Mass Effect Andromeda featured a variety of new systems that iterated on preexisting ones from the series’ original trilogy. For example, a lot of work was put into developing the Nomad, a land vehicle designed for traversing rough terrain on certain planets. Given the amount of flak directed at the first Mass Effect game’s Mako, which handled […]
How Mass Effect Inspired The Games Industry And Beyond
At the beginning of Mass Effect 2, the Normandy – your spacefaring base of operations for the entire first game – is destroyed. Protagonist Commander Shepard stays back to make sure her crew escapes with their lives. Shepard isn’t so lucky. She’s still inside when the Normandy cracks open, sucking her out into the cold […]
Report: Mass Effect 2 was once a bit more gay, but then Fox News happened
As far as big budget video games go, Mass Effect has traditionally been a pretty progressive franchise that allows for a variety of different romances, depending on your character’s sexual orientation. But during the development of Mass Effect 2, one potential affair was apparently tweaked due to a scaremongering news clip. Players of the galactic […]
Mass Effect 4 gets official reveal trailer and so does Dragon Age 4
The new Mass Effect has got its first cinematic trailer and it features Liara T’Soni and the implication that it’s set in the Milky Way. Although technically BioWare has already promised a new Mass Effect is on the way, and has even shared a few pieces of production artwork, given the recent upheaval at the […]
New Mass Effect seems set immediately after third game
At the end of The Game Awards 2020 livestream, BioWare teased a new Mass Effect game. Based on the teaser, it appears to be a continuation of the Mass Effect 3 story. The trailer starts with a camera flying through space, with various sci-fi mumblings over the radio. Eventually, we see some debris, including a […]
Mass Effect: You’re Going To Make The Same Choices All Over Again In The Remaster, Aren’t You
If the rumors are to be believed, tomorrow we’re going to see the announcement, finally, of a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster. We don’t yet know what exactly this will entail, but we do know one thing about you, the person who’s going to buy and play it: You’re going to make the exact same choices […]
Mass Effect Legendary Edition remaster is real, age rated in South Korea
More evidence has emerged that Mass Effect is getting a remastered trilogy edition this year, but BioWare has still said nothing official. The rumours of a Mass Effect trilogy remaster collection stretch back years and yet EA has never confirmed such a thing exists and, while they have seemed to hint at it occasionally, neither […]
Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered Reportedly Coming Next Year
The rumored Mass Effect Trilogy remastered bundle, supposedly known as the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, will launch in early 2021 instead of this October. This is according to a GamesBeat report that claims “people familiar with the development” said developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts are holding off releasing the bundle because of the original […]
Mass Effect Normandy Replica Preorder Hints At Remastered Trilogy
In the wake of yet another leak suggesting the existence of the Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy, a pre-order for a Dark Horse-produced replica of the Normandy SR2 from Mass Effect 2 has appeared on Amazon, potentially hinting at an imminent remaster. Currently on sale for $45.49, The Dark Horse Deluxe Mass Effect Alliance: Normandy SR2 […]
Replay – Mass Effect 2
Few games truly take player choice to heart and implement it in meaningful ways. With its multitude of branching paths, loyalty missions, and an ending that lived and died on the choices you made before, 2010’s Mass Effect 2 set the gold standard for allowing players to create their own story for Commander Shepard and their […]