Bioware Responds to Fan Outrage

Earlier today Bioware's Co-Founder, Dr. Ray Muzyka, posted a response on the Bioware Blog to all of the fans disappointed by Mass Effect 3's ending.  From what I see, Bioware is handling this better than any other company I could imagine if they were in this same situation, and for that, I believe they deserve respect simply for listening to their fans.  On his post, he addressed how:

It’s incredibly painful to receive feedback from our core fans that the game’s endings were not up to their expectations. Our first instinct is to defend our work and point to the high ratings offered by critics – but out of respect to our fans, we need to accept the criticism and feedback with humility.

It's nice to see a company who really listens to their fans, and defends their work by taking criticism and using it to improve their game.  We will be hearing more about how Bioware is going to handle the endings in April.

In related news, the "Demand a Better Ending to Mass Effect 3" protest has gained over 50,000 likes on Facebook, and over 5,000 followers on Twitter.  They have also been working to more organize themselves, by getting pages setup in other languages, working on a website, and creating more ideas to support the movement.  Someone also organized a Child's Play Charity Drive to help petition Bioware, which has raised over $77,000 dollars for Child's Play.

It's amazing how a disappointing ending can not only spark uproar all over the internet and get Bioware's attention, but also bring gamers together. 

Mass Effect 3 Official Launch Trailer

With just a few short days away many gamers will call in work sick to play Mass Effect 3 on March 6. Just a few moments ago Bioware gave us this official trailer for the game and I must say it got my blood pumping.

It seems like Bioware has gone all out for Mass Effect 3 and I'm damn happy about that. The trailer shows snipets of the epic upcoming battles and trials we will face as Commander Shepard and crew. Are you ready for the final fight? Will you give it your all even if the outcome is death? I know i'm ready to go all the way if I must for I will "Take Back Earth" at any cost.

Mass Effect 3 Take Back Earth Extended Trailer

This past Sunday during 'The Walking Dead' Bioware gave us the beautiful and stunning Mass Effect 3 Take Back Earth trailer in all it's CGI glory. As I watched this trailer my jaw dropped to the floor and tears ran from my eyes after gazing upon such beauty. Well now Bioware has done it again and dropped an extended cut of the same trailer and boy oh boy did I get a nerdgasm. Check it out below and tell us what you guys think.

Mass Effect 3 Achievements Unlocked and Leaked

                             


                                  WARNING MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW!

Over at Xbox360Achievements.org a list of achievements for the upcoming Mass Effect 3 were leaked. If you don't want to have your game spoiled I suggest you don't take a look at this list for it has some really gooey secrets shown. Notice this list is also just for the 360 as the PS3 official Trophy list has not been release just yet.

Driven – Return to active duty. (5g)

Bringer of War – Chase down an assassin. (10g)

Mobilizer – Bring a veteran officer aboard. (15g)

World Shaker – Destroy an Atlas dropped from orbit. (15g)

Pathfinder – Explore a lost city. (15g)

Tunnel Rat – Survive the swarm. (15g)

Party Crasher – Sabotage a dreadnought. (15g)

Hard Target – Call down an orbital strike. (15g)

Saboteur – Disable a group of fighter squadrons. (15g)

Arbiter – Win a political stand-off. (25g)

Last Witness – Extract ancient technology. (25g)

Executioner – Defeat an old adversary. (25g)

Well Connected – Send a warning across the galaxy. (15g)

Fact Finder – Discover an enemy’s monstrous origin. (15g)

Liberator – Stop a Cerberus kidnapping. (15g)

Problem Solver – Evacuate a scientific facility. (15g)

Patriot – Make the final assault. (25g)

Legend – Mission accomplished. (50g)

Shopaholic – Visit a store in the single-player campaign. (10g)

Master and Commander – Deliver most of the Galaxy at War assets to the final conflict. (50g)

Lost and Found – Dispatch 10 probes to retrieve people or resources in Reaper territory. (25g)

Long Service Medal – Complete Mass Effect 3 twice, or once with a Mass Effect 2 import. (50g)

Insanity – Finish the game on Insanity without changing difficulty after leaving Earth. (75g)

A Personal Touch – Modify a weapon. (10g)

Paramour – Establish or rekindle a romantic relationship. (25g)

Combined Arms – Perform any combination of 50 biotic combos or tech bursts. (25g)

Focused – Evolve any of your powers to rank 6. (25g)

Recruit – Kill 250 enemies. (10g)

Soldier – Kill 1,000 enemies. (10g)

Veteran – Kill 5,000 enemies. (25g)

Bruiser – Kill 100 enemies with melee attacks. (10g)

Untouchable – Escape a Reaper in the galaxy map. (10g)

Defender – Attain the highest level of readiness in each theatre of war. (25g)

Overload Specialist – Overload the shields of 100 enemies. (15g)

Sky High – Lift 100 enemies off the ground with powers. (15g)

Pyromaniac – Set 100 enemies on fire with powers. (15g)

Eye of the Hurricane – Kill a brute while it’s charging you. (10g)

Mail Slot – Kill 10 guardians with headshots from the front while their shields are raised. (10g)

Hijacker – Hijack an Atlas mech. (10g)

Giant Killer – Defeat a harvester. (10g)

Enlisted – Start a character in multiplayer or customize a character in single-player. (5g)

Tour of Duty – Finish all multiplayer maps or all N7 missions in single-player. (20g)

Always Prepared – Obtain two non-customizable suits of armour. (10g)

Tourist - Complete one multiplayer match or two N7 missions. (5g)

Explorer – Complete three multiplayer matches or five N7 missions. (15g)

Gunsmith – Upgrade any weapon to level 10. (25g)

Almost There – Reach level 15 in multiplayer or level 50 in single-player. (15g)

Peak Condition – Reach level 20 in multiplayer or level 60 in single-player. (25g)

Battle Scarred – Promote a multiplayer character to the Galaxy at War or import an ME3 character. (25g)

Unwavering – Finish all multiplayer maps on Gold or all single-player missions on Insanity. (50g)

Mass Effect 3 Voice Cast Reveal Trailer

Earlier today the good ol folks at Bioware decided to give us a little treat and the internet went crazy. This bit of gold that Bioware flushed out was the voice actor/actresses cast reveal for Mass Effect 3. Among some fan favorites such as Martin Sheen, Seth Green, Keith David, and Jennifer Hale, we get to see some fresh new faces such as IGN's own Jessica Chobot makes her in-game debut as Diana Allers, and Freddie Prinze Jr. as  James Vega. So far this game looks like it is going to be pretty damn EPIC!