Tuesday, Jun 9
CA by Jem Alexander { Jun 9th 2009 at 4:00PM } What game doesn't get better with a bit of customization? Gamers love infusing a little bit of their own personality into their games; whether it's changing your character's appearance in Mass Effect, ...
Saturday, Jun 6
CA Alexander Sliwinski: The Mass Effect 2 presentation makes it look like the series is going to a whole other level. James Ransom-Wiley: I gotta go with Milo, the little-boy friend game. C'mon, that was the strangest revelation at E3 -- I still don't get ...
Friday, Jun 5
CA by Xav de Matos { Jun 5th 2009 at 3:00PM } Stick a fork in it, E3 2009 is done. Join us for our final late-night Xbox 360 Fancast. We talk about our last day which included Mass Effect 2, Halo 3: ODST, Blur, Need for Speed: Shift and so much more. ...
Thursday, Jun 4
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Tuesday, Jun 2
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Monday, Jun 1
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CA by David Hinkle { Jun 1st 2009 at 4:05PM } Bioware isn't just working on Mass Effect 2, you know. The company is also trying to get more folks to play the original Mass Effect by issuing a special edition two-disc set of the first game that will ...
Monday, May 25
CA by Xav de Matos { May 25th 2009 at 8:00PM } The July issue of Official Xbox Magazine, spotted by Deeko News, features a Mass Effect 2 character that may actually be -- the supposedly dead -- Commander Shepard. To be honest, considering Mass Effect ...
Friday, May 1
by Randy Nelson { May 1st 2009 at 7:00PM } BioWare has broken its silence over last month's obviously unintended reveal of an iPhone / iPod Touch Mass Effect game via on online survey. Community coordinator Chris Priestly has confirmed that Mass ...
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Tuesday, Apr 28
Depending on the success of this first mobile adventure, EA and bioware would look into expanding the Mass Effect game into an entire series. The survey also mentions the possibility of mobile games based on the Dragon Age universe. ...
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Tuesday, Apr 21
CA - David Hinkle I hope Asuka/Jun is still in the game I love her. Whoa, that was a pretty cool trailer. I don't like fighters but after watching the trailer, I think I might have just found one that I might like. Same to me happened when I bought Mass Effect a week ...
CA Japanese gamers will finally get to suit up as a decidedly not dead yet Commander Shepard when the original Mass Effect finally graces Japanese store shelves on May 21, while players will have to wait until later this summer to cure the locust plague ...
Thursday, Apr 9
CA by Griffin McElroy { Apr 9th 2009 at 11:32AM } In response to the dumb, dumb controversy surrounding the original Mass Effect's thoroughly non-erotic, two-minute-long sex scene, Bioware co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk recently addressed the ...
Wednesday, Apr 1
CA Thankfully, BioWare's Casey Hudson told MTV Multiplayer that our next adventure will utilize "a completely new system" to handle load times. The loads will be faster in Mass Effect 2 and will become "part of the game experience. ...
Friday, Mar 27
CA Finally, they re-iterated that though the recent teaser trailer for Mass Effect 2 depicts a doornail-dead Shepard, you should still hold on to your Mass Effect saves. Maybe they'll help determine the stats of his ghost.
Thursday, Nov 27
Mass Effect What we say now: "Mass Effect should still manage to sweep you off your feet and right into the depths of space. It remains a stellar, interstellar adventure rife with memorable characters and meaningful choices. And really slow elevators." Halo 3
Tuesday, Sep 23
And to its credit, it appears that EA did know that it needed to respond: BioWare dropped the 10-day validation requirement from Mass Effect just two days after the initial announcement was posted. But it wasn't enough ... gamers weren't concerned with the 10-day requirement alone; they fel...
Monday, Sep 8
Sending this whole thing into overdrive, the source claims Microsoft will announce 12 new titles "exclusive or first" on the 360, including Assassin's Creed 2, Mass Effect 2, a new Conker game and two new Halo titles. Also, six free original Xbox games will be available to download, with H...
Friday, Aug 8
EA dates Godfather 2 for February 2009 BioWare considering Mass Effect DS Bionic Commando Rearmed swings in next week; launching later on Euro PSN, $5 more on PC Carmack: Xbox 360 Rage 'a little blurry,' 'key scenes' same as PS3 See Call of Duty: World at War's co-op gameplay
Thursday, Aug 7
BioWare 'talking about' more Mass Effect DLC Godfather 2 detailed -- less GTA; more RPG, RTS, board game Ben Heck looks under the 60GB Xbox 360's hood Bad news: BioShock movie won't be 'Fool's Gold' Microsoft's Gosen warns of 'thin line between gimmick and great gameplay'
Tuesday, Jul 22
BioShock PS3 receiving trophies, some details given Dragon Age: Origins screenshots and gameplay footage BioShock's PS3 graphics identical to Xbox 360 Microsoft makes Games For Windows Live free for all BioWare has 'never confirmed any plans' for Mass Effect 360 exclusivity
Thursday, May 29
BigVersus pits Mass Effect PC against Xbox 360 version hands-on: Tecmo Bowl Kickoff Law of the Game on Joystiq: Legal machinations of machinima Meet the Team: Kyle Orland Metareview -- Mass Effect (PC) X3F Week in Review: May 23, 2008 - May 28, 2008
IGN (92/100): "This is easily one of the best RPGs on the platform in recent years, delivering a terrific new universe, a fun blend of action and role-playing, and a deeply satisfying story. If you have any love of science fiction or space opera, then you owe it to yourself to check it out. Ther...
The X3F Week in Review returns once again, chock-full of the latest news and community features (seriously, we checked our chock, and that sucker is full). We've hit our 70th Xbox 360 Fancast, which is pretty amazing. Even more amazing is the awesome Commander Shepard statue we're giving a...
Monday, May 26
When EA announced that Spore and Mass Effect (PC) would have a DRM program that did performed online verification every 10 days, it generated a massive backlash amongst the gaming community. Many people, who were originally excited about Spore and Mass Effect, now claimed that they woul...
Saturday, May 10
After stirring up a hornets' nest of gamer contempt last week by announcing that the forthcoming PC flavor of Mass Effect would require re-validation every 10 days, BioWare community manager Jay Watamaniuk has come forward as the voice of reason on the game's official forums, stating t...
Wednesday, Apr 16
Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs. While scouring the Mass Effect forums for a guide on how to place our girl, Beyoncé, into BioWare's space epic (found one!), we stumbled across the "system requirements" of the PC version. ...
Thursday, Apr 10
BioWare dodges the question about whether future DLC will be staggered and released on Xbox 360 first, followed by PC. Either way, the PC gamer race is sure to giggle with delight as they experience less texture popping and shorter elevator rides when Mass Effect launches May 28.
Tuesday, Apr 8
Finally, the NES gets DLC Sega Superstars Tennis gets Xbox Live demo Kane and Lynch to get free DLC April 17 Mass Effect PC slips to May 28 Game Informer drops Gears of War 2 details HUDs up! This is what Mass Effect PC's HUD looks like Just for laughs: Xbox HD DVD player gets update
Thursday, Mar 20
You see that Xbox? That's a custom Mass Effect Xbox 360 Elite. There are six of them on the planet and we got one. Of course, we could have been greedy and kept it, but no. That's not how we roll. We're giving it away. Sure, there are other things going on this week -- you can peruse them below -- but we kn...
Wednesday, Mar 12
The latest issue of Game Informer reportedly has details on Obsidian Entertainment's next title: an action RPG called Alpha Protocol (via Obsidian forums and NeoGAF). The game will feature third person gameplay described as being similar to Mass Effect, and a storyline that comprises...
Monday, Mar 10
We never forget a face. That explains why we nearly overlooked the charming fellow above, as his disturbing assemblage of teeth, eyes and wrinkles really stretches our definition of "face" to its very hideous limit. Apparently, we were supposed to meet him for a round of Mass Effect today,...
Tuesday, Feb 26
uery The best of WoW Insider: February 19-26, 2008 Today's most stylistic video: "video game" vs. "videogame" News More specifically, Mass Effect PC coming May 6 Ubisoft seeks more game licenses Sony 'opening up' PS3 in-game advertising platform
Thursday, Feb 21
Filed under: PC, GDC It was once called an 'Xbox exclusive,' but after one agonizing trip into the bowels of the tedious inventory UI, we knew Mass Effect was destined for a PC makeover. (Oh, what wonders a little mouse can do!) With keyboard in tow, BioWare took us through a short demo of Mass...
Wednesday, Feb 20
Filed under: Features, PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs, Interviews, GDC, MMOJust after lunch we had the chance to sit in on a demo of the PC version of Mass Effect. It was a great opportunity to check out the changes and tweaks to the Xbox 360 title we all know and love. Add-ons like the improved equ...
Tuesday, Feb 12
Ubisoft looks to Singapore for latest studio Halo, Battlefield vets form Tyrant Studios Mass Effect to drop for the PC in May, EA to publish GameTap Thursday: Sam & Max cause Tuesday edition Roogoo to puzzle on XBLA, PC Piracy a huge problem for casual game devs
Saturday, Feb 9
We're certain that anyone who is excited about the new DLC for BioWare's intergalactic opera Mass Effect probably beat the game late last year, allowing their respective Commander Shepherds to grow portly and short-winded in the following months. While you may be tempted to delete thos...
Wednesday, Feb 6
Microsoft to use SpeedTree for multiple projects in 2008 Midway introduces 'This is Vegas' to Xbox 360, PS3, PC Mass Effect DLC to 'Bring Down the Sky' on March 10 Xbox 360 HD DVD player price dropped to $130 Bungie's next game is like, 'totally different'
Tuesday, Feb 5
BioWare has unveiled the first in a series of downloadable add-ons to its interstellar epic of planetary exploration and interspecies cavorting, Mass Effect. Warping onto the Xbox Live Marketplace on Monday, March 10th, "Bring Down the Sky" expands the game's rich universe by adding a...
Monday, Jan 28
reader Matthew let us know that the free, pretty good Electronic Arts games promised Rock Band replacement delays are starting to arrive. Not only that, but Harmonix, EA and MTV want us to have a happy new year. Has anyone else gotten their free game? Let us know, and check out the highlights f...
To catch you up to speed: just after McCullough apologized for writing about Mass Effect's "virtual orgasmic rape," Fox News' Live Desk with Martha MacCollum ran a similar, ignorant segment on the "Sexbox" (so clever) title that pitted Geoff Keighley against a child psychologist who o...
Friday, Jan 25
Anyone who has stared into the pitch-black eye of madness known as the Fox News Network's "coverage" of Mass Effect and its "Luke Skywalker meets 'Debbie Does Dallas'" gameplay, is probably now familiar with psychology specialist Cooper Lawrence, who laughingly admitted on the show t...
Thursday, Jan 24
GameTap Thursday: Starscaping the galaxy one ship at a time See first gameplay footage from Twisted Metal: Head On ETE Best Buy closing out 80GB PS3 EA to Fox News: 'correct the record' on Mass Effect SCEE chief: PS3 to overtake Xbox in Europe by summer The Xbox turns a profit!
Tuesday, Jan 22
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Wednesday, Jan 2
Culture & Community Zero Punctuation review of Super Mario Galaxy confirms death wish Takahashi apologizes for Mass Effect review Ron Paul wins WoW's presidential naming race Penny Arcade's 'We're Right Awards' return to honor Portal
Mercury News reporter Dead Takahashi has quite publicly apologized for his negative and unfair review of Mass Effect. Takahashi's mea culpa reveals that he rushed into (and through) the early levels of the game without taking the time to learn the rules. BioWare can also be faulted for its...
Monday, Nov 19
GameSpy (100/100): "Mass Effect's greatest strength is the quality of the narrative. BioWare has a track record of producing amazingly engrossing storylines, but never before have you been presented with this level of meaningful interaction. You'll experience difficult and thought...
Saturday, Aug 11
The Xbox 360 has a reputation for being a shooting man's console. If it runs and guns, it must be Xbox 360. Turns out that's not so true, but it took until now for site to lay it all out. FPS Source gave us the numbers and X3F came along with an easy to understand pie chart. Originally taking what FPS So...
Friday, Aug 10
Spot the HDMI-enabled Xbox 360 Premium at retail BBC examines 'next-generation' games BioShock goes gold, Irrational Games becomes 2K Boston / 2K Australia Watch a delicious, 15-minute Mass Effect preview New Mario Galaxy scans show Boo costume, cubed planets
Tuesday, Jul 10
E3 Coverage The E3 badges for 2007 It's E3! Try our specially formatted E3 page Engadget & Joystiq live from Microsoft's E3 2007 keynote Highlights from Microsoft's E3 2007 press conference Rumors & Speculation Gray 360 appears in Microsoft E3 rehearsal photos
Sunday, Jul 1
We can only imagine the possibilities for future Xbox 360 games. Halo Around the Collar, sponsored by Tide? Mass Effect sponsored by the Axe Effect? Grand Theft Auto IV's Bounty Beatdown (great for sopping up blood spills)? The possibilities are endless.Read | Permalink | Email this...
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