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Mass Effect 3 Includes Cut Citadel Content from Mass Effect 2

BioWare has confirmed that the next installment in its Mass Effect series, the third one set for release next year, will feature some quests that take place in the Citadel, which were dropped from last year’s Mass Effect 2.The Mass Effect series has delighted gamers with dozens of hours of content across the tw...

1 December 2011
15:51 GMT

Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed Lead Nominations for Canadian Videogame Awards

Mass Effect 2, the mix between action and role playing created by BioWare, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the standalone expansion that mixes fighting and free running from Ubisoft, have received the most nomination for the Canadian Videogame Awards. Canada is rapidly becoming one of the most important na...

19 April 2011
15:01 GMT

Buy Dragon Age 2 This Month, Get Mass Effect 2 for Free

BioWare and Electronic Arts are thrilled that Dragon Age 2 managed to sell over 1 million copies in just two weeks after it was launched, and have announced that throughout April, anyone who buys or has already bought Dragon Age 2 will get Mass Effect 2 on the PC for free.Dragon Age 2 was, without a doubt, one of the...

6 April 2011
03:05 GMT

Mass Effect 2: Arrival DLC Impressions

BioWare is working hard on the upcoming Mass Effect 3, which will complete the planned trilogy of adventures for its main hero (or heroine), Commander Shepard. Until that game appears, however, the Canadian studio has released a very special DLC pack for Mass Effect 2, the latest game in the series, which appeared...

30 March 2011
10:31 GMT

Mass Effect 2 Arrival DLC Out Today, Gets First Trailer

Mass Effect 2 is set to get its last piece of downloadable content today, in the form of Arrival, which will connect the events from the second game to the upcoming Mass Effect 3 title, set to appear at the end of the year. Mass Effect 2 was one of last year's most successful games, managing to win an array o...

29 March 2011
04:50 GMT

Mass Effect 2 Arrival DLC Will Have Stealth, Solo Shepard

Ahead of the official launch, BioWare has revealed information about The Arrival downloadable content pack for Mass Effect 2, with the big surprise being that the game will now include stealth elements, with Commander Shepard able to go through entire sections without engaging the enemy. Jesse Houston, who is the ...

25 March 2011
06:44 GMT

Mass Effect 2 Arrival DLC Dated and Detailed, Connects to Mass Effect 3

BioWare has finally detailed when the Arrival downloadable content for Mass Effect 2 will appear and how it will bridge the events of the second game to the ones in the upcoming Mass Effect 3. Mass Effect fans have been wondering how the events in the second game will transition into the third one, which was offic...

18 March 2011
11:00 GMT

Mass Effect 2 and Heavy Rain Win Big at BAFTA

The Best Game Award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts game-oriented ceremony has been picked up by Mass Effect 2, the BioWare developed and Electronic Arts published science fiction mix between role-playing and action. Heavy Rain, developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony only on the PS3, h...

17 March 2011
03:55 GMT

Mass Effect 2 for PS3 Sold Great as a Digital Download

Mass Effect 2 on the PlayStation 3 managed to sell quite a lot of digital copies because it was offered as a day-and-date release alongside the regular, boxed retail version back in January. Mass Effect 2 finally arrived on the PlayStation 3 after spending almost a year on the PC and Xbox 360 platforms, so Electro...

10 March 2011
02:30 GMT

Mass Effect 2 DLC Leaked Through PS3 Patch

Mass Effect 2's last piece of downloadable content, as confirmed by BioWare last month, has just been leaked by an update issued for the PlayStation 3 edition of the game. Mass Effect 2 will be getting its last expansion in the following months, in order to bridge the gap between the current game and the upco...

22 February 2011
17:21 GMT

BAFTA Video Game Nominations Announced, Include Blacks Ops, Mass Effect 2

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced its nominations for the Video Games Awards, with the big potential winners being Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Mass Effect 2, three very different titles that delivering quality experiences during 2010. For the first te...

17 February 2011
16:41 GMT

Mass Effect 2 Gets Another GOTY Awards from AIAS

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has given out its video-game-oriented awards and the big winner was Mass Effect 2, the role-playing and action game from developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts, which managed to be named Game of the Year and also managed to get story and role-playing awards.Ray Mu...

11 February 2011
09:18 GMT

Mass Effect 2 PS3 Patch Detailed, Fixes Save Game Corruption Issues

After revealing last week that the PlayStation 3 edition of Mass Effect 2 has a few issues, specifically with the save games and their subsequent corruption after crashes, BioWare has detailed what the upcoming patch will include. Even if PS3 owners eagerly awaited Mass Effect 2 for quite some time, it seems that ...

31 January 2011
02:35 GMT

Mass Effect 2 PS3 Plagued by Save Game Corruption Issues

Barely has BioWare's Mass Effect 2 appeared for the PlayStation 3 and owners are already reporting some serious issues, most of which pertaining to corrupt save game files. Mass Effect 2, after a year since it was launched on the PC and Xbox 360, has finally been deployed onto the PlayStation 3, based on the ...

27 January 2011
15:51 GMT

Red Dead Redemption Leads Nominations for AIAS Awards

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has revealed the full list of nominees for its 2010 awards, with Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar getting the most nominations, nine, and Angry Birds getting a surprising nod for Game of the Year. President Martin Rae stated, “2010 saw many great achievements in ...

21 January 2011
14:21 GMT

Mass Effect 2 PS3 Will Be ‘Noticeably’ Better than the Demo

The full pledged version of Mass Effect 2 on the PlayStation 3 will look noticeably better than the previously released demo, currently available on the PlayStation Store. PlayStation 3 Mass Effect fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the franchise on the Sony console, and they finally had a taste of it ...

17 January 2011
17:21 GMT

Limbo, Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2 Lead Game Developers Choice Awards Nominations

Organizers have revealed the full list of nominees for the 11th edition of the Game Developers Choice Awards, with the leading game being Liombo, the platformer with puzzle elements from Playdead, with Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar and Mass Effect 2 from BioWare also getting a lot of nominations. The awards ce...

17 January 2011
03:23 GMT

PlayStation 3 Mass Effect 2 Available for Digital Download on Launch Date

Video game publisher and hardware maker Sony has announced that the BioWare made Mass Effect 2 will be offered for digital download via the PlayStation Network on the same day that the Blu-ray version is available in brick and mortar stores, on January 18. The announcement means that for the first time a major third...

13 January 2011
05:38 GMT

Mass Effect 2 PS3 Gets Launch Trailer, Is More Than a Simple Port

Mass Effect 2 for the PlayStation 3 is finally going to be released next week, so BioWare, its development studio, is once again trying to hype it up before the release by launching a final trailer and detailing its special features. Mass Effect 2 was released almost a year ago on the PC and Xbox 360, but it will ...

13 January 2011
03:20 GMT

Mass Effect 2 PS3 Gets Even More Free DLC

The upcoming release of Mass Effect 2 on the PlayStation 3 will net customers even more free downloadable content, as BioWare, its developer, announced that a special weapon and an armor set could be taken for free, for a limited time. Mass Effect 2 for the PlayStation 3 is almost a year late on the platform, as t...

6 January 2011
17:31 GMT

Mass Effect 2 Gets More DLC This Year Before Mass Effect 3

Mass Effect 2 will receive more downloadable content, according to an announcement made by BioWare, its developer, using the game's Cerberus Network online feature.The Cerberus Network, in case you haven't really noticed the computer screen on the right when you boot up Mass Effect 2, displays various news ...

3 January 2011
04:20 GMT

EndWeekGame: December 30

Andrei Dumitrescu: 2010 is done and just one more night separates us all from the excitement of a new year, one which is shaping up to be a quite interesting one for the video games industry, with a lot of great games scheduled for release and some new trends that could prove interesting. We again have a three day...

30 December 2010
16:51 GMT

GOTY 2010: Best Game Runner Up – Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2 has already received a write up for the runner-up position when it comes to the Best Role Playing Game award for 2010 and there I commented on the somewhat ambiguous nature of the experience this game delivers, with its mix of role playing and action compounded by some elements that have become associat...

29 December 2010
18:41 GMT

EndWeekGame: December 24

Andrei Dumitrescu: It's a three-day weekend this time around as we gather around symbols like trees and family in order to celebrate Christmas and this means that, between things like friends, long meals, a few walks in the snow, there will not be too much time for gaming. But, as I have already detailed in t...

24 December 2010
16:21 GMT

GOTY 2010: Best Role Playing Game Runner Up – Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2 might not even be a role-playing game, but I know I approached it as such, and so I am inclined to drop the experience into this sometimes ill-fitting category and talk about it as a game that is more concerned with presenting the player with an array of believable development options in a coherent univ...

20 December 2010
18:21 GMT

EndWeekGame: December 17

Andrei Dumitrescu: I am glad that the second part of December is virtually a desert for big video game releases, as this quiet time allows me to go back and enjoy one of my deepest gaming loves, that for Europa Universalis III, the Medieval-based grand strategy title from Paradox Interactive, which has been occupying...

17 December 2010
16:21 GMT

BioWare Confirms Comic Book Choices for PS3 Mass Effect 2

Developer BioWare has confirmed that players who will be picking up the PlayStation 3 edition of Mass Effect 2 will be able to get the choices linked to the first video game in the series via an interactive comic book that is unique to the game. The comic is called Mass Effect Genesis and the idea is to show gamer...

17 December 2010
04:46 GMT

Mass Effect 2 PS3 Uses Mass Effect 3's Engine

PlayStation 3 owners will be in for a major treat next month, when BioWare and EA finally release Mass Effect 2 on the console, not only because they will experience one of this year's greatest role-playing games, but also because they'll get a technological sneak peek at the next title in the series, Mass ...

17 December 2010
03:45 GMT

Mass Effect 2 PS3 Arrives in January, Demo This Month

While Mass Effect fans are certainly excited about the recently announced Mass Effect 3, PlayStation 3 gamers are also getting ready to experience BioWare's science fiction RPG for the first time, in the form of Mass Effect 2. Even if the game was surrounded by quite a lot of secrecy, things are a bit clearer...

14 December 2010
03:05 GMT

Check Out All of the Video Game Awards Winners

The Spike TV Video Game Awards aired last weekend, and besides the fact that a lot of trailers and videos appeared confirming new games, the actual awards were also given to many of the greatest games of the year. Among the biggest winners we have Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption, which won the Game of the Year...

13 December 2010
04:00 GMT

Weekend Reading: Game of the Year Edition

The Spike Video Game Awards are taking place this Saturday and at the end some games will walk away with prizes and one lucky title will get the title of Game of the Year, which it will proudly display until next year. A full list of the nominees is here on Softpedia. Some new titles will be confirmed for 2012...

11 December 2010
12:11 GMT

PlayStation 3 Mass Effect 2 Gets Interactive Comic Instead of Mass Effect 1

Mass Effect 2, the critically acclaimed futuristic role playing game from BioWare, will be getting an interactive comic, created by the studio in partnership with Dark Horse Comics, which will get users up to speed with what happened in the first Mass Effect and allow them to make choices that will have an impact on ...

8 November 2010
04:00 GMT

Mass Effect 2 PS3 Introductory Module Teased by Bioware Execs

Mass Effect 2, one of this year's biggest RPGs, is preparing to make its way onto the PlayStation 3, after achieving critical and sales success on the PC and Xbox 360, so its development studio, BioWare, has already begun detailing some of its aspects.Mass Effect 2 was published by EA at the beginning of the yea...

4 October 2010
02:32 GMT

Mass Effect 2 On the PlayStation 3 Will Be Different Than On the Xbox 360

Mass Effect 2, after gaining critical and sales success on the Xbox 360 at the beginning of the year, is getting ready to appear on the PlayStation 3 console, at the beginning of 2011, and, according to BioWare executive Greg Zeschuck, it will play differently than the Xbox 360 version.Mass Effect has been one of the...

28 September 2010
14:21 GMT

Mass Effect 2 Has Been Phoning Home, BioWare Admits

Game developer BioWare has talked about how it has been tracking player behavior in its action role playing hybrid Mass Effect 2 in order to see what decisions gamers were making in the game in order to get information for the planned third installment in the science fiction series.The developers have emphasized that...

8 September 2010
05:52 GMT

The Witcher 2 Developer Talks About Morality System

The Witcher 2 will not have a traditional video game morality system, which rewards the player for good choices and punishes him for the bad ones, says one of the developers working on it, with the game taking care to offer an experience that allows the gamer to identify with the main character and his views on the w...

1 September 2010
05:14 GMT

UK Charts: Kane and Lynch Shoot Their Way to Number One

The ELSPA has released the UK video game sales charts for last week with Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days having a successful first week, climbing up to number one. Toy Story 3 also continues to impress with an unexpectedly good performance maintaining its second position and StarCraft II has fallen from the top 20. While ...

23 August 2010
09:08 GMT

Mass Effect 2 on PlayStation 3 Will Have an Introductory Portion

In a recent interview at Gamescom 2010, Ray Muzyka, the co-founder and chief executive officer of BioWare, assured PlayStation 3 owners that Mass Effect 2 would have some form of introduction to the franchises, as well as full access to the Cerberus Network. Speaking to VG247, Ray Muzyka confirmed that the PlayStatio...

19 August 2010
04:54 GMT

Mass Effect 2 Is Coming to the PlayStation 3

Mass Effect 2 will be launched on the PlayStation 3 in January 2011, according to Ray Muzyka, the co-founder of BioWare. The developer made the announcement during Electronic Arts' press conference at Gamescom 2010. Mass Effect 2 was originally released on the Xbox 360 and the PC on the 26th of January 2010 to...

18 August 2010
06:04 GMT

A Gamer's Week: August 8

This week, like the last one, was dominated by Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, with some more gamer diaries to show for all the time spent with Blizzard's latest. But we also found bit of time to craft a Weekend Reading feature that talks how Heart of the Swarm needs to take some chances and an EndWeekGame artic...

8 August 2010
08:51 GMT

BioWare Details the Story Crossover from Mass Effect 2 to Mass Effect 3

BioWare's Casey Hudson has given some insight on designing the story in the Mass Effect games, especially about the third and final installment that the company is working on. The player's decisions are what complicates the process a lot, as the development team has to take into account all the possible com...

5 August 2010
03:38 GMT

BioWare Needs to Sell 10 Million Units

A recent interview has revealed the big plans BioWare has for its upcoming releases. Dr. Greg Zeschuk, the studio's co-founder, has declared that the next games they come out from BioWare are aimed to sell around ten million units. While Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age: Origins have been quite big hits for BioWare,...

29 July 2010
14:21 GMT

BioWare Announces Two New Packs of DLC for Mass Effect 2

BioWare has announced that two pieces of downloadable content will be released soon for Mass Effect 2. The first one will be a weapon pack, while the second add-on will team-up Shepard with Liara T'soni to fight the insidious Shadow Broker. There have been hints at such a development during the main story o...

26 July 2010
15:51 GMT

BioWare Defends the Changes in Dragon Age II

BioWare's Greg Zeschuk recently defended the controversial decisions his company took with Dragon Age II,  changing the combat system and restricting the player character's race to human, with dwarfs or elves no longer available. Furthermore, in the style of Mass Effect, he or she will have a name, in ...

15 July 2010
06:56 GMT

Metacritic: Video Games in 2010 Are Better than in 2009

Are video games getting better or are video game reviewers just giving better grades to the titles launched this year? This is the question that pops up when one reads the report critical site Metacritic has recently released, showing how the game reviews from the first half of 2010 scored compared to those from the ...

6 July 2010
16:31 GMT

EndWeekGame: June 4

Andrei Dumitrescu: We have a review up. We've been putting up diary entries detailing out experiences playing as the prototypical Jason Bourne and James Bond characters. It's pretty clear that, while seeing its problems and bugs, we love playing Alpha Protocol, the one developer Obsidian and publisher SEGA ...

4 June 2010
17:51 GMT

Saves from the Original Game Can Be Imported in the Witcher 2

A recent developer diary for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings brings some interesting news for the series' fans. Apparently, players will be able to import the saves from the first Witcher game, just like in Mass Effect 2. The choices made there will have consequences in the new title, ranging from the way peop...

4 June 2010
05:23 GMT

BioWare: DLC to Bridge the Story Between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3

The downloadable content support for Mass Effect 2 is set to improve as new episodes that bridge the plot gap to Mass Effect 3 have been announced. No release date has been given by BioWare, but the good news is that there will be more to be heard about this soon, probably at E3 2010. These packs are probably what E...

21 May 2010
08:01 GMT

New Mass Effect 2 DLC Brings Players Face to Face with the Overlord

BioWare, as the developer, and Electronic Arts, as the publisher, have announced that new downloadable content called Overlord will be delivered for Mass Effect 2 in June on all platforms for the price of 560 Microsoft Points, which is the equivalent of 7 dollars.The new pack will set savior of the galaxy Commander S...

17 May 2010
05:43 GMT

Electronic Arts Finally Posts Profit, Sees Better Future

Publisher Electronic Arts has announced that it has made a profit in the final fiscal quarter of the year, on the back of strong sales of videogames like first person shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2, action role playing game Mass Effect 2 and action adventure Dante's Inferno. The company managed to get sales ...

12 May 2010
15:11 GMT


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