If we were to make a tier list of video game developers, there’s no doubt in my mind that BioWare would be sat among the very best that the industry has to offer, atop the god tier. There’s a special amount of hype that builds up around any new release …
Read More »Celebrate the 10th N7 day with a video on the history of the world according to Mass Effect
The latest story of Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab) might take place hundreds of years in the future, but actually the Mass Effect story actually begins more than a billion years in the past. You could play through the original trilogy (again), read all the novels, and scan …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda Easter eggs, secrets, and references to the original games
While Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab) is a fresh chapter for the franchise, there are plenty of nods and references to the original trilogy for those willing to look hard enough. After all, the games do exist within the same universe (not the same galaxy, though), and it’s …
Read More »Former Mass Effect animator explains Andromedas animation problems with beautiful clarity
There’s no escaping Mass Effect Andromeda (opens in new tab)’s animation issues. While Twitter, GIFs and memes have amplified the problem out of all proportion, there’s defintely something that hasn’t gone to plan. Former Bioware animator Jonathan Cooper (opens in new tab) now works at Naughty Dog but previously worked …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda review: “Not a disaster, but definitely not the fresh start this series needed”
Andromeda should have been a smart new chapter for the Mass Effect series. As far as the story goes, it is. 634 years since setting off into deep space, a colony of ships from the Milky Way – representing most of the major species from our galaxy – arrives in …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda review: “Not a disaster, but definitely not the fresh start this series needed”
Andromeda should have been a smart new chapter for the Mass Effect series. As far as the story goes, it is. 634 years since setting off into deep space, a colony of ships from the Milky Way – representing most of the major species from our galaxy – arrives in …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda review: “Not a disaster, but definitely not the fresh start this series needed”
Andromeda should have been a smart new chapter for the Mass Effect series. As far as the story goes, it is. 634 years since setting off into deep space, a colony of ships from the Milky Way – representing most of the major species from our galaxy – arrives in …
Read More »Take a look around Mass Effect: Andromedas ship and space car thanks to a new video
Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab)’s latest video takes you on a tour of the dedicated transportation you’ll use for pathfinding around the new galaxy: the good ship Tempest and its all-terrain rover the Nomad. The video is framed as an orientation for potential Pathfinder recruits, but in practical …
Read More »This is Mass Effect Andromedas female hero but expect a “more gender neutral” cover
Remember the woman at the end of the new Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab) video who seems relieved and genuinely surprised that her spaceship didn’t blow up (opens in new tab)? She’s the new protagonist, according to BioWare Edmonton general manager Aaryn Flynn. Or she’s what your character …
Read More »Mass Effect theme park ride to bridge the gap between ME3 & Andromeda
Want to know what happens between Mass Effect 3 (opens in new tab) and Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab)? Then you better get your ass to Mars. Er, sorry, wrong sci-fi reference. I mean California. EA, in conjunction with 3D Live and Cedar Fair Entertainment, have created a …
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