In Real Life

Two Heartfelt Love Letters From The Mass Effect Universe

Here’s a treat for Mass Effect fans. If you’ve played Mass Effect 2, you’ll know that at some point, you run into an old friend from Mass Effect 1 on the colony of Horizon, who depending on how things play out, leaves you a heartfelt letter upon your departure.


December 6, 2011
In Real Life

Fan-Made Mass Effect Film Is Shaping Up Nicely

The folks at The Sneaky Zebra are making a short film based on the Mass Effect universe and have sent along three new character trailers for the game. The one up top is for a renegade character named “Hale”, which I would imagine (or at least hope!) is a reference to voice actor Jennifer Hale, who plays the female version of the game’s protagonist Commander Shepard.


October 13, 2011
In Real Life

Crafty Man Builds Mass Effect Sniper Rifle

Prop builder Zander Brandt figured the world was short on replica M-29 Incisor rifles from Mass Effect 2. So he went and made one.


September 26, 2011
In Real Life

Mass Effect’s Meanest Arse-Kicker Comes To Life

To help give their Mass Effect cosplay a little more professional edge, the team at Crabcat Industries commissioned master craftsman Neil Gambini to make this Garrus mask. It’s terrifying. In an awesome way.


September 20, 2011
In Real Life

Mass Effect’s Sexy Star Is Hopelessly Addicted To Angry Birds

Yvonne Strahovski is known as both a model and TV actor, but really, around here she’s Mass Effect’s Miranda Lawson. And that’s it.


August 27, 2011
News

No Origin-Story Comic For New Players In Mass Effect 3

A small but neat feature of the PS3 version of Mass Effect 3 was the “Mass Effect: Genesis” comic that allowed new players to go through the story of the first Mass Effect and make all of the decisions that would come into play in the sequel.


August 6, 2011
News

Mass Effect 3 Dev: Games Would Benefit From More Diversity

In a refreshingly frank interview with Gamasutra, Mass Effect 3 senior designer Manveer Heir shared his hopes that games can embrace more racial diversity and in doing so, tell better stories.


August 3, 2011
In Real Life

The Many Faces Of Commander Shepard, Kickass Space-Lady

Yesterday, I wrote a piece about the process by which BioWare is choosing an official female Commander Shepard for Mass Effect. In this piece, I went on a flight of fancy about an imagined commercial that would feature a constantly shifting montage of various Shepards, highlighting the customisability that makes Mass Effect so cool.


July 13, 2011
News

Put Mass Effect’s Normandy On Your Shelf (Again)

That little toy replica of Mass Effect’s Normandy we showed you a few months back will soon have a twin. But not an identical twin.


July 5, 2011
News

If Only Mass Effect’s Toys Were Actually This Good

For a series with such great characters and great visual design, Mass Effect has sadly been neglected on the action figure front, DC Unlimited only just releasing its first line of Mass Effect 2 figures in April 2011.