Update 2/21/12: Trailer has been replaced with the full, 3-minute cinematic version. The latest (and last?) Mass Effect 3 trailer should come with a warning that reads, “Do not drink caffeine before watching.” Because you won’t need any after you see it. Take a minute and a half out of your day and watch it, right here and now. You won’t be sorry. Read more »
BioWare is teaming with FUNimation Entertainment to create an anime feature film set in the Mass Effect universe. Don’t bother looking for Commander Shepard or any of his crew. This animated movie will tell a story that takes place in the game’s universe, but stars original characters created just for the film. Read more »
BioWare and Lucasarts have sent out a press release today announcing that their upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, is being translated into the Wookie language of Shyriiwook for the benefit of “our furry friends.” By the way, did you happen to notice what today’s date is? Read more »
I’m up in arms over ham radio legislation and BioWare’s back-ends, while Australia’s up in arms over cyberwarfare and nobody in particular seems upset about the massive onslaught of Star Trek in Discovery’s final voyage. But whatever side you take on the major stories, there’s no denying it’s been a particularly interesting week in geek. Let’s jump in. FAIL: Everything About the Following Story So, an alleged troll gets all up in BioWare’s thang on their forums. NBD, right? Happens all the time. BioWare sent the troll scurrying back under his bridge with a forum ban. The kicker? A back-end option in Dragon Age II permitted BioWare to ban his Read more »
PAX East kicked off this morning in Boston, bringing gamers together with high profile game developers, so that the public can get its first exposure to hot upcoming titles. Among the game media being debuted this weekend is a brand new trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare’s MMO that’s set a thousand years before the events of the film series. The trailer is titled “Fate of the Galaxy,” and unlike past videos, this one is made up entirely of game footage, using no fancy CGI animation. I think it gives potential fans the best look yet at what playing the game will be like. Be sure to watch Read more »
BioWare is being quite the tease today. After releasing the above image, and announcing that they’ll reveal the identity of their next big game during Spike’s Video Game Awards on December 11th, BioWare has started sending out QR codes for smartphones by Twitter. From reports all around the web, the consensus seems to be that the clues are pointing sharply at… (Wait for it…) Mass Effect 3. Yeah, yeah. We already knew Mass Effect 3 would be coming sooner or later, so this isn’t anything as earth-shattering as an entirely new IP. But ME3 constitutes the grand finale of BioWare’s epic scifi RPG, so they can be forgiven for a Read more »
