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Read More »Mass Effect 3 gets Online Pass
EA has confirmed that BioWare’s next sci-fi RPG will continue the publisher’s one-time code strategy. Anyone that purchases a new copy of Mass Effect 3 will find an Online Pass code, which grants access to the newly-announced Galaxy At War multiplayer mode. Those who buy a second-hand copy will have …
Read More »Mass Effect 3’s Galaxy At War multiplayer detailed
When multiplayer modes are confirmed by a company like BioWare, you know it’s not going to be a standard deathmatch or tacked on co-op. Sure enough, the long-rumoured Mass Effect 3 multiplayer modes offer a different spin on four-player co-op thanks to the developer’s new Galaxy At War system, which …
Read More »BioWare: RPGs are becoming less relevant
From Final Fantasy to Mass Effect, the RPG of today is barely recognisable compared to the titles that made the genre great. This perhaps explains why in the latest video for Mass Effect 3, BioWare almost completely ignored the RPG elements of the title to instead focus on the in-game …
Read More »Mass Effect 3’s female marketing spin
EA and BioWare is giving Commander Shepard’s female iteration a stint in the limelight when Mass Effect 3 is released. The developer’s marketing director David Silverman confirmed that Ms Shepard – or "FemShep" as she’s known to the fans – will star in an official trailer leading up to the …
Read More »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 …
Read More »BioWare considering Mass Effect MMO?
The makers of Mass Effect have reiterated that the upcoming third instalment won’t have multiplayer, but the idea of an MMO appeals to them. In an interview with Game Informer, the series’ executive producer Casey Hudson said that BioWare has yet to find a way to bring traditional multiplayer to …
Read More »Mystery surrounds new BioWare game
Developer BioWare set the internet alight yesterday with the release of a steady stream of teasers ahead of the announcement of a brand new title at next month’s Spike TV Video Game Awards. Some quite remarkable sleuthing from PC site Rock Paper Shotgun threw up two possibilities. Decoding a barcode …
Read More »Mass Effect maestro to keynote Future Game On
Project director of the successful RPG-shooter set for game design lecture
Read More »Dragon Age bigger than Mass Effect
Rob Bartel, the principal designer at BioWare, has told MCV that last year’s PC and console release Dragon Age was the most successful game the studio has ever produced – trumping high-profile sci-fi release Mass Effect in the process. The boast also places Dragon Age above the likes of Star …
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