Mass Effect and PGR4 dated for Australia

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Microsoft Australia has finally revealed the Australian release dates for both Project Gotham Racing 4 and Mass Effect. Project Gotham Racing 4 will be on store shelves on October the 11th, just over a month from now.

Mass Effect will be released on November the 22nd, which is good news indeed. Microsoft Australia has previously kept quiet about these two big titles, so we were a little concerned about whether Australians would be taking these two days off work; good news all 'round then. Except of course for various employers around the country, but if they're not gamers, they deserve it. If they are, they'll be sick too, so it's all OK.

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22 Comments

Anthony

4 years ago

PGR...Meh

Mass Effect...November 22...YAAAAHHHHOOOOOOOOO!

Reminder to self...take week off...or make that two...

Seriously folks, this is ganna be the game of the decade!

arbok

4 years ago

PGR4 a bit close to Halo 3 for my liking!

ugh the boot

4 years ago

I reckon it's Mass Effect or Bioshock for GOTY and with Mass Effect's scope it might win over Bioshock's polish. Honestly nearly every year a Bioware game comes out it's either in the running or winning the GOTY. I hope Bioshock still comes first but i'm worried what Mass Effect can do.

Honestly Novemember 22 is going to be huge. I don't actually know of a game that's more anticipated (almost all my mates who play games is looking foward to this whereas only 1/2 are interested in Bioshock, Halo 3 etc).

I'm still up in the air about it (being primarily an RPG) and i'll have to read some reviews and see how action oriented it is before making the purchase. The exploration of different planets and how it basically comes off like Star Wars (same level of polish and scope) in a different universe is really why i'm so interested.

Spanca

4 years ago

I can't believe PGR4 is so soon!

B3NBO

4 years ago

PGR4 = Meh.

Mass Effect = GOTY contender with BioShock. Can't wait for this one.

slapshakle

4 years ago

PGR4 = Zomg Geometry Wars sequel inside!

*prays*

Puddingfork

4 years ago

I am not too excited about either
and Mass Effect I know no more than what Ugh said

arbok

4 years ago

ugh the boot wrote

I reckon it's Mass Effect or Bioshock for GOTY and with Mass Effect's scope it might win over Bioshock's polish.

How can you even say that when hardly anyone has even played the game... for example look at Jade Empire...

And I agree PGR4 looks really meh. What killed it for me was that they recycled the PGR3 cities. Id rather one extra new city over the four from the old game. Also Im not even interested in Motorbikes...

Cerebral

4 years ago

Jade Empire wasn't terrible, it just wasn't mind-blowingly fantastic. Mass Effect has an entire galaxy to explore, an incredibly detailed character creation process, a cinematic conversation system and some of the best graphics on the 360. I'd say it's off to a pretty damn good start.

EvilHayama

4 years ago

Nov 22, that's only 2 days after the US release! I might actually get the australian version for once as it will be in my hands sooner

Annihilation

4 years ago

might have 2 pick up Mass Effect

looking forward to Star Wars: KOTOR III above anything else from Bioware though...

ppjim3

4 years ago

Annihilation wrote

looking forward to Star Wars: KOTOR III above anything else from Bioware though...

I'm guessing you aren't aware that Bioware didn't make KOTOR2? I cant see why they would make the third - if there ever is one as I don't believe it's been announced.

Frozencry

4 years ago

Yay, more f**king games to buy nearing xmas.

As if there isn't enough already!

But good news on Mass Effect and PGR4! I'm like one of the only people on Earth that actually liked PGR3.

Juztin

4 years ago

I should have a 360 by the time Mass Effect comes out

Lord Haart

4 years ago

Hm, Nov 22 is just after my exams!

I'm gonna go broke by the end of the year at this rate...

Chris

4 years ago

arbok wrote

And I agree PGR4 looks really meh. What killed it for me was that they recycled the PGR3 cities. Id rather one extra new city over the four from the old game. Also Im not even interested in Motorbikes...

But PGR4 has 4 more cities that are entirely new to the series: Shanghai, St. Petersburg, Quebec City, Macau as well as the Michelin Test Track, so what's the problem?

TheAnswer

4 years ago

I was a bit meh about PGR4 too until I saw some videos on youtube and once I saw some proper weather effects such as snow I was sold. Weather effects is one of the major things missing from Forza 2. Imaging driving on snow with proper psychics, I cant wait.

Spanca

4 years ago

^ But Forza is about proper track racing, and events like that would be cancelled in snow.

Luke

4 years ago

I cannot wait for PGR4, Every single PGR title for some unbeknownst reason has had me glued to the television. It's just one of those series that appeals to me so much and i can't put my finger on it, this game looks amazing.

TheAnswer

4 years ago

Spanca wrote

^ But Forza is about proper track racing, and events like that would be cancelled in snow.

If that is the case, where was the rain? Racing events still happen when it rains. Forza 2 had only sunny weather, no other weather effects.

Spanca

4 years ago

TheAnswer wrote

Spanca wrote

^ But Forza is about proper track racing, and events like that would be cancelled in snow.

If that is the case, where was the rain? Racing events still happen when it rains. Forza 2 had only sunny weather, no other weather effects.

You do realise there's a limit to what devs can do, right? They put in by far the most advanced physics we've seen in a console racing game, and you still want more? I'm sure they could have gone for more, but we certainly wouldn't be playing the game now. I'd love to have rain in a game, or even changing weather forcing you to change tyres, but above that I'd rather be playing Forza 2 as it is now.

STANKY J

4 years ago

although i love bioshock i think mass effects going to get goty im fairly pumped for its release.

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