While layoffs, bankruptcy and restructuring predominate video games industry news, it is something of a pleasure to hear of growth within the industry. Today, BioWare announced the formation of a new Montreal-based team to work within Electronic Arts' existing Montreal studio. The team will focus its efforts on the highly anticipated Mass Effect 2 and [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 23, 2009
In a discussion thread on BioWare's official Mass Effect forums, several members of the BioWare team advised players to hang on to their Mass Effect game saves for use in the upcoming Mass Effect 2. No word yet on how these saved games will be integrated into the new game. Over the weekend, BioWare released [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 9, 2009
At this point in time, nine months after the game's release on PC and more than a year after its Xbox 360 debut, it's hard to believe that BioWare's sci-fi RPG "Mass Effect" is still being patched -- and harder still to imagine that many players have stuck around long enough to care. But according [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 19, 2009
On Feb. 20, American gamers will be able to purchase "Mass Effect: Two-Disc Edition" for the Xbox 360. Newly listed on GameStop.com, the two-disc special edition of "Mass Effect" will include the game on disc one, and a documentary, trailers, music, design galleries, and the "Bring Down the Sky" DLC on disc two.
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Steam users in Europe are still dealing with the whole price issue, but at least now you’ll be getting EA games! As of yesterday afternoon, EA’s newly announced Steam titles (except or Warhammer Online) are now available “in most of Europe,” with the odd man out being--inexplicably--the UK. Mainland European Steam players will be able to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
EA CEO John Riccitiello personally hates DRM, but much to the bane of PC gamers -- and the delight of class-action attorneys -- most of EA's high-profile titles include the controversal SecuROM copy-protection solution anyhow. But speaking on the behalf of the PC Gaming Alliance yesterday, Capcom's VP of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 29, 2008
An announcement this morning from BioWare brings a friendly alert for PC gamers: Your free Mass Effect DLC is ready! Come play it while it's fresh! The "new" content, which is simply the "Bring Down the Sky" expansion that Xbox gamers have had access to for a while now, was promised as a free download [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 24, 2008
I feel like I might not have gotten the proper experience out of my Alpha Protocol demonstration last week, since I didn't employ any stealth or guile when gaining access to Sega's E3 booth. There I was, coming in to see an espionage RPG, and I walked right in the front door with legitimate credentials. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 20, 2008
Hi there, and thanks for consciously choosing not to read GameSpyte instead of just glossing past it. Your brief consideration is all we need. Today, we'll be celebrating pirates, but not the cool marketable kind with eyeliner and slurred dialogue -- the boring, digital kind. Step aboard!
Continue reading...Friday, May 16, 2008
In this week's episode, Jesse covers the Video Game Ratings Enforcement Act, Wii Fit's unabashed honesty, DRM issues with Mass Effect on the PC and E3's growing lack of exhibitors.
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Monday, March 2, 2009
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