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With the new generation of gaming hardware being here, gamers are looking forward to new entries in their favorite gaming franchises. One such franchise that its fans have been longing to see a new experience from has been Mass Effect. While the latest new title, Mass Effect: Andromeda rubbed off on many the wrong way, the recent release of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition has helped fans become optimistic again for the series. A new Mass Effect title had been confirmed to be in the works, though now it seems that the next Mass Effect game may not use the Frostbite engine it most recently used.

Some crafty sleuths have uncovered a new detail about the next Mass Effect game in a job listing on the official EA website. The new job position is for a technical director for a franchise game at EA, with details in the description claiming that Mass Effect is the particular franchise in question. The job

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BioWare managed to pull off what many consider to be a ‘perfect remaster’ with Mass Effect Legendary Edition, with the developer’s efforts being notably prevalent throughout the entire remastered trilogy. The game was so well made, in fact, that sales of the title have been “well above” the expectations of EA.

During a recent investors call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson spoke quite highly of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. “The launch of Mass Effect Legendary Edition – the remaster of the first three Mass Effect games – reignited the passion of fans around the world, driving sales performance well above our expectations,” Wilson revealed. There was no talk of specific sales numbers during the call, though we reported back in May that the trilogy reached a peak of 59,817 concurrent players on Steam, which is the 2nd highest concurrent player count for any EA game, surpassed by Apex Legends.

As for BioWare, the team

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BioWare’s premiere space opera saga was the subject of a particularly well-received remaster in Mass Effect Legendary Edition, offering the most definitive experience yet for the epic RPG trilogy. Though the collection features a heft of upgrades across the board, developers weren’t able to fix everything, including an infamously glitched conversation point that reintroduced players to Commander Shepard’s number-one fan Conrad Verner.

Having dealt with Verner in the first Mass Effect, players eventually encounter the N7 enthusiast again in Mass Effect 2 after discovering he had been impersonating Shepard on Illium in the wake of the soldier’s presumed demise. Upon confronting the character, Verner responds with an aggressive “Renegade” attitude, recalling how Shepard shoved a gun in his face during the first game, and in turn, taught him an “extreme” lesson about being the galaxy’s hero.

This scene has

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The video game industry has many beloved franchises, among which the Mass Effect franchise may have one of the most passionate fanbases out there. Mass Effect fans have rallied hard for a remastered version of the original Mass Effect trilogy of games, and their wishes were finally met with the recently released Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The Mass Effect fan community has shown their creativity in art, cosplay and mods in the past. Now, a talented modder has released a new Mass Effect Legendary Edition first-person mod that lets players see the Mass Effect universe through Captain Shepard’s eyes.

Jade Barker has released their new Mass Effect Legendary Edition first-person mod on Nexus Mods. The mod does exactly what it suggests: the player as Captain Shepard will now be able to see the world of Mass Effect from a first-person perspective in exploration modes during the game. This will allow players

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With the variety of expansive worlds in gaming franchises these days, it’s no surprise producers are keen to tap them for television and film. Just as Borderlands and the Dungeons & Dragons franchise are getting film adaptations, Resident Evil, The Last of Us, Halo, and many more are also planned or in the works, so it’s not so surprising that filmmakers are looking at using the legendary Mass Effect franchise as well.

Since 2010, there have been plans for a Mass Effect movie to hit theaters, but the project has received very few updates over the years. In a recent interview with BioWare’s Mac Walters, the Mass Mass Effect: Legendary Edition director revealed what happened to the big-screen film and talked about the possibility of a future television series. He explained that leadership changes at Legendary Pictures mixed with the challenges of adapting a 30-hour RPG into a 2-hour movie ultimately led

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BioWare had its work cut out for it when the studio committed to creating the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, pulling together all three games in the trilogy into one neat package packed with some major enhancements, particularly for the original title. As one would expect given the size of the undertaking, there’ve been a few post-launch bugs that have surfaced that needed to be squashed by the developer. This latest patch does just that, fixing some achievement/trophy issues, problems with pre-rendered cutscenes, and more. The patch even offers some ‘minor calibrations’ which should excite fans of the indomitable Garrus Vakarian.

BioWare took to its Mass Effect Legendary Edition site to detail the latest update for the game. Now available across all platforms, the update addresses several generic issues across all three games in the trilogy while also targeting a few particularly irritating problems with

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Crossovers are a beautiful thing in the gaming industry, usually resulting in a bit of fun that brings one game to another in some shape or form. The latest big crossover to happen sees the Normandy from Mass Effect possibly make a wrong turn and end up in No Man’s Sky.

No Man’s Sky players have been going on a scavenger hunt of sorts over the past week, looking for clues as to what the mysterious Historiographical Dosimeter could possibly be. That leads us to today, May 21st, when players reached the end of the mission only to find the SSV Normandy SR1 from the popular Mass Effect series. Check out the video below to get all of the goosebumps:

Can’t believe I’m saying this, but this morning the community unlocked the Normandy from @masseffect in No Man’s Sky 😍

What a lovely Easter Egg moment, genuine chills 😭 pic.twitter.com/eBsvvqypfQ

— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) May 21, 2021

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The big focus of the gaming industry this past weekend has been towards the long-awaited release of the Mass Effect original trilogy remaster. Released as the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, fans of the series finally have access to the classic games on current technology, now with improved graphics that look stunning compared to the original versions. The Legendary Edition was always going to have a strong audience on PC given these technical improvements, but now it seems that those numbers went better than expected, as the Mass Effect Legendary Edition player count has broken a record on Steam in just one weekend.

SteamDB has shared the Steam sales numbers from the launch of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition this past weekend. It seems the launch has been quite successful as the game, as it is currently ranked at the top of the trending games and popular releases lists reported by the site. The Mass

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Commander Shepard and friends have never looked better thanks to the newly released Mass Effect Legendary Edition. As with most new games, though, the trilogy has a few wrinkles that need to be ironed out now that it’s been in player’s hands for a few days. BioWare seems all too happy to oblige, with the developer releasing a brand new patch to resolve a few issues under the hood.

BioWare took to its EA Mass Effect site to reveal the full patch notes for the 17 May Update. Now live across all platforms, the patch addresses a few bugs and stability issues that have cropped up across the trilogy of titles. A launcher crash issue has also been resolved, as have some achievements/trophies problems. Full patch notes below:

General

• Fixed the main issue where the launcher would crash or become unresponsive on Xbox Series X when using a wireless headset
  • Known issue: This can still happen if you enable/disable a

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Many characters in the Mass Effect franchise went through dramatic changes in their adventures with Commander Shepard. Based on player choices, some die, some go on to become leaders in their own right, and much more. The Quarian character Tali has been around for the entirety of the saga, working her way up from a pilgrimage to becoming a significant pillar among her people. Just as fans have fallen in love with the character, the trilogy also allows players to romance the character as well, with the relationship eventually culminating in a picture of the character’s unobscured face.

When Mass Effect 3 first released in 2012, the reveal wasn’t received well by many fans due to the image merely being a stock photo that was only slightly altered to fit the narrative. It seems as though the issue may have been resolved, at least a little, thanks to the recent release of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition

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After numerous months of teasing and various showcases from developer BioWare, the awaited Mass Effect Legendary Edition is finally released, giving fans a fully remastered iteration of the beloved sci-fi RPG trilogy. Following the interstellar exploits of player character Commander Shepard, the three-game saga sees players tasked with exploring worlds, assembling allies, and protecting the galaxy from an ancient threat, with the re-release seeing numerous upgrades introduced such as updated visuals, performance, and gameplay across all three games.

As the collection also compiles nearly all DLC and add-on content featured throughout the trilogy, fans and newcomers alike are sure to see this as the ultimate version of the cosmic adventure. However, how has the game actually fared upon its release? Well, according to emerging reviews, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is indeed being very well received for its

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The space-exploring adventures of Commander Shepard are now available for modern platforms with the release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the collection remastering everything from visuals, performance, and gameplay to offer an ultimate vision of the trilogy. While the launch hopes to be everything fans could want, a notable exclusion nonetheless exists in the current lack of online multiplayer, which was previously established as an integral and fan-favorite part of the original Mass Effect 3.

Though ME3 multiplayer unfortunately sits out of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, it appears it’s possible this decision could be reversed sometime in the future. Game director Mac Walters suggested as much in a recent interview with CNET, revealing that he would “never say no” to bringing back multiplayer. “We want to see what kind of reception the Legendary Edition gets and what the demand for the

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As the release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition draws near, players are set to relive the epic saga of Commander Shepard with a significant layer of visual and performance polish added to the acclaimed BioWare trilogy. With such focus brought to elevating the original experience in significant ways, one might wonder how the game may ultimately perform once finally released on consoles and PC. To that end, publisher Electronic Arts recently laid out the expected performance of each platform at launch.

As detailed on the official EA website, the game’s intended output resolution and framerate targets for PC, and PlayStation, and Xbox consoles are given a complete rundown. According to the stats, PC has the obvious advantage with support for up to 240 FPS and 240 Hz refresh rates along with a myriad of available graphics options. Consoles are admittedly more limited offering two toggleable gameplay modes

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BioWare’s beloved Mass Effect trilogy is getting a much-needed makeover for the upcoming Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the original space-exploring RPG receiving slew of modern performance and visual upgrades. Of the many particular changes coming to the original ME game, the driveable ground vehicle known as the Mako has seen one of the most major overhauls as it ditched its infamously touchy maneuverability for a more traditional, physics-bound experience. However, it looks like fans can also go back and use the old Mako if they so choose.

As revealed in a recent interview with PC Gamer, environment director Kevin Meek and project director Mac Walters confirmed the floaty original Mako will indeed ship with Mass Effect Legendary Edition as an alternative to the new control scheme. ”For those people out there who do like pain, we’ve left the option to leave it back kind of closer to the original

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Mass Effect fans are gearing up for the long awaited remaster of the original Mass Effect trilogy, which comes next week in the form of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Footage released so far shows drastically improved graphics and animations for the trilogy’s beloved, vibrant characters when compared to the original versions of the games. These characters would be nothing without the brilliant performances of their voice actors, and thankfully these original cast members are reuniting to help hype up the Legendary Edition trilogy. A new Mass Effect Legendary Edition panel featuring voice actors and devs has been announced for next week.

in 12 days 😎

link to stream will be out next week.
save the date 5.15.21 noon PDT
on my @YouTube channel @bioware @masseffect pic.twitter.com/2O9ehSFZN9

— Jennifer Hale (@jhaletweets) May 4, 2021

As reported by Game Informer, a special Mass Effect Legendary Edition panel

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We are less than two weeks away from the highly anticipated release of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The remastered trilogy is going to feature a shiny and upgraded experience for players, but according to a recent leak, it would appear that there will be a day one patch.

Of course, this is fairly standard in today’s day and age and not the least bit surprising. This particular leak regarding the Mass Effect Legendary Edition and its possible day one patch was originally spotted by Twisted Voxel on Orbis Patches. Said patch includes the likes of improved stability, various performance tweaks, and more. It apparently comes in around 11.8GB in terms of size as well.

Here are the patch notes for version 01.01 of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, according to Orbis Patches:

• Improves performance
• Improves stability and fixes crashes
• Improvements to Ambient Occlusion (AO)
• Lighting improvements – both visual

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We are just under one month away from the release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the remastered collection of the massively popular RPG trilogy from BioWare. That said, we are still learning about new features that will be included in the upcoming collection, with it recently being confirmed that Photo Mode will be available for players to enjoy.

It started when one fan asked where Photo Mode was when the recent features trailer dropped. Director Mac Walters was kind enough to retweet the question with the answer everyone was looking for. “We were just calibrating, but Mass Effect Legendary Edition will have a photo mode,” Walters said. In addition to this, the official Mass Effect account later sent out a tweet with even more images from the Photo Mode.

“Let’s get a photo to remember this.”

ICYMI: #MassEffect Legendary Edition will have a Photo Mode! We can’t wait to see all your amazing screenshots.

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While Mass Effect games looked to have been left in the dark over the last few years, it looks like BioWare was actually working to reenergize the sci-fi RPG series in a huge way. Not only is a new Liara-inclusive sequel game currently on the horizon, but the original trilogy is getting the remastered treatment with the upcoming Mass Effect Legendary Edition, collecting all three games and DLC, and giving them a stunning modern visual and gameplay overhaul.

BioWare recently offered quite a few details about the many present changes in the remaster, but the developer has now let pictures do the talking with the debut on an all-new comparison trailer. As seen below, the trilogy’s sprawling alien worlds now sport an impressive level of added detail, with updated lighting and particle effects for environments, as well as more realistic skin rendering and crispier 3D models for in-game characters.

In addition

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2021 has many highly-anticipated video games releasing during the year, and while several have seen significant delays in development, some are sure to see their expected light of day. One such major release is Mass Effect Legendary Edition, with the remastered original trilogy coming at a perfect time for Mass Effect fans to replay the classic three games before the new entry in the franchise arrives. Now, it has been confirmed that the remastered trilogy has officially gone gold, ensuring that it will meet its expected release date next month.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition has gone GOLD! It’s been quite a journey – time to celebrate briefly. Maybe even dance a little… if that’s you’re thing. #MassEffect #Legendary pic.twitter.com/cvDmGjFrSi

— Mac Walters (@macwalterslives) April 9, 2021

As reported by Game Informer, Mass Effect Legendary Edition project director Mac Walters recently made the important

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Since the announcement of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, BioWare has provided an overview of some of what to expect from the neatly packaged trilogy remaster. The details provided have for the most part been surface-level info and insights into the development process, though the Dragon Age developer has now laid out all of the ‘gameplay calibrations’ made for Mass Effect Legendary Edition. These changes and improvements

BioWare took to the official Mass Effect section of the EA website to reveal the massive amount of gameplay calibrations made for Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The topics covered include changes to the weapons & combat system, some much-needed changes to the Mako, character customization improvements, and overarching gameplay adjustments.

As previously reported, most of the weapon and combat changes implemented in Mass Effect Legendary Edition are specifically for the benefit of Mass