Mass Effect 2 Shadow Broker DLC Priced and Dated

Mass Effect players eager to dive into more storyline gameplay will be pleased to hear that the upcoming downloadable content add-on, ‘Lair of the Shadow Broker’ is coming September 7 for Xbox 360 and PC for 800 Microsoft points.

Liara T’Soni will be joining along for the ride as Shepard and friends attempt to track down the mysterious Shadow Broker, responsible for negotiating deals with Cerberus in the Lazarus Project, to his (or her) lair. The new content provides additional achievements and offers the continuation of the player’s relationship with Liara (provided you chose her instead of Ashley). It’s going to be really awkward now that I hooked up with Miranda though. … Continue Reading

Gamescom 10: Dragon Age 2 Releases March 8, 2011

Bioware and EA have announced at its GamesCom conference that they’re bringing the long anticipated sequel, Dragon Age 2, available March 8 in North American and March 11 for Europe.

A cinematic trailer titled ‘Destiny’ was shown and can now be viewed on the game’s website. Bioware has noted that Dragon Age 2 will have, “more responsive combat that will allow players to think like a general, but fight like a Spartan.” … Continue Reading

E3 10: Star Wars: The Old Republic Impressions

Back in 2008 Bioware dropped a bomb by announcing The Old Republic. People were surprised, shocked, even disappointed. Instead of finishing the story of Knights of the Old Republic, Bioware announced it’s first MMORPG in the form of TOR. Skepticism was high as the developers of KotOR who were experts in storytelling decided to follow up the story of KotOR with an MMORPG. However, as more and more information surfaced, more and more people were convinced that TOR may be a worthy successor to KotOR. After E3 2010, we are able to confirm one thing with absolute certainty: TOR is looking damn good. … Continue Reading

Mass Effect 2 Review

Mass Effect 2
Developer: Bioware
Price: $59.99
Platform: Xbox 360, PC

When Bioware released the original Mass Effect, players lauded the combination of third person shooting and an intricate, personal role playing story while pointing out its technical flaws and cumbersome inventory system. In Mass Effect 2, the developer addressed these issues and attempted to streamline both genres once again to reach a synergy. However, has unity been reached to a create a fulfilling game for both demographics or does it compromise fundamental genre-specific aspects in order to craft a wholly new audience? … Continue Reading

Mass Effect 2 Dev Diary Discusses The Collectors

Bioware has introduced a new trailer that introduces The Collectors, an alien insect race hellbent on the destruction of humans.

Details on the Collectors Edition of Mass Effect 2 are found after the jump. … Continue Reading

Jade Empire 2 Is Alive, Video Demonstrates First Look At Game

While news has been scarce of Bioware’s sequel to Jade Empire, MonsterVine has found a video which reveals an early look at the game. … Continue Reading

Mass Effect 2 Death Oriented Developer Diary

A new Mass Effect 2 developer diary has released on GameTrailers demonstrates footage of the upcoming sequel.

One of the possible endings to the game has Commander Shepard dying permanently, which will carry over to the next title.

Blog: Bioware Approves of Sex in Video Games

Don’t expect sex in video games to go away as Bioware founder Greg Zeschuk agrees that sex in games makes sense, especially in relation to character development. … Continue Reading