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Read More »UPDATED: Black Ops II discs inexplicably contain Mass Effect 2 data
Select players who purchased retail PC copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 are discovering an odd, frustrating surprise. Reports from the Call of Duty forums, Steam, and Reddit (among other sites) are claiming the second installation disc for Activision’s shooter is actually for Mass Effect 2. Along with …
Read More »Original Mass Effect arrives on PS3 in new Trilogy pack
All three Mass Effect games will be bundled into one retail pack this Christmas. The pack is coming to Xbox 360, PC and PS3, which means that the original Mass Effect will launch on PlayStation 3 for the first time. To coincide with the launch of the game, a special …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 delayed
EA has confirmed a delay for BioWare’s anticipated RPG release Mass Effect 3. Previously the game had been scheduled for a holiday 2011 release, but as part of its financial report last night EA confirmed that the game will now ship at some point in Q1 2012. Developer BioWare has …
Read More »ME2 free to Dragon Age II buyers
Developer BioWare has announced a fantastic freebie as celebration of Dragon Age II’s sales success. The fantasy RPG has passed the 1m unit sales barrier in less than two weeks on the market – making it faster off the mark than predecessor Dragon Age: Origins. And as a reward anyone …
Read More »BAFTAs: The winners in full
Sony’s Heavy Rain and EA’s Mass Effect 2 were the big winners at last night’s video games BAFTAs, hosted by comedian Dara O’Briain. BioWare sci-fi RPG won the coveted Best Game prize, though Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain was arguably the star with three accolades – Technical Innovation, Original Music and …
Read More »EA pleased with ME2 digital sales
John Riccitiello, the CEO of publisher EA, has said that the digital version of Mass Effect 2 that was released on Sony’s PSN has been a success for several reasons. Though he stopped short of revealing the game’s exact sales numbers, IGN reports that the exec told at audience at …
Read More »Anatomy of a Blockbuster: Mass Effect 2
Develop's monthly dissection of a recent hit game
Read More »GDC11: Gaikai goes live
Limited cloud gaming trials ready in time for San Francisco show
Read More »BioWare ‘aware’ of ME2 save woes on PS3
Developer BioWare has said it is investigating claims of alleged data loss suffered by some users of Mass Effect 2 on PS3. Some users of the studio’s forums have stated that following the game crashing, upon rebooting the machine their save data has become corrupted. In such a time-intense game …
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