When did Mass Effect fans care more about the past than the future? Nothing speaks volumes more about the series’ recent history than the fact that of the two major announcements on this year’s N7 day – a remaster of the original trilogy in the form of the Legendary Edition …
Read More »Why do developers release glitchy games?
It is, by now, a very familiar story. A studio spends years beavering away on a game, staging carefully-managed demos and releasing beautifully-edited videos that highlight their work-in-progress project in the best possible light. And then this game finally launches, and the world realises that this isn’t the choreographed experience …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda review: “Not a disaster, but definitely not the fresh start this series needed”
Andromeda should have been a smart new chapter for the Mass Effect series. As far as the story goes, it is. 634 years since setting off into deep space, a colony of ships from the Milky Way – representing most of the major species from our galaxy – arrives in …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda review: “Not a disaster, but definitely not the fresh start this series needed”
Andromeda should have been a smart new chapter for the Mass Effect series. As far as the story goes, it is. 634 years since setting off into deep space, a colony of ships from the Milky Way – representing most of the major species from our galaxy – arrives in …
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda first impressions round up – what does everyone think of the opening five hours
Mass Effect Andromeda (opens in new tab) will be out on March 21st, but in the meantime a few outlets have been getting hands on with the opening moments – the first five hours to be precise. So what do people think? Bearing in mind that this is only a …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda fans are lusting over new companion Jaal, and BioWare has responded… pretty positively
Did you think games like Overwatch (opens in new tab) had the market on “AAA video game characters people want to have sex with” cornered? Not even close. A recent reveal of Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab) companion Jaal has got fans’ hearts all a-flutter (opens in new …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda director explains how it breaks away from traditions dating back to KOTOR
Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab) is a fresh start for BioWare’s space saga – both literally and figuratively. The new setting of the Andromeda galaxy is the most obvious way in which the game will depart from series traditions, but creative director Mac Walters recently told Official Xbox …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromedas DLC plans dont include a season pass
Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab) won’t have a season pass for DLC expansions, according to BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn. This falls in line with the first three Mass Effect games, which didn’t tend to bundle up their post-release DLC. Here’s Flynn confirming the detail in response to …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda gets March 21 release date, BioWare hearing great feedback on playable build
Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab) is go for launch in t-minus… however long it is from the time you read this to March 21 (if you live in North America), or March 23 (if you’re in Europe). The highly-anticipated sequel was finally given a firm release date today, …
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