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I Sunk 40 Extra Hours Into Mass Effect 2 To Salvage My Relationship With Thane

(Mass Effect 2 spoilers ahead.)


April 3, 2012
PC

Why Mass Effect 2 Was My Favourite Mass Effect

When all is said and done, I’d say that Mass Effect 2 was my favourite of the three Mass Effect games. It wasn’t so much the story, the characters, or the gameplay that put it over the top — it was the TV show-like structure.


March 24, 2012
PC

The Mass Effect 2 Music That Didn’t Make The Cut

We know that some really cool music from the first Mass Effect is hidden in the background of Mass Effect 3.


March 13, 2012
Xbox

Which Other Video Game Series Can Pull This Off?

As seen on my Xbox Live friends’ list, Saturday night. So much for game sequels that make their predecessors obsolete.


March 4, 2012
PC

What Does The Future Hold For Mass Effect’s Painfully Punched Journo?

“Kalisah Bint Sinan Al-Jilani, Westerlund News.”

Say those words to any Mass Effect fan, and they’ll probably get a funny look on their face: A grin that’s half-silly, half-guilty. “Oh, man. I punched the crap out of that journalist.”


February 28, 2012
News

Study Says Video Games Have ‘Problematised’ View Of Religion

Do video games spend too much time emphasising the violent aspects of religion? A study released by the University of Missouri on Monday says so, concluding that video games present religion in a “problematised” way.


January 30, 2012
PC

Mod Makes Mass Effect On PC Look Absolutely Incredible

Mods can make Skyrim look better. They can make Grand Theft Auto look better. They can make, well, just about any PC game look better. Including Mass Effect.


January 24, 2012
News

Some Burly Dudes From Mass Effect 3 (and Their Guns)

As a principal artist at BioWare, and before that EA, Rodrigue Pralier has built (and dressed) some pretty badass game characters over the years, up to and including a certain Commander Shepard.


January 6, 2012
PC

5 Reasons I’m Totally Not Nervous About Mass Effect 3

Man, what the heck is this guy on about? He is clearly just trolling for pageviews. I mean come on Kotaku, no one should be nervous about Mass Effect 3. There are so many reasons to believe that the game will, in fact, be the best Mass Effect yet.


PC

5 Reasons I’m Nervous About Mass Effect 3

I, like so many other video game enthusiasts, am something of a Mass Effect fan. I love the stories, I love the characters. I love the music, I love the constantly improving gameplay, I love my many Shepards. I even love the lore, convoluted and prone to satire though it may be.