90% of Gamers Unhappy with Mass Effect 3's Ending

Recently, gamers have been in an uproar about how they feel that the Mass Effect 3 ending(s) are/were unsatisfing and don't actually take your choices into account.  There is a large Facebook/Twitter movement with over 25,000 backers so far, which you can find on facebook as Demand a better ending to Mass Effect 3 and @retakeme3.  There was also a poll put up on Bioware's website, which found that an alarming 90% of gamers were not satisfied with the ending, and only a mere 2% were.  

As this "protest" of sorts goes on, it'll be interesting to see what the outcome is.  Because I've never once heard of people protesting that they wanted a company to change an ending to a movie that's already been released (unless it's on some sort of "we find this unappropriate" group, but I digress) and while with the magic of updates and DLC it would be possible for Bioware to add endings to Mass Effect 3, it would really be surprising.  Depending on how this turns out, it really could be a turning point in the industry, so we can see just how important fans' happyness is to companies like this.  This is also the first time (or atleast the largest time) in which an entire gaming community took to the internet in uproar about a game's ending, and demand change.  We at Gamerzitch will definitely keep a sharp eye on this movement and continue to update our website as it progresses.  To wrap this up, here's a quote from the #RetakeMassEffect movement, which shows that this is more of an organized protest that it is a fan flame war.

Bioware is a business if we can make them understand that by using the current endings they alienate (no pun) their customers, and destroy the replay ability of the trilogy they are hurting their profits we CAN bring about a change for the better.

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The #RetakeMassEffect movement does not in anyway condone attacks or insults on Bioware, EA, Bioware employees, or anyone associated with them. We are not here to make enemies. We are here to show a company that their devoted fanbase has been hurt, and alienated with some of their actions, and to ask for an explanation, and hopefully a solution.

Several members of the ME team are suffering from attacks on their Twitter and social networking sites. Rude, and inflammatory remarks are UNACCEPTABLE. Anyone found to be contributing to such activities will be removed from the #RetakeMassEffect movement without warning.

And to finish this off, here's a video which I find to best explain the unhappy fan's stance in a intelligent, yet comical way. *Spoilers*

Mass Effect 3 Demo Plans Coming in "a Few Months"?

We want a demo...well...really for any game that looks amazing and that's pretty damn anticipated. Mass Effect 3 is one of those for damn sure. Casey Hudson, the Executive Producer for the Mass Effect games tweeted a reply to a kind fan of the series saying, "Stay tuned for news on demo plans in a few months."

We'll be having our eyes peeled for this one, so check back on us if anything pops up.

Mass Effect 3 - Kinect Compatible?

Well, this is a suprise..actually, more of a "Huh...?!" Anyway, someone has spotted this cover over at the official EA Store. Obviously, from the looks of it, Mass Effect 3 will be compatible with Kinect. Who knows if it's fake or not. Maybe it was put up a bit early before E3 2011. Soon after, it was quickly removed and in its place, we just have the "placeholder" with the Mass Effect 3 logo.

Supposedly, NeoGaf user Lakitu, discovered it and captured it before it was "taken down" from EA's Online store. This isn't the first sighting of a major game that would be compatible with Kinect actually. Earlier in the month, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was also spotted to be compatible with Kinect.

In your opinion, what do you think? Is it true, fake, completely stupid? Drop a comment if you'd like!

Mass Effect Anime on the Way!

EA really seems to be pushing their biggest franchises to other sorts of media aren't they? It's been announced that EA and BioWare are having a collaboration which will give Mass Effect fans lots of emotions running across their minds: Mass Effect will have it's own feature-length anime movie, due for a 2012 release.

Details are scarce, but what's been confirmed is that this collaboration will involve Funimation Entertainment and T.O. Entertainment. It will also be released for digital and home release around summer.

Mass Effect 2 DLC "Arrival" Release Date

EA has confirmed and dated the long awaited final piece of Mass Effect 2 DLC. "Arrival" which will arrive on the Playstation Network, Xbox Live, and PC on March 29 is said to bridge the story of Mass Effect 2 with the upcoming Mass Effect 3.

"Arrival" will have players guide Shepard who is "sent to the edge of the galaxy to rescue an undercover operative who may have evidence of an imminent Reaper invasion." As if this wasn't enough the legendary Lance Henriksen will be voicing the character Admiral Hackett who will play a very prominent role in "Arrival."

"Arrival" will be priced at $7 (560 Microsoft Points) and as soon as more details show up we'll be sure to keep you updated.