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News on Mass Effect 1 DLC coming this week?

by John Callaham Jun 22nd 2009 @ 1:00PM

It's been a while since BioWare has promised that we might be getting some new downloadable content for their sci-fi RPG Mass Effect but a new clue on the DLC's reveal has been put forth on the company's official Twitter web page.

The note says, "Getting the feeling some news about the next ME1 DLC may be coming this week. Keep your eyes peeled." Oh we will, we will. Last February a video showed BioWare team members talking about a future downloadable update for the game, which they hinted would consist of some kind of combat arena for characters to fight in with the setting described as a "casino gaming fight club space station."There hasn't been a content update for Mass Effect since May of 2008 when the Bring Down The Sky mission was released.

Gallery: Mass Effect

Filed under: Downloads, Expansions, RPG, Mass Effect

Video Games Live sells MP3 player with exclusive live music tracks

by John Callaham Jun 11th 2009 @ 5:00PM

The Video Games Live music concerts tours have been going on for a few years now all over the world but what if you happen to live in a part of the world where there are not any plans to hold such an event? Today Video Games Live announced that they are selling an exclusively branded MP3 player that will hold 10 exclusive live performances of a number of game music from those concerts.

The $50 MP3 player is currently on sale at the Video Games Live web site. The 2 GB player comes with headphones, a USB adapter, support for an internal speaker and a microphone for recording voices. The 10 music tracks have not been released before now and include live recordings of music from games like Halo, Warcraft, Mass Effect, Civilization IV and more.

Filed under: Culture

More GoGamer.com PC game sales hit the net

by John Callaham May 10th 2009 @ 9:00AM

GoGamer.com is one of the best retail web sites to get huge deals on boxed PC games. They have just launched a new 48 Hour Madness sale and as usual it's packed with both older and more recent PC games with their prices cut to the bone.

Among the games on sale is Tron 2.0 for a tiny $1.90, Scarface: The World is Yours for just $4.90, FlatOut 2 for a minuscule $2.90 and the more recent PC port of Mass Effect for just $9.90. All of these prices are valid until 3 am ET on Tuesday at GoGamer.com so if you are at all interested you might want to move quickly.

Filed under: Biz, Action, Driving, FPS

Mass Effect 2 confirmed for PC

by John Callaham Mar 17th 2009 @ 5:00PM

While the game has technically been in the public eye for several weeks, today BioWare and Electronic Arts sent out a press release making Mass Effect 2 "official". The press release also confirmed that the title will be heading to the PC platform in early 2010.

While a previously released teaser trailer gave some hints as to Mass Effect 2's storyline this new press release gives even more info on the plot for the sci-fi RPG sequel. "In this dark second chapter, Saren's evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril..." Hmmmm...bigger, faster, stronger...just the right formula for a sequel.

Gallery: Mass Effect 2 Concept Art

Filed under: RPG, Mass Effect

Feature: Big Download's BigAss 25 for Spring 2009 - Part 2

by John Callaham Mar 5th 2009 @ 4:00PM

On Wednesday we introduced you to the concept of the BigAss 25, a list of the 25 most exciting PC games that we will be covering a lot of on our site. These are also the games that you as fans will be playing and talking about more than most. We started with the first 13 titles and today we conclude with the final 12 in alphabetical order

We have games that were released in 2004 and games that won't be released in, well, we just don't know yet. We have shooters, RPGs, RTS games, MMO titles and much more. Remember this list is not set in stone; we plan to revise the BigAss 25 list every few months.

Click on the image above to continue reading Big Download's BigAss 25 for Spring 2009 - Part 2

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Filed under: Features, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect, Rage, Spore, Starcraft II, Team Fortress 2, The Agency, The Sims 3, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II, World in Conflict: Soviet Assault, World of Warcraft, Star Wars: The Old Republic

If you have any Mass Effect 1 save games, save them for Mass Effect 2

by John Callaham Feb 23rd 2009 @ 5:00PM

BioWare teased us late last week with a brief trailer for Mass Effect 2, the sequel to their hit sci-fi RPG that's due out in the first quarter of 2010. However folks who already own the first Mass Effect game might want to hold onto the installation of the original, or at least the save game files.

In a post on BioWare's message board.QA team member Jack Lamden states simply, "Hang on to your Mass Effect 1 saves." That advice is repeated by two more BioWare teame members in the message board thread. So that should be a pretty big clue that having those save files could help you in the sequel versus someone who is playing the game without having played the original.'

[Via Joystiq]

Gallery: Mass Effect 2 Concept Art

Filed under: RPG, Mass Effect

New Mass Effect video has more hints on new downloadable content

by John Callaham Feb 16th 2009 @ 3:00PM

Last week we reported that BioWare was hinting that more downloadable content was on its way for their sci-fi RPG Mass Effect. Now it appears that more hints have appeared about said content via a video uploaded to YouTube. The video comes from a new Xbox 360 Platinum Hits edition of the game that included a new documentary on the game.

The ShakyCam video clearly shows team members chatting about a future expansion that will be lighter in tone than the previous release Bring Down The Sky. It sounds like it will add some kind of combat arena for characters to fight in with the setting described as a "casino gaming fight club space station." There's still no work on when it will be released nor the previously announced new PC patch for the game.

[Via Joystiq]

Gallery: Mass Effect

Filed under: Expansions, RPG, Video, Mass Effect

More Mass Effect DLC coming?

by John Callaham Feb 9th 2009 @ 2:00PM

Several days ago we reported that BioWare is working on a new PC patch for their sci-fi RPG Mass Effect. Today the Cinema Blend web site is reporting that at least one more downloadable content expansion is coming for the game as well.

The info came via a chat from BioWare community manage Jay Watamaniuk during the New York Comic Con but no other info on the DLC was revealed. BioWare released the first DLC for the game, Bring Down The Sky, for free about two months after the PC port was released in May 2008. The new patch for the PC version is still a ways away, with Watamaniuk saying it would be "a month or two" before the patch is ready. Meanwhile the full sequel has just been officially annouced with an early 2010 release date.

[Via Shacknews]

Gallery: Mass Effect

Filed under: Downloads, Expansions, Patches, RPG, Mass Effect

New Mass Effect PC patch coming

by John Callaham Feb 1st 2009 @ 11:00AM

We had thought that BioWare might have forgotten all about the PC version of Mass Effect. The port of their acclaimed sci-fi RPG hasn't had a patch released in about six months, around the time they also released the "Bring Down the Sky" downloadable expansion.

But in a new post on the game's official message boards, BioWare community corrodinator Chris Priestly states, "BioWare is pleased to announce there will be a new patch for Mass Effect for the PC coming soon. " Info on what the patch will contain has yet to be revealed. There's also no word on if BioWare might release more downloadable expansions for Mass Effect.

[Via Voodoo Extreme]

Gallery: Mass Effect

Filed under: Downloads, Patches, RPG, Mass Effect

Mass Effect 2 details at GDC?

by John Callaham Jan 8th 2009 @ 12:00PM

The Game Developers Conference is coming it about 2 1/2 months but the various lectures and sessions for the San Fransisco based event are being posted on the GDC web site. Sometimes the lecture titles give clues to upcoming games. This year's event is no exception as one such session spotted on the page seems to be about designing levels for Mass Effect 2.

That, of course, would be the officially unannounced but inevitable sequel to BioWare's sci-fi RPG that was released for the PC back in May 2008. These GDC lectures are made for game developers so we shouldn't expect too much info about the game itself. However, it's always good to know if a sequel to an acclaimed game is in the works.

[Via Joystiq]

Gallery: Mass Effect

Filed under: Culture, RPG, Mass Effect

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