found the lesbian scene featuring two females, one human and one alien, in Bioware's upcoming title Mass Effect, a tad too spicy and hard to swallow. And whi... |
15 November 2007
07:36 GMT |
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Just last month, Electronic Arts was announcing to have signed with Elevation Partners to get their mitts on VG Holding Corp, owners of both BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios. Yesterday, LucasArts and BioWare Corp. have announced that they have entered into an agreement to create an "interactive entertainment produc... |
31 October 2007
04:06 GMT |
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In the games industry rumors are the best way to get new information. Very few "unverified" leaked materials have proven to be false and most of the time the "no comment" response from publishers and developers fuels naive minds. Knights of the Old Republic franchise has been proclaimed one of the best RPGs on the PC... |
24 October 2007
09:19 GMT |
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BioWare Corp. and Microsoft Game Studios have recently gone public announcing that their upcoming role-playing game, Mass Effect has just gone gold. The two companies have confirmed that the game also comes in a limited Collector's Edition - full contents disclosed below. Take a deep breath, you won't belie... |
23 October 2007
03:56 GMT |
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Those who have been reading the news lately might have heard last week that EA signed with Elevation Partners to grab VG Holding Corp, owners of both BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios. Naturally, everyone hoped that this would make BioWare's Mass Effect a multiplatform title. Mere days have passed since the EA ... |
15 October 2007
05:57 GMT |
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We're witnessing tumultuous times in the gaming industry lately, as Microsoft and Bungie have recently announced their parting from one another and now this. According to a press release rolled out as soon as today, Electronic Arts has signed with Elevation Partners to get their mitts on VG Holding Corp, owners ... |
12 October 2007
04:18 GMT |
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Just as we've finished discussing what BioWare's president revealed about the Collectors Edition of their upcoming role playing game, Mass Effect, we've just stumbled upon a more official report containing information about the respective edition of the game. Some highlights can be found within the lin... |
4 October 2007
05:36 GMT |
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A well known gaming website got a chance to have a chat with Greg Zeschuk, President over at BioWare, the company responsible for Mass Effect, one of the most anticipated titles of the genre, ever. The man weighed down on several of the game's aspects, at the interviewer's request of course, mentioning that... |
4 October 2007
04:24 GMT |
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Just yesterday, Microsoft Game Studios has rolled out some facts on some of the main characters found within BioWare's Sci-Fi RPG title, Mass Effect. Among many characters worth mentioning, players will surely find some interesting details about Nihlus Kryik, decorated Spectre agent. Inside, you have the respect... |
3 October 2007
04:17 GMT |
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The BBFC is an UK rating board that decides what young gamers should and what they shouldn't see in games and films. They've rated Mass Effect at "12", mentioning that the title includes moderate violence and one sex scene. In the US, the famous ESRB rated the title "M" for "Blood, Sexual Themes, Violence ... |
19 September 2007
03:33 GMT |
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BioWare is best known for developing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire. However, the company has recently made the surprising announcement of teaming up with SEGA to create a new DS title, based on the classic Sega flagship icon, Sonic The Hedgehog. All that was known so far is that this exclusiv... |
17 July 2007
05:32 GMT |
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BioWare, best known for developing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire, have made the surprising announcement today of partnering up with Sega to create a new DS title, based on the classic Sega flagship icon, Sonic The Hedgehog. They don't know how they're going to call it yet, but this ... |
21 June 2007
12:36 GMT |
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Jade Empire's senior producer, Diarmid Clarke got his chance to discuss their PC version of Jade Empire, mentioning fans' reactions and stuff like that. But among other topics of discussion, the man told CVG that speculation is growing on the Internet and everyone's getting it all wrong because of thos... |
11 June 2007
08:46 GMT |
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Bioware's Mass Effect, or "Jack Bauer in space" as they like to call it, is known to be in its last segment of development. The game should release any time this year but the developing company is silent on this aspect. However, there is serious reason to believe that "Jack Bauer in space" is due before mid July... |
9 March 2007
04:54 GMT |
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