Mass Effect 2 Collector’s Edition Price: $69.99 List Price: $69.99 Dragon Age: Origins Collector’s Edition Price: $74.99 List Price: $74.99 Mass Effect 2 takes place in the year 2185, two years after the conclusion of Mass Effect.With the Reaper invasion stopped and Saren and the geth defeated, Commander Shepard learns that entire human colonies are [...]
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6 Dec
ME2 Engineers Get By With a Little Help from Enemies
Christina Norman, BioWare’s lead combat designer, breaks down the retooled engineer class in Mass Effect 2 in an IGN interview. Engineer players who hack into and control mechanical enemies will find their control over their pets is more complete – more like a “charm” ability seen in other RPGs. Engineers can also summon combat drones [...]
5 Dec
Mass Effect 2 Expands To 2 Discs, Sometimes 3
The sheer number of foxy blue alien women in Mass Effect 2 has pushed the limits of the DVD format’s storage capabilities. As a result, BioWare is spreading the Xbox 360 and PC game across two discs. While that won’t mean that much to owners of the PC version—it’s a two-disc install—poor Xbox 360 owners [...]
5 Dec
Mass Effect 2 Will Be Incredibly Emotionally Engaging
During a recent conference call about Mass Effect 2, BioWare CEO Dr. Ray Muzyka stressed the importance of emotional engagement in the game by mentioning the phrase “emotionally engaging” over and over again. The conference call was an odd one. Instead of asking questions directly, we either submitted them ahead of time or delivered them [...]
5 Dec
Guild Wars 2 Explores The Five Races Of Tyria
ArenaNet recruits top-notch voice actors to introduce players to the five playable races of Tyria, with tons of Guild Wars 2 gameplay footage included. While I wasn’t a big fan of the original Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2 is shaping up to be the sort of game I can really get behind. It’s got amazing [...]
