New Mass Effect 3 Details

New details for Mass Effect 3 have been released in the latest issue of German game mag GameStar. Some about the Reapers and others changes in the story.

• Entering Reaper territory will alert the Reapers and they will attempt to find you and exterminate you.
• Reaper territory will change as the story progresses.
• If a team member has died in the suicide mission, the story arc for that character will either switch to another character, be lost fully, or go in a different direction.
• The Normandy will be affected in the war with the Reapers.
• The Citadel has been expanded greatly and will feature characters you've met in Mass Effect 1 & 2. Also, many loose ends from Mass Effect 1 will be  tied up. Among them is the mystery of the Keepers.

I don't know about you guys but some of these details are impressive, mainly what is happening with the Citadel. Hopefully this good news overshadows the Freddie Prinze Jr announcement.

Mass Effect 3 will be on store shelves March 6th.

Mass Effect 3 The Collector's Edition.

I know many of you are extremely excited for Mass Effect 3, and cannot wait for it's 2012 release date! Here's a small treat from Bioware to you, a sweet unboxing of the collector's edition. I suggest you pre-order this masterpiece as supplies are limited! Yet, if you don't have two minutes and four seconds to watch the video just keep reading!

Mass Effect 3 Collection S Edition comes with:

• A collector's tin case that features Male and Female Commander Shepard. 
• A Hard Cover Art Book that contains 70 pages of exclusive art.
• In game packs that come with new weapons and appearances -- There's a cute robotic dog that everyone must have.
• N7 Fabric patch
• Mass Effect 3 Digital Soundtrack
• Mass Effect 3 invasion Comic Book

Also if you haven't already done this you definitely need to sign up for the Mass Effect 3 demo, and since I'm nice I'll provide a link: http://masseffect.bioware.com/

Happy Holidays! 

Mass Effect 3 Will Have.....Multiplayer?

It appears that Mass Effect 3 will have a multiplayer component after all.

Bioware announced on Twitter that:

“There will be a multiplayer component for [Mass Effect 3]. Full details soon, so wait until then before making your decision. We think you’ll like it!”

After this reveal Casey Hudson of BioWare gave more info on his Twitter account.

“Yes, co-op MP missions for [Mass Effect 3]: they’re real, and they’re spectacular. Rest assured it’s nothing of what you’ve feared. More soon…”

Beta Testers Increase For SW:TOR

The force will now be strong with many, many people come September.

At their PAX Prime panel BioWare announced that they will be increasing the amount of people that will be in the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta. Starting September 2nd BioWare will be sending out beta invites that I assume will be worth more than Goonies 2: Sloth's Boogalo.

If you already pre-ordered the game you will be guaranteed early access so don't fret about whether or not you'll get in.

Dragon Age 3 Already in the Works? BioWare Looking For Artists

Dragon Age II came out not too long ago, but that's not stopping BioWare to make, what it seems to be, Dragon Age III already. On Twitter, Alistair McNally, creative lead at BioWare tweeted this (also pictured above):

I'm looking for exceptional environment artists to join me at #BioWare Edmonton, Canada to work on #DragonAge3

Now I'm not sure about how development cycles work, but is development for next installments for games or new franchise begin this quick? All I have to say is "God damn!"