BioWare is one of the more loved development studios on the market today with the Mass Effect franchise, in particular, causing waves. However, they’ve also been causing quite a bit of buzz with their Dragon Age franchise as well which usually receives critical acclaim across the board. In fact, it seems that reception for Dragon Age II was so high that BioWare has just come forth to announce that the game has managed to sell 1 million units. Normally, this wouldn’t be too much of a cause for commotion but BioWare is giving back to the community in a big way.
According to the studio, those who purchased a copy of Dragon Age II can now download a free copy of Mass Effect 2 for the PC by inputing their online play number at this location. No, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke – they’re literally giving Mass Effect 2 away for free. Hop on it now!
BioWare’s Mass Effect franchise has largely been considered one of the best video game franchises to be introduced within recent memory. Currently on its second iteration, Mass Effect 2 offers gamers top notch gameplay mixed with beautiful visuals that has garnered virtually positive reception across the board. However, seeing how Mass Effect 2 has been out for quite some time, chances are you if you’re a diehard fan you’ve already played through it and are thirsty for more.
Well, lucky for you BioWare has just come forth today to announce that they will be releasing the ‘Arrival’ DLC pack on March 29th for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC for $6.99 or 560 Microsoft Points depending on which platform you’re making the purchase for.
Included in the pack is new gamplay that focuses on the Commander Shepard with Admiral Hackett said to be making a major appearance.
Amazon is running an amazing promo today, where you can grab the critically acclaimed Mass Effect 2 $20 off the regular retail price, which means it’s only $40 on the Xbox 360 and $30 on the PC. Grab the PC version here or the Xbox 360 version here.
Mass Effect 2 has seen some tremedous reception from pretty much everything. Hopefully, the same can be said about Mass Effect 3 — It was just announced by Epic‘s Vice President Mark Rein that BioWare will be returning to Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 for Mass Effect 3.
Rein comments:
BioWare chose UE3 for the Mass Effect trilogy because they wanted to make an immersive third-person perspective shooter game with sci-fi environments.
Let’s hope this means the game is going to be great.
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Mass Effect 2 will be getting a new DLC pack called the Alternative Appearance Pack thanks to BioWare. The pack, just like the name, will feature some alternative outfits for Garrus, Thane and Jack.
Of course, BioWare is asking you to pay $2 on the Xbox 360 and PC for this Alternative Appearance Pack on March 23rd. 2 dollars for a few costumes? I don’t think so.
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BioWare has announced that the upcoming “Firewalker” DLC for Mass Effect 2 will be release late March, and will include 5 new missions plus a new vehicle named “Hammerhead”, which, according to BioWare, is “a heavy assault vehicle that hovers over the battlefield at up to 120 kilometers per hour [75 mph] and features a guided missile system ensuring accuracy even during aggressive maneuvering.” The DLC will be released for free.
According to EEDAR, which tracks game sales, Mass Effect 2 has become the best selling game released in January ever (of all the Januarys out there). The game sold a respective 572,000 copies in January — a far cry from games that sell millions during the month of November.
PS3 owners have been watching in despise as PC and Xbox 360 players have been enjoying Mass Effect 1 and 2, and BioWare has once again confirmed their worst fears: Mass Effect is still an Xbox 360/PC exclusive.
Have you played Mass Effect 2 yet? If not, you should probably check it out as EA has just announced that the game has shipped over 2 million copies in its first week. Not only that but they have also let us know that the game has received over 40 perfect scores from reviewers across the world.
If you’ve been paying attention you’ll know that we actually gave the game a 9/10 praising it’s engaging story and in depth gameplay.
So again, if you haven’t played Mass Effect 2 yet, get on it.
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Just a quick note here for all you Mass Effect 2 owners (and we know there’s plenty of you, as the PC version drops today), the first DLC, called “Zaeed – The Price of Revenge” is available for free download. But you should probably complete the game first, which will take a few weeks anyway.
