Legendary Entertainment is backinf the motion picture adaptation of Mass Effect, and the company has hired a new screenwriter to pen the script, Morgan Davis Foehl. The script was originally being written by Thor and I Am Legend screenwriter Mark Protosevich.
Bioware has announced the release date for the PS3 version of Mass Effect Trilogy.
For those gamers who want to figure out what this whole "Mass Effect" thing is, BioWare has released the launch trailer for Mass Effect Trilogy, which is coming out next week on the 6th November in the US and the 9th November worldwide on PC and Xbox 360, and a month later on the PlayStation 3.
Casey Hudson of BioWare has informed the galaxy of Mass Effect fans that a new title is in development for the series, and they'd really like some feedback on what people would like to see. Already revealed by the studio is their desire to avoid a new player character echoing Commander Shephard. The design team certainly have a lore buffet to feast off for Mass Effect.
According to a number of gamers, a manufacturing snafu has led to a small number of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 discs actually being stamped with BioWare's Mass Effect 2. It's those bloody Reapers. The second disc for PC Black Ops 2, while clearly labelled as being the Treyarch shooter, is in fact the second disc for Mass Effect 2. Fortunately the Steam codes resolve the issue.
BioWare is offering a unique compensation for gamers who found a Mass Effect 2 disc as disc 2 of their Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 purchase - the developer will give those affected a free copy of Mass Effect Trilogy.
The second major single player downloadable content pack coming to Mass Effect 3, Omega, will not be coming to the Wii U version of the game, which comes out tomorrow.
Casey Hudson of BioWare has asked for the opinion of the fans on whether the studio should be looking to events taking place "before the trilogy, or after?" So far the consensus points forward. A sequel would likely mean the team will have to factor in many player decisions throughout the trilogy, while a prequel would only be constrained to already established canon.
Electronic Arts has released the launch trailer for the single player downloadable content pack Omega for Mass Effect 3.
BioWare Edmonton is behind the next major story DLC piece for Mass Effect 3, taking over from BioWare Montreal's Omega tour of space duty. Designer Jos Hendriks said it's "all hands on deck". Chief composer Sam Hulick teased there's "high potential for tears," in the new content as he focused on "piano and muted strings" for one piece. Actor Seth Green contributes to DLC this time.
Bioware has announced on its official blog that Operation: Onslaught starts this weekend for Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, from the 7th December through to the 9th.
The Spike Videogame Awards highlighted Telltale Studios' episodic adventure game The Walking Dead: The Game, giving it the Game of the Year Award, as well as best Downloadable Game, Best Adaptation, Best Voice Actress (Melissa Hutchinson's role as Clementine), and Studio of the Year for Telltale itself.
Mass Effect 3 producer Mike Gamble has revealed in an interview that the next Mass Effect game will land sometime in 2014 or 2015, and that more info will be revealed about it sometime mid-2013.
I'd say something witty here, but there's still some chocolate left to eat...
Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider, with 14 years of veterancy at the RPG studio, has admitted he spends less time among online fans at the official BioWare forums due to user 'toxicity'. It can make him "feel negative" if he spends a little too much time among them, remarking that the "signal-to-noise ratio does seem to be worsening," driving him and others away.
Last December, BioWare stated that new downloadable content would be coming for Mass Effect 3. Today, Casey Hudson and Michael Gamble each tweeted a screenshot with no explanation.
If you're wondering what that update for Mass Effect 3 was, BioWare has announced on its social network that it rolled out a minor patch.
Gamers have been studiously data-mining the latest update to Mass Effect 3 and have found something. Files allude to something called 'Reckoning' and it appears to add new online modes. Specifically, BioWare will be adding new co-op modes that 'link' to single player decisions which include paragon/renegade points and overall progress. It will add six co-op story missions.
Veteran voice actor Robin Sachs, who is best known for voicing the irascible mercenary Zaeed Massani from the Mass Effect series, has passed away at age 61; yesterday was the actor's birthday. Cause of death is unknown at this time.
Chris Priestly of BioWare has warned against thinking of the next Mass Effect instalment as a numerical increment to Mass Effect 3. It causes "a lot of confusion" among fans thinking of it as a straight sequel. The Commander Shepard trilogy is done with, affirmed Priestly, which is the only 'revealed detail' about the next title. It's about 'what happens next in the Mass Effect Universe', and not 'after Shephard'.