After Kotaku posted a link to IGN's gameplay capture of the Mass Effect sex scene a lot of people started wondering: That's it? Did Bioware get cold feet and cut something out of the final version?
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Nov 10, 2007

Mass Effect Street Date Broken

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360 - Mass Effect - Mass Effect Street Date Broken

Someone picked up a copy of Mass Effect at K-Mart and put it up on Ebay for sale.
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Nov 9, 2007

Game Of The Year: BioShock, Halo 3, Mass Effect & Orange Box nominated in Spike's VGA

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360 - Mass Effect - Game Of The Year: BioShock, Halo 3, Mass Effect & Orange Box nominated in Spike's VGA

Yes, The Game Of The Year (GOTY) discussion is already beginning! Spike is hosting its 5th annual Video Game Awards this December in Las Vegas, and this morning the nominees were released on Spike.com. What's in contention for Game of the Year? Orange Box, Halo 3, BioShock, and Mass Effect.
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Nov 9, 2007

GamerMetrics: Top 10 Most Awaited Titles, Assassin's Creed SKUs Compared

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360 - Mass Effect - GamerMetrics: Top 10 Most Awaited Titles, Assassin's Creed SKUs Compared

According to IGN's GamerMetrics, the current top ten most-anticipated titles are as follows (ranked by percentages of mindshare among IGN's audience):

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 5.00%
2. WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2008 (PS3) 3.11%
3. Assassin's Creed (XB360) 2.63%
4. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) 2.54%
5. Mass Effect (XB360) 2.33%
6. WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2008 (XB360) 1.99%
7 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) 1.91%
8. Assassin's Creed (PS3) 1.86%
9. Rock Band (XB360) 1.70%
10. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 1.29%
11. Crysis (PC) 1.24%
12. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Wii) 1.13%

In addition, GamerMetrics analyzed IGN's traffics of Assassin's Creed for different SKUs (see the image below) and forecast that the game will sell 1 million units for Xbox 360 and 350,000 units for PS3 by the end of the year.
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Nov 9, 2007

Mass Effect: Achievement slavedriver

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November 9, 2007 The full list of achievement points for BioWare's epic RPG Mass Effect are finally in - but boy, is it a slavedriver! There's no way you can pick up all the achievement points on your first play-through. Yet spending another 80 hours or so on finishing it again on the same difficulty will only get you a measly 25 gamer points. Yup, Two-Five. And then there's the difficulty challenges. Finish the game again on Hardcore and you get another 25. Finish it on Insanity difficulty ... » Read More

Nov 8, 2007

Mass Effect Soundtrack Listing (Spoilers)

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360 - Mass Effect - Mass Effect Soundtrack Listing (Spoilers)

Amazon and other online stores are now offering the Mass Effect Original Soundtrack for pre-order, and provides full listing of the 37 tracks on the music CD:

1. Mass Effect Theme
2. The Normandy
3. Eden Prime
4. Battle At Eden Prime
5. Saren
6. The Citadel
7. The Presidium
8. The Wards
9. Criminal Elements
10. Spectre Induction
11. Liara's World
12. A Very Dangerous Place
13. Feros
14. Protecting The Colony
15. The Thorian
16. Noveria
17. The Secret Labs
18. The Alien Queen
19. Fatal Confrontation
20. Saren's Base
21. Breeding Ground
22. Virmire Ride
23. Exit
24. Love Theme
25. Uncharted Worlds
26. Ilos
27. Vigil
28. Sovereign's Theme
29. Uplink
30. Battling Saren
31. In Pursuit Of Saren
32. Infusion
33. Final Assault
34. Victory
35. From The Wreckage
36. The End (Reprise)
37. M4 Part II (Faunts)
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Nov 7, 2007

Countdown To Mass Effect Kicks Off

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360 - Mass Effect - Countdown To Mass Effect Kicks Off

As the Nov. 20 launch date for "Mass Effect" for Xbox 360 draws nigh, the threat of an alien rogue force looms ever closer. To help unlock some of the secrets and mysteries of the vast universe in the highly-anticipated action RPG, Microsoft and Yahoo! will debut the exclusive television trailer for the upcoming game on Thursday, Nov. 8.
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Nov 7, 2007

Mass Effect Takes up only 6.74 GB

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360 - Mass Effect - Mass Effect Takes up only 6.74 GB

Team Xbox did get a sneak peek or the main screen on the dev kit and the size of the game is 6.74 GB Â¿ well within the contstraints of a dual layer DVD-9. When you see how huge this game is, you'll see that even future iterations like Mass Effect 2 and 3 with their upgrades will not have a problem with disc space.
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Nov 2, 2007

Australian 360 Magazine gives Mass Effect 10 out of 10

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360 - Mass Effect - Australian 360 Magazine gives Mass Effect 10 out of 10

On the mass effect community forum, they are saying that an Australian 360 Magazine Gives Mass Effect 10/10.

To add some weight behind this rumor GameSpot, IGN, and TeamXbox forums are all reporting the same score and information.
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Nov 1, 2007

Gaming Industry Explodes To New Heights, Sales Trump Hollywood's Box Office

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360 - Mass Effect - Gaming Industry Explodes To New Heights, Sales Trump Hollywood's Box Office

According to NPD's projection, video game sales in the U.S. will reach a record-breaking $18 billion in 2007, surpassing the $10 billion box office sales projected by The Hollywood Reporter. Halo 3 grossed over $170 million on its release day, far bigger than any Hollywood film ever has, making it the highest-grossing premiere in entertainment history.

Game Informer editor-in-chief Andy McNamara gives a partial list of blockbuster games for this fall with brief descriptions.
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Oct 31, 2007

Feast your eyes on Mass Effect's achievements

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360 - Mass Effect - Feast your eyes on Mass Effect's achievements

Good ol' DaKing240 has gotten his hands on another list of achievements, this time for BioWare's upcoming third-person action RPG, Mass Effect. There are 45 achievements in all, adding up to a grand total of 1000 gamerscore points as per the norm.

Among the various goals you'll have to accomplish in order to unlock 'em all include getting one of your characters to level 60, beating the game twice, and completing a "romance subplot."
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Oct 30, 2007

Making of Mass Effect Coming to Sci Fi Channel

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360 - Mass Effect - Making of Mass Effect Coming to Sci Fi Channel

Kotaku reports on October 29:

The Sci Fi Channel is airing a special on Mass Effect starting on Nov. 20 and running through Nov. 25, according to their site. All the site really says about their special is that viewers will "get an exclusive look at the game." Oh that and that they will be giving away copies of the Limited Edition version.

[Kotaku has a link to Sci Fi Channel's Mass Effect page and show times.]
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Oct 22, 2007

Mass Effect goes gold

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360 - Mass Effect - Mass Effect goes gold

Microsoft Game Studios and BioWare Corp. announced today that the highly anticipated action role-playing game (RPG) Mass Effect has gone gold, and will be offered in a limited collector's edition. Additionally, an exclusive bonus disc will be offered to consumers who pre-order the game. The bonus disc is available at participating U.S. retailers while supplies last.
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Oct 21, 2007

Mass Effect Limited Edition Available Online Only Through EB/GameStop

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360 - Mass Effect - Mass Effect Limited Edition Available Online Only Through EB/GameStop

"If you were hoping to waltz into your local EB/GameStop on November 20 and pick up a Mass Effect Limited Edition, it looks like you're out of luck. According to the game retailer's website, the Limited edition will only be available as an online purchase," writes Kotaku.
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Oct 19, 2007

Rumor: Has Mass Effect Gone Gold?

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360 - Mass Effect - Rumor: Has Mass Effect Gone Gold?

Several Message Boards posts have popped up, all claiming that a leaked e-mail from Microsoft Game Studios confirms that Mass Effect has gone gold.

"MGS is very pleased to announce that Mass Effect has passed certification and has been released to manufacturing.

While it took a bit longer than we originally anticipated to complete this epic title, we are all very proud of the game and early reviews (9.75 from Game Informer, 95 from Consol.at, and Game of the Month from GamePro) show that others share our enthusiasm."
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Oct 18, 2007

The stars behind Mass Effect's characters

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Oct 18, 2007 We've got three videos coming your way, featuring the celebrity voice talents of Seth Green, Lance Henriksen, and a couple others you might recognize. Seems that BioWare has pulled out all the stops in acquiring Hollywood talent, even if it's not exactly names from the A-list... Video #1: Seth Green ... » Read More

Oct 18, 2007

Mass Effect Voice Talent Announced

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360 - Mass Effect - Mass Effect Voice Talent Announced

Microsoft Game Studios and BioWare announced Thursday the lineup of voice over actors for the highly anticipated release of Mass Effect for the Xbox 360.
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Oct 16, 2007

Elves Are Out, Aliens In

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360 - Mass Effect - Elves Are Out, Aliens In

The New York Times report on October 16, 2007:

Where have all the elves gone?

That's the question gamers and the people who love them are bound to ask this fall as they take in the latest crop of big-budget video games. Since the 1970s, dragons, orcs, wizards and dwarfs have been staples of interactive entertainment, yet this holiday season there are hardly any top new games in the traditional fantasy mode.

Instead 2007 has been dominated by perhaps the deepest lineup of science fiction games ever.
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Oct 12, 2007

No Mass Effect on PS3

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Oct 12, 2007 BioWare has said it currently has no plans to bring Mass Effect to PS3 in the wake of news hitting on EA snapping up the developer. "Our focus is pure and simple; it's to deliver the best game possible for our fans with Mass Effect, and that's an Xbox 360 exclusive. Microsoft's a great partner... and they've really helped build the value of the product and we're proud to work with them," BioWare's Ray Muzyka has said. It emerged yesterday that EA has bought both BioWare and ... » Read More

Oct 12, 2007

IGN GamerMetrics: Super Mario Galaxy, Zack & Wiki To See Boost from Smash Bros. Delay

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360 - Mass Effect - IGN GamerMetrics: Super Mario Galaxy, Zack & Wiki To See Boost from Smash Bros. Delay

In light of Nintendo's announcement that Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been delayed until 2008, IGN's GamerMetrics analyzed the implications that this delay will have on the holiday sales of other upcoming games available for the Nintendo Wii.

According to GamerMetrics analyst Nick Williams, the resulting findings put Super Mario Galaxy at the top of the most anticipated games list. Rounding out the top three are Capcom's Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure and Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles.
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