Tag Archives: Mass Effect 3

The Mass Effect 3 romance mechanics mean you can play the Legendary Edition with the preferred alien war hero of your choice by your side, snuggling up to whoever’s mandibles look cuddliest to you. There’s numerous options, though they differ somewhat depending on which Shepherd you play as, even with …

The Mass Effect 3 endings were altered after the game was released, but they had changed even more before the game came out – and now we have our first look at one shape they could have taken. A new video documentary from People Make Games (opens in new tab) …

If the idea of Mass Effect Andromeda (opens in new tab) isn’t scratching your relay-flavoured itch because of its lack of Commander Shepard, you might just be in luck. In an interview with Game Informer (opens in new tab), executive vice president of EA, Patrick Soderlund has suggested that remasters of …

Making progress is a lot like making moonshine: damned difficult to see exactly what’s going to happen while you’re actually doing it. Simply, it often takes hindsight to truly appreciate progress. When it comes to video game design, few single developments have been considered quite such major shifts as that …

Soft to the touch If you like scaring off potential lovers by turning your bed into a sea full of stuffed animals, then have I got the list for you. Video game land is filled to the brim with critters ripe for shrinking down into huggable plushie form, so Ive …

Love stinks I believe it was the great American poet J. Geils who once said: “You love her / And she loves him / And he loves somebody else / You just can’t win.” Yep, ever since humans have figured out what to do with their dangly bits, they’ve been …

Who, exactly, asked for this? You and I don’t run multimillion-dollar video game companies. We’re not fully cognizant of all the incredibly hard work, nerve-wracking deadlines, and unforeseen costs that go into making amazing games; we simply want to play and enjoy the finished product. But even if we’re not …

A whole new side of Mass Effect Long before a game ever hits retail shelves, it comes into existence as an idea. That broad concept is then refined into a series of ideas, ranging from plot details to mechanics. Those designs are then formulated, refined, tested, and scrapped until only …

Electronic Arts says it’s received several thousand letters protesting the company’s incorporation of LGBT themes within games such as Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars: the Old Republic. The company says it has no plans to censor its games – and at least three celebrities (at least two of them …

Winner: Mass Effect 3 Read the review (opens in new tab) From beginning to end, Mass Effect 3 is an action-packed adventure, with a stunning story and some of the best combat in recent memory. Fighting back the Reaper threat – one that has been teased for two full games …