http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/g-2005138888000000020740 en http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-173534.aspx In the just released September issue of Australian 360, comes the commitment of Bioware CEO Ray Muzyka to bring the Mass Effect trilogy exclusively to the Xbox 360. Speaking exclusively to Australian 360 at EA's European Showcase, Muzyka also stated we said we were committed to supporting Mass Effect as a franchise and have the trilogy on the Xbox 360, and that's still our goal, before adding to the question of the trilogy staying exclusive with what appears to be a subtle jibe at Sony, saying we're always very ambitious in our goals and the most important thing is quality, so we're never going to compromise that. Not only will the trilogy stay exclusive to the 360, but it will be released entirely on the 360 platform. And for our gaming colleagues who enjoy their PS3's and Wii's there's still hope that they may yet get to experience the wonderful world of Mass Effect, albeit not within the Commander Shepard based trilogy. But beyond all the console positioning and future IP speculation are some juicy details for the current trilogy that should get fans excited for what appears to be a 2009 release for Mass Effect 2... news Jul 22, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/the-top-7-worst-parts-of-best-games/a-200806161050968082/g-2005138888000000020740 The most criminal imperfections of all time feature Jun 16, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-155707.aspx Gamers will be getting their Japanese role-playing game fix on the Xbox 360 soon. Japanese Xbox 360 gamers will also be getting a taste of US and European developed RPGs. At the Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event in Shibuya, Tokyo today, release dates on upcoming Xbox 360 RPGs from Square Enix, Namco Bandai and Microsoft Game Studios were revealed. news Jun 10, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/the-bioware-technique/a-2008060292555608014/g-2005138888000000020740 The devs talk about writing the company's RPG classics feature Jun 2, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-151202.aspx Mass Effect PC players will soon have a chance to Bring Down the Sky (did you see what we did there?), as BioWare has announced that the free downloadable content will be available very soon for the PC version of the giant space epic. news May 30, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-149786.aspx BioWare bossman Ray Muzyka has said the studio will be creating more games based on the works of others in the future. news May 27, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/news/mass-effect-sex-scene-controversy-an-interesting-experience/a-2008051211381016044/g-2005138888000000020740 "It's all appropriate for the rating that's been assigned," says BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka news May 12, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-142905.aspx Pc gamers who have had their fill of online activation headaches with Windows will be pretty miffed to hear the latest anti-piracy scheme being dreamed up by top games publishers. news May 7, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-140935.aspx Kombo writes, Not only is CEO Ray Muzyka Bioaware of DLC, he embraces it with open arms. We did a lot of post-release content with Neverwinter Nights, we're planning to do more on Dragon Age in the future as well and Mass Effect and other products we have in development, he noted in a chat with CVG. We just want to make sure we're satisfying what the fans want first, so often it's good to get their feedback and say, 'What kinds of things would really be exciting to you?', and how can we put those in the game. Unfortunately, my exuberance was tempered by another tidbit from Muzyka -- one concerning Mass Effect's forthcoming second round of DLC. When CVG threw a 'So when's it coming out?' at the good doctor, he nimbly dodged the question. news Apr 30, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/news/new-info-on-next-mass-effect-dlc/a-20080430104848424096/g-2005138888000000020740 "We want to make sure it's a really great experience," explains Bioware CEO news Apr 30, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-139482.aspx Speaking to videogaming247 at yesterday's EA Games Studio Showcase in London, BioWare boss Ray Muzyka said the studio was happy and proud of the sexual content of Mass Effect, saying its inclusion was tasteful and showed the RPG was an innovator in the field of games as an emergent art form. It's the same content, just in higher resolution, he said of the alien sex scene in the PC version of Mass Effect. So it looks really good, right? We're happy and we're proud of the content that's in the game. We think it's appropriate for the rating the game has ¿ it's a 'mature' rated game. It's tasteful and it's not gratuitous. It's actually adult-themed content of relationships, mature relationships that are very realistically depicted and actually very appropriate as well, and very emotionally impactful. news Apr 26, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/most-annoying-game-over-screens-ever/a-20080416101611697053/g-2005138888000000020740 Where the game ends, the anguish begins: see it now! feature Apr 16, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/five-in-game-deaths-that-actually-made-us-sad/a-20080404113658250056/g-2005138888000000020740 Death in games is cheap. Here are some bereavements that really mattered feature Apr 4, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/videos/g-2005138888000000020740/v-20080403191021562059 video Apr 3, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/screenshots/g-2005138888000000020740 screenshot Mar 18, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/screenshots/g-2005138888000000020740 screenshot Mar 18, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/screenshots/g-2005138888000000020740 screenshot Mar 18, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/news/mass-effect-2-questions-still-to-be-answered/a-2008031810197498019/g-2005138888000000020740 "What's happening in the second game?... Who is the main character?" asks developer news Mar 18, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/videos/g-2005138888000000020740/v-200803121404568004 video Mar 12, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/news/mass-effect-dlc-live/a-20080310141347675098/g-2005138888000000020740 Hour-long Bring Down the Sky expansion up for purchase on Xbox Live news Mar 10, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-121076.aspx BioWare just released the content for their sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect. Here's what you need to know: Content: Bring Down the Sky Price: 400 Microsoft Points Size: 253.40 MB Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD,LANGUAGE,PARTIAL NUDITY,SEXUAL THEMES,VIOLENCE] Batarian extremists have hijacked a mobile asteroid station in the Asgard system, setting it on a collision course with the nearby colony world of Terra Nova. Only you can save the human hostages on the asteroid and reroute it before it crashes into the world, killing millions of innocent civilians. news Mar 10, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-120989.aspx The content Pack which is titled Bring Down the Sky, will cost 400 MS points ($5), and offer you 90 minutes of all new gameplay, and also includes the introduction of a new race to the galactic stage, the Batarians. The Batarians are isolationists who rarely leave the borders of the Terminus system. That is until a Batarian extremist group hijacks a mobile asteroid station in the Asgard system, setting it on a collision course with the nearby colony world of Terra Nova. So make sure you have the Normandy ready to go, you'll be needing it. news Mar 10, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-119473.aspx Gamershell reports that the Demiurge Studios today confirmed that they are co-developing with BioWare the PC version of Mass Effect. Demiurge began working with BioWare during the final stretch of development for the Xbox 360 version, allowing the studios to collaborate closely throughout the co-development process. Demiurge worked closely with the BioWare team to enhance gameplay with new additions, such as a third command wheel to allow players to direct their squad members separately, a completely reworked inventory system, fully customized key mapping and hot keys, and an entirely new minigame. Substantial attention was also paid to visuals and game flow, featuring higher resolution environments and characters. news Mar 5, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/mass-effect/videos/g-2005138888000000020740/v-20080215121933688078 video Feb 18, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/the-top-7-failed-franchises-we-know-how-to-fix/a-2008021418225161008/g-2005138888000000020740 They've been broken for years. Here's how to set them right feature Feb 18, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-112223.aspx Mass Effect, which was developed by an Edmonton company, won the game of the year award at a glitzy award ceremony Friday evening honouring the best in film animation and video games. The science fiction game that portends of coming trends in the gaming industry stole the show at the second annual Elan awards held in Vancouver. Drew Karpyshyn, the lead writer on the game, said in an interview it had a script similar to what you would find in a major movie, only much longer. In fact, with 22,000 spoken lines and 30 hours of animation, the script is the equivalent of 20 movies. The difference between this and a regular movie is that the game player decides what twists and turns he or she wants the characters to take. The player controls the direction of the story, said Karpyshyn, who predicts this type of plot-driven action will be the wave of the future. He said the concept for the game was developed about four years ago. It took about 2 1/2 years to make and involved the work of about 140 people, with four to five writers working at any given time. news Feb 16, 2008