Mass Effect Archive

  • There will be a Mass Effect movie. Will Lost’s Matthew Fox play Commander Shepard?

    There will be a Mass Effect movie. Will Lost’s Matthew Fox play Commander Shepard?

    It's takes a special type of nerd to read a video game's novelization, and I'm none too proud to say that I recently started reading the Mass Effect novel. But there's a certain quiet dignity in reading a novelization that simply isn't present when sitting at the multiplex (or downloading the Blu-ray rip, as it were) watching a movie. Get ready: EA has sold the movie rights to Mass Effect, and it's gone to Legendary Pictures, the same people behind The Dark Knight, Watchmen, and The Hangover. So there's hope the movie won't be total dross.

    Full Story

  • U.S. military launches unmanned X-37B spacecraft. Too bad it refuses to tell us what it’s for!

    U.S. military launches unmanned X-37B spacecraft. Too bad it refuses to tell us what it’s for!

    It's all a bit like Mass Effect. The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the X-37B unmanned spacecraft yesterday, but the question that nobody knows the answer to: what's it for? The Air Force refuses to say what the X-37B's mission on beyond something along the lines "we wanted to see if it works." OK, but do you plan on doing with it? "Sorry, classified." Neat.

    Full Story

  • What should I ask the guy who made Mass Effect 2?

    What should I ask the guy who made Mass Effect 2?

    I'll be doing a live interview with Lead Programmer Casey Hudson and Bioware'sDr. Greg Zeschuk tomorrow at 10:00am EST and I'd like to know what you guys would like me to ask them about Mass Effect 2 the latest Bioware title.

    Full Story

  • BioWare tries to balance the BioWare way with the attraction of new fans with Mass Effect 2

    BioWare tries to balance the BioWare way with the attraction of new fans with Mass Effect 2

    Ladies and gentlemen, I have a conundrum. As many of you know, Mass Effect 2 comes out on January 26. It's the first big game of the year. There's only one problem: I'm having a heck of a hard time getting excited about it. What's wrong with me, because clearly something is?

    Full Story