In Real Life

A Behind The Scenes Look At The Mass Effect 3 Trailer

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You might remember the above Mass Effect 3 CG trailer, a stirring three minute montage opening with a young girl playing in a field, ending with the collapse of multiple skyscrapers. FX Guide has put together a really intensive look at how that trailer was made — featuring interviews with the creators, and some really cool looks at some of the teams behind the scenes work. Very interesting stuff.


May 23, 2012
News

Layoffs Hit Star Wars: The Old Republic Developers

It’s been a roller-coaster ride for the sprawling Star Wars-based MMO from EA Bioware. The Old Republic‘s solid debut couldn’t help the game from losing a sizeable chunk of players. Now BioWare Austin is losing some of the developers that helped build the game too, according to a statement issued today by BioWare founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka.


PC

Next Star Wars: The Old Republic Takes The Pain Out Of Finding People To Play With

Now that the massive 1.2 update for Star Wars: The Old Republic is behind us, it’s time for BioWare to start winning back those 400,000 lost subscribers with some oft-requested features.


May 21, 2012
Uncategorized

Here’s Three People Coming Back For Mass Effect 3′s Extended Ending

BioWare’s extended ending sequences for Mass Effect 3, which are looking to give players a little more closure on the series, will feature lines from at least three of the franchise’s main voice actors.


May 18, 2012
In Real Life

Star Wars Is No Match For Some Good Concept Art By Your Side

Paul Adam is a concept artist at BioWare. No, not the Mass Effect BioWare. Or the Dragon Age BioWare. The Star Wars one. So yeah, you’re about to see some lightsabers.


In Real Life

BioWare… Still Wants You To Tell Them What You Want In Dragon Age III

BioWare has been going back to the drawing board on Dragon Age III for a while now. Dragon Age II, as you may recall, received a mixed critical reception at best — I sure didn’t care for it though of course, not everyone hates the game including some thoughtful folks who work here.


May 16, 2012
PlayStation

Sony Site Reveals New Mass Effect 3 DLC

While there were whispers of this earlier in the month, Sony’s Hong Kong website has now officially lifted the lid on a new piece of Mass Effect 3 DLC.


May 10, 2012
PC

Nearly 23 Million Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Matches, And Yet The Reapers Just Keep Coming

A scant two weeks after Mass Effect 3 launched, BioWare shared some stats about how the galaxy of multiplayer reaper-killing fared. Now, two months later, they’re back with an update.


May 9, 2012
In Real Life

These People Made A 90 Minute Documentary About The Mass Effect 3 Ending

Kotaku AU

Man, I don’t want to say another word about the Mass Effect 3 ending, but these folks do — in fact they want 90 minutes worth. This is The Indoctrination Theory, and attempts to explain all perspectives on the ending. It’s pretty definitive.


News

Is Dragon Age III The Game EA Just Delayed?

It’s time to solve a mystery, or at least come up with a viable theory. Yesterday, executives mega-publisher Electronic Arts announces a bunch of financial numbers. They also say that they’ve delayed a “key game” from fiscal year 13 to fiscal year 14, which, for those who prefer to speak English, means they’ve delayed a “key game” from coming out by March 31, 2013 to some time after.