Mass Effect

Developer BioWare's vision for this fantastic RPG/shooter is a sense of what it's like to actually live in a universe full of other races and uncharted worlds, so much attention has been paid to nurturing that feeling of discovery.

Genre: Role Playing
Expected release date: 05/06/2008
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: BioWare
Franchise: Mass Effect

Screenshots updated May 8, 2008
Latest Stories
BioWare backs down over copy-protection issues
Anti-piracy ideas go out the window
PC News - May 12, 2008
Mass Effect: Sex scene controversy an...
"It's all appropriate for the rating that's been assigned," says BioWare CEO Ray...
PC News - May 12, 2008
Mass Effect - hands-on
We feel up Commander Shepard and company on the PC
PC Preview - May 8, 2008
Mass Effect will use SecuROM
Copy protection will re-authenticate your CD key online every 10 days
PC News - May 7, 2008
Most Annoying Game-Over Screens Ever
Where the game ends, the anguish begins: see it now!
Apr 16, 2008
Five in-game deaths that actually made us sad
Death in games is cheap. Here are some bereavements that really mattered
Apr 4, 2008
The Biggest Prick in the Galaxy
Witness Mass Effect's rudest, most offensive moments in our exclusive vid
Feb 6, 2008
BioWare backs down over copy-protection issues
Anti-piracy ideas go out the window
May 12, 2008
Mass Effect: Sex scene controversy an...
"It's all appropriate for the rating that's been assigned," says BioWare CEO Ray...
May 12, 2008
Mass Effect will use SecuROM
Copy protection will re-authenticate your CD key online every 10 days
May 7, 2008
New info on next Mass Effect DLC
"We want to make sure it's a really great experience," explains Bioware CEO
Apr 30, 2008
360's Mass Effect DLC free on PC
Bring Down the Sky available from launch
Apr 18, 2008
BioWare unveils Mass Effect PC specs
But will it cause your PC to suffer a stroke?
Apr 16, 2008
No Bring Down the Sky for PC Mass Effect
In the retail release, anyway
Apr 10, 2008
Play Spore, Dead Space next month
EA to roll out titles at Sci-Fi-London, "most of them" playable
Mar 18, 2008
Mass Effect 2 questions still to be answered
"What's happening in the second game?... Who is the main character?" asks developer
Mar 18, 2008
First Mass Effect PC screens
BioWare touts the superior(?) PC version of its sci-fi epic inside
Feb 13, 2008
Mass Effect - hands-on
We feel up Commander Shepard and company on the PC
May 8, 2008
If you never played Mass Effect on the 360 you probably won't notice most of the improvements that have been worked into the upcoming PC version. But in a way, that's a good thing. BioWare's epic space opera still looks gorgeous and will keep you busy for hours on end as you trek across the galaxy with your ragtag posse outcasts and aliens. But most of the tiny problems we had with the console version have been addressed, which makes the PC ...   » Read Full Mass Effect preview
ESRB Rating
Mass Effect is rated:
Mature
Blood, Language, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Violence
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