Many Mass Effect 3 players have been finding that their Commander Shepards which they nurtured from the first Mass Effect look completely wrong when importing them to Mass Effect 3.
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EA's Mass Effect 3 has entered the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week with a very strong debut at number one. Although Mass Effect 3 wasn't on sale at the UK's biggest games retailer, it still managed to smash week one sales of both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2.
A video has popped up recently offering a 'how-to' in unlocking the day-one From Ashes DLC for BioWare's Mass Effect 3, as the fan claims all the data is on disc - it just needs a tweak. Fans were naturally displeased to learn that the £7.99 premium content was just 'held back' as a separate release. EA has insisted the DLC data was there as a 'necessary framework'.
Gamers have found in the past week since Mass Effect 3's release that their multiplayer items, whether earned via in-game credits or real-world cash, have been disappearing. The tiered booster packs which players can purchase contain common, uncommon, and rare versions of weapons, attachments, and consumables.
An anonymous source has posted an image allegedly showing new multiplayer classes for Mass Effect 3 including the Asari Justicar, Batarian Soldier, Batarian Sentinel, Geth Engineer, Geth Infiltrator and Krogan Battlemaster classes. The source claims that the screenshot was taken from the "developer server" on Xbox Live. The image originally appeared on Reddit and Facebook.
Director Casey Hudson has addressed the fan reaction to Mass Effect 3's endings, where a significant furore has erupted over how it was all handled by the developer. 'No regrets'. Hudson "didn't want the game to be forgettable," and that means even if it got the "polarizing reaction" it has. All the unanswered questions are "part of what's exciting" about it.
Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn revealed his original intent for the ending of Mass Effect 3, which involved the concept of Dark Energy, which was hinted at in the previous two games, such as on Haelstrom during Tali's recruitment mission, when she commented that the planet's sun was an advanced age for no scientific reason.
Apparently, BioWare and Electronic Arts had planned a first person shooter based on the Mass Effect license. The game was called Mass Effect Team Assault, and it was worked on by BioWare's Montreal studio in 2010. The multiplayer in Mass Effect 3 is what remains of that project.
EA Sports' FIFA Street has debuted as the UK chart topper, pushing Mass Effect 3 and galactic-wide Reaper-led extinction into 2nd place. Hot their heels are SSX and FIFA 12. Publisher EA has dominated the UK all format chart as it takes the top four slots - greedy. Mario Party 9 came 5th, followed by Mario & Sonic at the London Olympics.
BioWare's executive producer Casey Hudson for Mass Effect 3 has issued a statement, recognising that "some of our most passionate fans" needed more from the ending - not just speculation. They aimed for an "inspiring and uplifting ending," and the team saw it as "offering victory and hope" with how it ended. However they realise many needed "more time to say goodbye".
During a Q&A at the Smithsonian, Irrational's Ken Levine and Mythic's creative director Paul Barnett each stated that BioWare had no need to change the ending of Mass Effect 3, regardless of the fan response. This came in response to a fan asking the duo what they thought of the backlash by the community to the ending of Mass Effect 3.
Square-Enix seems to be prepping for more inter-company crossover downloadable content, as Famitsu is reporting that Mass Effect-themed DLC will be coming to Final Fantasy XIII-2. According to the Japanese magazine, FF13-2 heroes Serah and Noel will be getting new outfits based on the BioWare roleplaying game. While nothing specific has been revealed, it's a sure bet at least one of the items will be a set of N7 armor.
Publisher EA wants retailer GAME to bounce back saying they just need "a different approach" and this will give them the means to do it. GAME Group de-listed from the Stock Exchange. It's entered administration but will continue to trade for a while. GAME is "albeit historically a very good retailer," says EA. They'd rather there be a GAME but don't need it for UK sales.
BioWare has announced that the developer has found a fix for the import data bug in Mass Effect 3 that failed to properly transfer the face from Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. In a forum post, community manager Chris Priestly related, "We have fixed the issue of faces not correctly importing into Mass Effect 3. It will be included as part of the next Mass Effect 3 patch."
EA Sports' FIFA Street is hogging all the glory for another week in the UK chart, meaning Capcom's Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City had no choice but to debut 2nd. That's not bad considering. Mass Effect 3 nudged down 3rd, but FIFA 12 kept 4th. SSX slipped 5th while Kid Icarus: Uprising entered 7th. Ninja Gaiden 3 launched 19th.
While BioWare has promised that it will deal with the ending controversy of Mass Effect 3, the Retake Mass Effect movement has taken a much sweeter, tastier turn, as the members have raised more than $1000 to ship 400 cupcakes to Bioware's Edmonton offices.
Jennifer Hale, who has been the voice of Commander Shepard for all three Mass Effect games, has revealed that she hasn't received any contact from BioWare about doing any additional dialog for any upcoming expansions or additions to Mass Effect 3.
Electronic Arts has been under a constant barrage of fan protests lately. From being voted as "Worst Company" in The Consumerist reader bracket vote to having fans complaining about the Mass Effect 3 endings, now the company is being attacked by fundamentalist Christian right wing groups about the inclusion of same sex relationships in Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
In the wake of the great Mass Effect 3 Ending Scandal 2012, Bioware has announced a free DLC pack that will expand upon the events of the finale.
Live game streaming service Gaikai has announced that Mass Effect 3 is now available, as well as a demo for the game. The advantage of purchasing Mass Effect 3 as a live streamed game is that the gamers doesn't have to worry about hard drive space and the only thing they do have to concern themselves with in terms of system requirements is connection speed.