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Mass Effect: Invasion #1 just landed on shelves. So far, I would say it is shaping up as the most promising Mass Effect comic series to date. Mac Walters' seems to have constructed an interesting plot with some very interesting character dynamics. And, for once, he doesn't seem to hurt the series' continuity. I'm really digging the art style (some people may say otherwise), and the story looks like a good prologue to Mass Effect 3.
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The fanboy inside me wants wants wants.
But Evolution was so unbelievably bad I'm pretending it never happened, as it pains me to know BioWare let their lovely franchise get abused that way.
The colours do look nice, and that is one damn nice cover...
Anthony if I buy this and it turns out to be crap, retconing Garrus into a squirrel or something, I'm going to murder you dead.
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Death came to see Garrus after the rocket incident and said his time had come. Garrus looked at Death and said, "Can it wait? I'm in the middle of some calibrations."
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Demo news! From the BioWare forums:
| Quote: | Hello everyone! It's going to be a Happy New Year! Mass Effect 3 will have a pre-release demo in January 2012. This demo will have both single player and multiplayer sections, giving fans a taste of what's to come on March 6, 2012. Be first to the front lines in the multiplayer section of the Mass Effect 3 demo! Redemption of the Online Pass for Battlefield 3 will unlock this early access. But rallying for war is just getting started - in late November / early December, BioWare will announce other ways for fans to engage the enemy with their friends online from day one!
What are the details of the Mass Effect 3 pre-release demo?
•The Mass Effect 3 pre-release demo will launch in January 2012 (exact date TBA).
•The demo will include both single-player and multi-player sections.
•The demo will be released in all regions where the game is
How can I get early access to the multi-player portion of the Mass Effect 3 demo coming in January 2012?
•Owners of Battlefield 3, on any platform, who activate their Online Pass will automatically be granted early access to the multiplayer portion of the Mass Effect 3 demo. There is no need to enter any other codes, the early access will be applied to the EA Account associated with the Online Pass. Note: BF3 Origin Customers automatically have the BF3 Online Pass.
•This applies to all regions where the demo is released (to be announced)
•The exact date of the demo launch will be announced in late November
•There will be another program whereby players and fans of the Mass Effect franchise can unlock this early access (with no purchase necessary) – this will also be announced in late November or early December.
•There will also be a tool posted on www.masseffect.com allowing players to check if their EA account has been granted the early access.
•The length of the early access period is TBA.
•The single-player section of the demo will be available to all players on day one of the demo launch. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:59 am Post subject: |
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New co-op mode screens!
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New Single Player info!
| Quote: | BioWare has released some new details for Mass Effect 3 Single-Player. During a video with Scyllo Costo, development director of Mass Effect 3.
1. Mass Effect 1 Snipers are back.
2. Guard comes with a shield that they go straight you and try to make your movements.
3. In Mass Effect 3, you don’t only destroy the big robot. You can also break a part of the robot’s armor by shooting at it.
4. A new enemy joins Mass Effect 3 called Banshees. They have bionic powers and some special armors around them, as shown below. |
Yay for snipers. 
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And this is why we have Clint Mansell.
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If anybody wants to hear Mansell's piano piece from the beta without watching spoilers, and in better quality than the off-screen video, you can do so here.
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God damnit Clint Mansell. He makes me want to day 1 this game.
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Holy crap holy crap, that music is amazing.
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What happens when a biotic takes antibiotics?
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^ In wikipedia | Quote: | | All pre-orders of the game will be accompanied with the M55 Argus Assault Rifle bonus weapon, with retailer-specific bonuses available as well.[105] Anyone who pre-orders the game from GameStop will receive N7 warfare gear and anyone who pre-orders the game from Origin will receive an AT12 Raider Shotgun. |
I'm still waiting for the news of a launch party before pre-ordering Mass Effect 3 Collector's Edition. I should probably go buy and finish Mass Effect 2 DLCs as much as I dislike the DLC concept.
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Sorry for the double post but new news!
Pre-order bonus from GAME is the N7 Warfare Gear
Edit - Welfare Gear details below (see admeister's post above my double post for a video of this)
N7 Valkyrie Assault Rifle - Deliver two rounds per shot with deadly accuracy and stop the opposition dead in their tracks with superior highcalibur rounds.
N7 Defender Armour - Improved shields and health, players can survive even the most punishing of battles and withstand sustained enemy fire. The N7 Defender Armour also offers:
* Increased ammo capacity. Additional ammunition compartments to ensure players are always battle-ready.
* Amplified weapon damage. Built-in power cells provide an additional punch to weapon fire.
Edit 2 - EB Games Exclusive Edition (non-Collector's Edition)
* Collectible METALPAK
* In-game M55 Carbine Rifle
* Inflatable Omni Blade
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I think I'll be pre-ordering at GAME.
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I'll be getting it from The Pirate Bay.
Not interested in Origin.
EDIT: Actually, I probably won't bother getting it at all.
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Am I the only one that despises this "pre order at OUR store and you'll get these awesome items to make your playthrough easier  " crap? Especially if price matching forfeits it anyways, or at least it did at EB.
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Despise? No. It makes good business sense to offer bonuses like this to try and secure more sales. In return, we get extra content. It's a win-win situation. I don't think the stores are really thinking about price matching, people who make use of it would be in the minority. If you don't like the idea of using the bonuses to make the game easier, then you don't have to use them.
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What I dislike is chopping up the game and offering chunks, no matter how small, as bonuses at various retailers, with no real ability to acquire them all. It degrades the perceived quality of a 'complete package' that you're supposed to get when you buy a game, and is one of the worst retailer trends in recent memory.
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^ Yeah that's what I was kinda trying to get at with my "despise" post
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See, I don't look at it as chopping the game up. I look at it as retailers offering bonus content which was developed for the very reason of being offered as bonus content by retailers. EA probably commissioned it for that very reason. Of course, we'll never know for sure, but I don't see it as a reason to despise them.
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Considering all the pre-order DLC was released later on as DLC packs later on i am not going to bother shifting my pre-order from EB to Game for their better pre-order bonus
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'First six hours' previews now out on the web, courtesy of Game Informer. I figure this signals the BioWare/EA floodgates, as the two spend the next X months pre-release spoiling the ever loving shit out of their game with official previews and media, just like they did with Mass Effect 2.
Allah be praised for media blackouts.
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