Gamers upset at the ending of Mass Effect 3 have staged their protest in one of the most intriguing ways I’ve ever seen: by raising money for kids in hospitals. The Retake Mass Effect – Child’s Play effort has, as of this writing, raised over $45,000 in just a few days. “The Retake Mass Effect […]
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~ Guest Post by Nob Akimoto The recent kerfuffle over the day one DLC for Mass Effect 3 brought back to the forefront an issue I’d not thought about in months: the gap between design objecties and project management. Just about every high profile game suffers from some sort of fault. Release dates are missed, […]
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The gaming industry, and gaming media, is wrong to label upset consumers as ‘entitled’ or ignore the investment of fans beyond simply spending their hard-earned cash. Colin Moriarty has a peculiar video up at IGN. In it he talks about the ‘mass hysteria’ following the release of Mass Effect 3. Colin is perplexed by the […]
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Yesterday I posted a video of a Mass Effect 3 fan who hacked the original ME3 disc to unlock a hidden character only available by purchasing the day-one DLC. EA and BioWare have both claimed previously that the DLC was worked on after the rest of the game was finished. Unlocking the character made this […]
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Gaming is supposed to be fun. My recent posts on the controversy surrounding Mass Effect 3 have not been particularly fun to write. I don’t actually enjoy controversy that much, especially when writing about something that I really enjoy like video games. It’s funny, I used to blog about politics primarily and when I first […]
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One of the major critiques of Mass Effect 3 that I’ve seen floating about lately has been of the story. I’m not going to go into great detail on that front right now. A story can be hit or miss with any game, and it’s not a terribly interesting complaint, regardless of its validity. What’s […]
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Mass Effect developer BioWare has been lambasted by fans for releasing day-one DLC (downloadable content) that many gamers think should have been included as part of the game itself. (Warning, spoilers ahead.) (Update: Read my latest in this series: New Video Shows That Mass Effect Day-One DLC Already On Disc) Casey Hudson, an executive producer […]
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(Update: Please read my latest piece on this issue here, in which I discuss the day-one DLC in more depth.) Minutes after it was available to review on Metacritic, the negative reviews began popping up for BioWare’s latest Mass Effect installment. [Updated below with a comment about my review of A Dance With Dragons] Two […]
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What’s behind the bad reaction to Mass Effect 3 on Metacritic? (I have refined my thoughts on this in a new post which you can read here.) Updated below. BioWare’s Mass Effect 3 introduces more than a compelling story and incredible graphics. The game allows you to pursue various romantic story-lines, including a gay or […]
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Mass Effect 3 launches to high expectations – does it live up to the hype? Oh yes…. Mass Effect 3 is awesome. I don’t mean to simply say that it’s a great game, though it is; I mean that it fills you with awe. Video games are becoming more and more like interactive films, and the […]
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