It’s remarkable to me still just how passionate BioWare’s fans really are. The controversy surrounding Mass Effect 3 and the game’s ending in particular has died down to some degree – the game was released nearly two months ago, after all – but the Retake Mass Effect and Hold The Line movements continue to pay […]
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has already posted this, but I feel compelled to do so as well, if only because this made me laugh out loud. Dave writes, “I’ve always felt that bleeping was funnier than swearing anyways, and this video proves that beyond a shadow of the doubt.” This gets back to the whole concept of leaving some […]
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You really have to hand it to the PR folks at BioWare and EA. This promotional image for the game quotes Entertainment Weekly but leaves out all the context, spinning widespread discontent into pure gold: One can’t help but wonder if this was done on purpose, just to needle all those “entitled” fans out there […]
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Brevity is the soul of wit, and William sums up very briefly why the internet rallied against EA and gave the gaming publisher a Golden Poo award. If you haven’t been playing close attention, “it’s not just over the Mass Effect 3 ending,” writes , “it’s over Origin, it’s over Project $10, it’s over early server closings, it’s about DLC […]
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As both Paul and David have noted elsewhere, EA and BioWare are offering a free DLC later this year that extends the ending of Mass Effect 3. The Extended Cut will offer new cinematic cut-scenes that will provide ”more clarity for those seeking further closure to their journey” according to BioWare. “We are all incredibly proud […]
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Much has been made of fans “demanding” a new ending to BioWare’s Mass Effect 3. The line we’ve seen drawn in the sand by industry and media types in the gaming sphere is that a new ending would threaten the “artistic integrity” of the work, its creators, and the gaming industry itself. Alyssa Rosenberg makes […]
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Please join me and Forbes game-blogger extraordinaire Paul Tassi at 2PM EST today for a live chat on the Forbes Facebook page about video games, the Mass Effect 3 ending, day-1 DLC, and whatever else you might like to chat about. Also, if you missed it, you can follow all the gaming and game-industry news on […]
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I’m not sure what to make of BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka’s apology to Mass Effect fans for the mass disappointment surrounding the finale of the third game. The angry fan response was “painful” to hear, Muzyka writes. “Our first instinct is to defend our work and point to the high ratings offered by critics […]
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In our ongoing discussion of Skyrim, Mass Effect 3, and storytelling in video games one thing that occurred to me is that in the halls and dungeons of Skyrim there are simply too many books. Worse, the majority of these books are almost entirely useless. Each tome is filled with one story or another, and I […]
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One of the really fascinating and sort of remarkable things to come out of the Mass Effect ending/DLC dissent movement is a discussion of story. What makes a good story in a game? How do we balance story with gameplay? And how can we create a satisfying ending to a beloved franchise? Over at the […]
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