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Now We Can All Be Kitty Girls And Boys In The Old Republic

In case you just hopped on the MMO bandwagon with the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic, it’s not a massively multiplayer party until the anthropomorphic animals arrive. The original EverQuest had the Vah Shir, World of Warcraft has Worgen and now Pandas, and The Old Republic has the Cathar, a race of intergalactic kitty people.


EA Buying Star Wars Might Not Be All Bad

The news that EA has locked down the rights to Star Wars games has, understandably, been met with a fair amount of backlash. Electronic Arts is far from people’s most trusted and beloved publisher of video games, and fans are worried this will somehow be bad news for the future of Star Wars video games.


The Many Musical Tributes To Mass Effect

No doubt about it: the Mass Effect games had some great music. Over the run of the trilogy, a collection of composers and songwriters came together to create an iconic, unmistakable sonic identity. (Sometimes, they even hide their music in the game itself.) But just as remarkable as the music in the games has been the music created about the games.


The Most Defining Decisions You Have To Make In Mass Effect

Ever since the first game, Mass Effect has always been about shaping the story the way the player wants it. Through Shepard’s actions, players could create millions upon millions of iterations of the same universe. We decided to take a look back at the series — specifically, on some of the decisions our Shepards had to make on the way to becoming the galaxy’s most badass warrior. Caution: A huge amount of spoilers for all three games follow.


Here’s One Of The Guys To Thank For Mass Effect 3 Ending On A Brighter Note

Boy, at the time of release, you’d never have thought BioWare could dig their way out of Mass Effect 3′s ending. But some strong DLC and a revised closing sequence managed to do enough to, if not erase the memory of that original series of missteps, at least put a stop to the hate mail.


Two Thirds Of You Played Mass Effect 3 As A Paragon. Mostly As Soldiers

Most of you who played Mass Effect 3 are just too nice. You were paragons. I was a renegade. Most of you played as a male commander Shepard. I played as a female. But just about all of us cured the genophage.


Next Mass Effect Will Be Fresh, New And Mostly Made In Montreal

A panel celebrating the recently-concluded Mass Effect trilogy produced scant details and vague teases about the future of the series and its creators at PAX East in Boston today.


Reader Review — Mass Effect 3: Citadel

It’s been a while since we’ve had a Reader Review, but Aidan Dullard — an old Reader Review regular — has sent one in and I really enjoyed it! Mass Effect 3: Citadel is a pricey piece of DLC, but it’s arguably the most important content BioWare has created since the release of the controversial Mass Effect 3. In this review, Aidan looks into whether it’s worth putting down the cash or something fans might consider skipping.


EA Admits Games Can Do Better For The LGBT Community

Yesterday, in New York City, Electronic Arts held a special event focused on queer issues in gaming. And it happened mostly because the company itself was willing to face its own stumbles in presenting gay characters in its video games.


Mass Effect 3: Citadel: The Kotaku Review

Let’s get this out of the way up front: Mass Effect 3‘s latest — and last — downloadable add-on, titled Citadel, is terrific. In fact, if you’re a fan of the Mass Effect series, particularly one who’s been there from the start, it was more or less made for you.


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