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Picking The Blonde In Video Game Beauty Contest Not A Bad Thing

Commander Shepard, the hero of the popular Sci-Fi franchise Mass Effect, can be a man or a woman; the player chooses. That kind of customisation is one of the most appealing aspects of the series, which is preparing to launch its third instalment in early 2012.


June 7, 2011
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Mass Effect 3 Moves Beyond Dirty Dozen, To A Warring Galaxy

With the promise of more fluid combat, vicious melee attacks, tougher enemies and a nimbler Commander Shepard, Mass Effect 3 is shaping up to be the game Bioware says will be definitive Mass Effect experience.


July 9, 2010
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Dragon Age II Pulls A Commander Shepard

Dragon Age II takes a page from the Mass Effect playbook, limiting player characters to a male or female human version of the game’s main character, Hawke.