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BioWare wants you to choose female Shepard

Developer BioWare has turned to its fanbase in an effort to decide what version of the female game star Shepard it should put on the cover of Mass Effect 3. The series has always allowed gamers to choose the sex of the main lead, though 80 per cent of players …

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Mass Effect 3 gets Origin-exclusive content

Publisher EA is making good on its promise to reward those who shun rival retailers and buy direct from its own portal by dishing out freebies with upcoming RPG Mass Effect 3. It has announced that the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game purchased on the Origin Store will include …

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Female Shepard gets cover role

BioWare’s Mass Effect series has always tried to remain gender neutral – with equal options for both male and female characters and no discrimination regarding sexual relationships. However, one area in which this has not occurred is with the game’s cover, which has always starred the default male version of …

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ME3 Kinect targets casual gamers

Publisher EA says it added Kinect compatibility to Mass Effect 3 in order to target the large casual gamer demographic. That’s according to EA Games label president Frank Gibeau, who told Eurogamer he wants Mass Effect 3 to grow the audience and make it more accessible”. He said: We wanted …

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Mass Effect 3 CE explained

Developer BioWare has detailed the extras gamers can expect to see in the Collector’s Edition of Mass Effect 3. The game will come packaged in a metal case featuring artwork of both the male and female default Commander Shephards. Inside there will be a 70-page hardback art book, a limited …

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E3 2011: Mass Effect voice control is 360-only

The voice commands featured in Mass Effect 3 will only be available on the Xbox 360 version. BioWare’s Casey Hudson, executive producer of Mass Effect, has said that BioWare is only bringing voice commands to Kinect because the device’s internal hardware is handling the voice recognition, according to Kotaku. He …

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EA: Mass Effect 3 ships March 2012

Mass Effect 3 will arrive worldwide on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, EA has confirmed. The third instalment in EA’s popular sci-fi RPG series, developed by BioWare, sees protagonist Commander Shepard leading an assault to save Earth from alien species the Reapers. It will feature Kinect voice gesture capability, with players …

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MICROSOFT: Mass Effect 3 Kinect support confirmed

Developer BioWare has confirmed that upcoming RPG Mass Effect 3 will offer Kienct compatibility. Specifically, it will allow gamers to interact with the galaxy-spanning title via voice recognition. Primarily it will be used to select dialogue options, though it will also offer players the chance to command their squad on …

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Kinect support for Mass Effect 3?

Pinches of salt at the ready. A Mass Effect 3 packshot apparently obtained from EA’s online store seems to suggest that Mass Effect 3 could support Xbox 360 Kienct. The claim comes from the BioWare forums, though any reference to the game seems to have been removed from the EA …

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