14 DAY TRIAL // 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 believe how much this Limited Edition has to offer.
Mass Effect is a Sci-Fi RPG currently under heavy development over at by BioWare Corp., the company also responsible for Jade Empire, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and the Baldur's Gate series. Mass Effect is an exclusive Xbox 360 game for now, being published by Microsoft Game Studios.
According to official word from BioWare and MS Games Studios, the limited collector's edition will be offered through participating retailers, and will include the following bonus materials:
A "Mass Effect" fiction book titled "Galactic Codex: Essentials" - A 36-page guide to the "Mass Effect" universe, including a Citadel timeline and a guide to all non-human races, biotics and the key locations in the Perseus arm of the galaxy
An additional "Mass Effect" art book titled "A Future Imagined" - A 36-page collection of BioWare's concept art for the game
A bonus DVD of exclusive "Mass Effect" background material and additional content including: - "The Vision of "Mass Effect" documentary - "The Making of "Mass Effect" documentary - "Interactive Storytelling" documentary - "Inside BioWare" documentary - 18 "Mass Effect" themed gamer pics (three unique sets of six) - 16 dashboard themes (four unique sets of four) - Ten songs from the "Mass Effect" soundtrack - Five historical "Mass Effect" trailers from X05 through E3 2007 and the official TV trailer - A demo for "Blue Dragon" and videos for "Lost Odyssey," "Halo 3" and "Halo Wars" - Design galleries featuring 600 concept images fully commented by the Art Directors
Now remember: BioWare has developed Mass Effect exclusively for Microsoft's Xbox 360. The game combines a rich and engaging plot with sci-fi tactical combat elements, spanning the entire galaxy. The same report mentions the same price for the limited Collector's Edition of Mass Effect - ?49.99.