New Details for Mass Effect 2 PS3

New Details for Mass Effect 2 PS3

PlayStation 3 owners are understandably excited about the impending opportunity to play one of the best games of the year just passed: Mass Effect 2. But details have been somewhat thin on the ground. Many have questioned exactly how the branching storyline will be handled, given that the original Mass...

Dragon Age Goes Social

Dragon Age Goes Social

Much like its illustrious predecessor, Dragon Age II is getting a web-based companion game. Unlike the standalone Dragon Age Journeys, however, Dragon Age Legends is a Facebook-based game which takes advantage of the social network’s inherent community features. EA claim that Legends’ combat...

Dragon Age Preorders Getting Free Signature Edition

Dragon Age Preorders Getting Free Signature Edition

Gamers who have been thinking about preordering the new Dragon Age but who have been dragging their feet may want to get motivated, as BioWare is offering a free limited-time upgrade to the game’s Signature Edition for early adopters.  The offer is good until January 11, and can be obtained from any...

Preview: Dragon Age II

Preview: Dragon Age II

Dragon Age: Origins was a great game. Many people were very excited about it prior to its release as they believed it marked a return to BioWare doing what they (arguably) did best: traditional fantasy-themed RPGs in a Dungeons and Dragons style. The Baldur’s Gate series is one of their most beloved...

BioWare Details Dragon Age Ultimate Edition

BioWare Details Dragon Age Ultimate Edition

Have you somehow held off buying Dragon Age: Origins? Or perhaps you’ve played the game, but missed out on some of the DLC and expansions? If so then you’re in for a treat, as BioWare has detailed the contents of the Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition, and it’s quite substantial. Not...

Mass Effect 2 Launch Soured by Activation Code Issues [Update]

Mass Effect 2 Launch Soured by Activation Code Issues [Update]

[Update]: Though the folks at EA and BioWare have thus far remained silent, users on the BioWare message boards are reporting calling or chatting with EA support as a solution. According to numerous users, an EA representative will link your EA account and your BioWare account. At that point, it is just a...

Release of the Week: Mass Effect 2 (360, PC)

Release of the Week: Mass Effect 2 (360, PC)

This week features some of the biggest game releases since Christmas. The Playstation 3 sees the release of MAG, an FPS with up to 256 players per match and the Wii gets a high profile sequel in the form of No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. Both games should do well, but this weeks biggest release is by...

Mass Effect 2 Official Launch Trailer

Mass Effect 2 Official Launch Trailer

Bioware and EA shot us a copy of the Mass Effect 2 trailer today, and wow. It’s gripping. Makes me want to buy the darn thing, which is basically what they want, I suppose. Did I mention it’s my birthday the day before the North American launch on January 26th? I didn’t? Well, consider...

Jack Wall Returning as Composer for Mass Effect 2

Jack Wall Returning as Composer for Mass Effect 2

Great news for video game nerds AND music nerds!! As video games have developed and advanced over the past two decades, the relevance of video game music has followed suit. What used to be just coordinated beeps and boops has evolved into lush, complex orchestral scores, and as a budding musician myself,...

Help A Yeti Dodge The Cops, And Deliver Some Presents – It’s For Charity

Help A Yeti Dodge The Cops, And Deliver Some Presents – It’s For Charity

Yetis have an undeserved bad reputation. Just because they’re big, hairy, ill tempered snow apes doesn’t mean they don’t have hearts of gold when it comes to delivering presents, and helping out charities. Gift of the Yeti, a new facebook app from Bioware, shows the softer side of the...