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BioWare’s remastered Mass Effect trilogy made for some legendary success last year and the developer has positioned itself for a long-awaited return to prominence with new Dragon Age and Mass Effect games in the pipeline. Though little has been seen of these anticipated projects, the developer’s poor track record with Anthem and the departure of numerous veteran personnel haven’t done much to assure members of either community.

However, BioWare general manager Gary McKay has now assured their commitment to getting both games right, and how “rebuilding our reputation” remains a “huge priority” for the studio. “We are laser-focused on building back the trust of our fans and community,” McKay explained in a new BioWare blog post. “And we plan to do that by delivering the types of games that we are best known for and ensuring they are of the highest quality.”

“Our mission is to ‘Create worlds of adventure,

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As the past year produced an appropriately legendary remaster of BioWare’s cosmic crewmate-consorting Mass Effect trilogy, the future of the series appears brighter than it’s been in years. Not only is a new adventure being assembled by original trilogy veterans, but rumors of a full-scale TV series are also alight, possibly involving the internet’s “king of the nerds” Henry Cavill. Until then, it looks like fans can expect to experience an offbeat interim in the form of Minimal Affect, a humorous and cartoony RPG shooter heavily inspired by the Mass Effect series.

After a hilarious announcement back in 2020, relatively few updates have been put forth by publisher Sold Out and developer Toadman Studios in the months since, with the comedic space odyssey all but passing by its initial 2021 release window. Considering the colossal challenges dealt by the ongoing pandemic, it might be easy to assume the

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The film and television industries have had no shortage of adaptations of beloved video game franchises lately. These projects have been especially present on streaming platforms, with Netflix seeing success for its new Arcane animated series based on League of Legends, and HBO working on a live-action The Last of Us series. Headlines recently blew up with the news that Amazon is reportedly working on a series adapting the Mass Effect games to live-action. Now, it appears that none other than Henry Cavill has expressed much interest in joining the project’s cast, if the show is indeed a reality.

GamesRadar recently shared an interview that they conducted with Henry Cavill. The actor is already well-known for his work on an adaptation of a video game series, as he currently stars in The Witcher series at Netflix. The star also memorably drew attention to a potential Mass Effect role when he inadvertently

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As more and more video game franchises achieve enough popularity to envelop film and television, series’ like Fallout and Halo are continually being greenlit for big-budget live-action adaptations on streaming services like Prime Video and Paramount Plus, respectively. The Mass Effect series has long been primed in this regard and fans could only dream of seeing adapted for live-action. Recently, these wishes were seemingly acknowledged, as a report claimed Amazon is considering footing the bill for a live-action Mass Effect TV series. Now, one former BioWare writer has spoken about the project, claiming it makes him “cringe just a little.”

I’m relieved to see that the Mass Effect/Amazon deal is for a potential TV series and not a movie. Even so, the possibility (and likewise for Dragon Age) makes me cringe just a little, unlike many fans who appear… excited?

Let me explain. (Thread)

— David Gaider

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As streaming services continue their conquests to control what is the hottest slice of the media landscape, the biggest companies are looking to popular video game franchises to boost their original slate of productions. Netflix recently has found much success by adapting League of Legends to an animated series, and HBO is hard at work on a live-action version of The Last Of Us as well. The Mass Effect video game series has seen a return to popularity this past year with the release of the Mass Effect remastered original trilogy and the announcement of a new game. Now, it appears that Amazon is betting big on a new Mass Effect television series.

Deadline has reported on Amazon and their original productions primarily made for their streaming service, Amazon Prime Video. The piece primarily focuses on the genre productions made by the company, such as their upcoming Lord of the Rings series and their

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The galaxy-spanning exploits of the Reaper-punching, planet-probing, and alien-bedding Commander Shepard were finally brought to modern platforms in Mass Effect Legendary Edition. However, the all-encompassing remaster was unfortunately cut short by the exclusion of Pinnacle Station, a DLC that first graced the original Mass Effect back in 2009. While this undoubtedly put a small damper on the collection, a new mod has now brought the content back in all its Legendary glory.

As recently posted to Nexus Mods, Pinnacle Station and all of its activities are indeed operational again through the availability of a new mod. Simply called the ‘Pinnacle Station DLC’ mod, modding group ME3Tweaks essentially ported and remastered the original DLC to once again work with the Legendary Edition. In addition to a wealth of visual and audio upgrades, a number of long-standing bug fixes were also applied to meet

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Following the immensely well-received release of the remastered Legendary Edition trilogy, BioWare looks to have plenty of Mass Effect plans waiting in the wings, including an all-new adventure connecting back to the original Commander Shepard-led adventures. While exactly how this might be possible is still veiled in the realm of dark space, the community’s recent celebration of N7 Day has teased the journey that fans will have ahead of them.

As revealed in a new post on social media, BioWare rolled out a surprise peek at the next Mass Effect in the form of a spectacular official poster. Highlighted with the tease that “Mass Effect will continue,” the artwork features what appears to be the same spacecraft featured in that glorious teaser trailer shown at last year’s Game Awards, presumably joined by a returning Liara T’Soni and her crew as they investigate a significantly sized crater.

Even in the

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Though the Toy Stoy series reached its finale in 2019’s Toy Story 4, the Disney Pixar saga is now preparing to launch “to infinity and beyond” with a unique spin-off film by the name of Lightyear. Reimagining the toy character of Buzz Lightyear as if he were an actual intergalactic space ranger, the project has been shrouded in mystery since it was first announced. However, the first look at Pixar’s Lightyear was recently revealed in a particularly familiar new trailer.

As seen above, in contrast to the toy’s amusing “falling with style” demeanor, the flesh and blood Buzz Lightyear appears to be much more capable as he pilots a faster-than-light spacecraft, ventures into interstellar worlds, and forms bonds with his fellow members of Star Command. Of course, these particular set of skills are more than enough to draw comparisons to the Mass Effect games, which follows the very similar exploits of

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Despite having released almost a decade ago, the ending of Mass Effect 3 always becomes a hotly debated topic whenever BioWare announces something new to the franchise, pulling the fan base into an unceasing debate about what could have ‘fixed’ the ending. Oddly enough the ending had the potential to be even weirder than the one we got, as apparently the original plan was to have Shepard come face to face with the Reaper Queen.

Speaking in a recent People Make Games video titled ‘The Inside Story of Mass Effect 3’s Endings, Finally Told,’ ex-BioWare animation director Dave Wilkinson revealed that the distinct color choices seen at the end of the game were originally used to represent the Paragon (blue) and Renegade (red) options, with the green path being referred to as “the other one.” Wilkinson goes on to reveal that the original plan was to have Shepard confront the Reaper Queen instead of The Catalyst

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For fourteen years now, the Mass Effects series has endeared itself with many video game fans and that energy has been renewed over the past year with the announcement of a brand new Mass Effect game and the Mass Effect Legendary Edition trilogy remasters. This celebratory fandom has been particularly seen in the realm of mods and fan creations as modders help improve the Legendary Edition by adding first-person perspectives, fixing glitches, and even bringing crossovers to life in the game. Now, one talented fan has made the games more groovy with a new Mass Effect Austin Powers fan video.

YouTube user eli_handle_b.wav recently released their new Mass Effect Austin Powers fan video on their YouTube channel. The video begins with Ambassador Udina and Captain Anderson conversing about who can protect the galaxy. However, instead of Commander Shepard, it is revealed to be the cryogenically-preserved Austin

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While the series had been dormant for quite a few years, the Mass Effect series seems to be making a comeback in full force. Earlier this year, fans got to revisit the original trilogy through the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and a brand new game in the series looms large on the horizon as well. While Mass Effect has been around for a while, a newer outer space game has struck a remarkable chord the past year as well, with that being Innersloth’s Among Us. Now, a talented fan has found a way to bridge these two games with a new Mass Effect Among Us mod.

Talented modder Mentlegen3218 shared the new Mass Effect Among Us mod on their official Nexus Mods page. The mod works with all three games in the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, but is particularly intended for sequences in Mass Effect 3 where the Reapers appear and wreak havoc. However, instead of the Reapers, the machines’ massive forms are now

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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:

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• 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