One of the most iconic moments in the entire Mass Effect franchise is the suicide mission in Mass Effect 2. Alongside a dozen recruited heroes, players have to put it all on the line in a life-or-death mission, where every mistake is costly. It’s one of the highlights of the original trilogy, one that deeply impacted Mass Effect 2’s ending and transition into ME3. Of course, choosing the 12 characters was not so simple....
Talk about finding love in a hopeless place. It is time to go to war with the Reapers, but it is so much better to fight with some people by Shepard’s side. As such, Mass Effect 3 offers a range of romances. Many of which were established in previous games. A couple may have even begun in Mass Effect. So, who will Shepard choose to spend what could be their final days with?...
In a surprising announcement on Twitter, senior development director, Chris Wynn, announces his departure from BioWare and his work on Mass Effect Andromeda. As fans continue to wait for any morsel of details about Mass Effect Andromeda, the project has hit a snag as just last week senior development director Chris Wynn surprisingly announced his departure from the game and the studio as a whole. At this time, BioWare Montreal does not have a replacement for Wynn and with the holiday vacation in full effect, there’s no telling how long it’ll be until news of a successor is announced....
The long-awaited Mass Effect Legendary Edition collection has found itself at the center of a rather strange controversy that has left some gamers claiming the classic RPGs have been censored. In an interview with Metro, BioWare project director Mac Walters addressed some of the ways that the team is using the Legendary Edition to fix certain aspects of the original Mass Effect games that haven’t aged well. Notably, he revealed that the team is especially interested in remedying some of the issues that left the original female avatar for Commander Shepard feeling like an afterthought....
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Remember the 2000s, when road trip movies were all the rage? Little Miss Sunshine, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Road Trip. All of these movies were centered around the same basic premise: a group of people on the road, encountering amusing trials and tribulations en route to their final destination. Enter 4A Games’ Metro Exodus, a video game with a road (train?) trip type of story set in a post-apocalyptic world....
It’s a safe assumption that just about everyone who has booted up a Microsoft console over the past six years has at least dabbled in the creation of their own avatar. Acting as digital representations of the gaming populace, these avatars figured heavily into the Xbox 360’s architecture and even starred in some titles of their own. With the release of the Xbox One, it’s no secret that their presence has begun to fade....
A Microsoft blogger states that the tech giant is internally testing TV DVR functionality on the Xbox One, indicating that an official update on the feature may be announced soon. Microsoft originally pitched the Xbox One as an all-in-one media entertainment center, though the tech giant admittedly took far too long delivering portions of this promise. However, the Xbox One now has most of the building blocks of a wonderful entertainment center in place, though one of the last pieces to the puzzle - the long-awaited TV DVR functionality - still has yet to bear some physical fruit....
Mike Pollock gets to rule the Sonic the Hedgehog universe as Dr. Eggman another day. Amidst the news of several key voice actors stepping down from the game series in the past week, the prolific voice actor behind the egg-shaped, mustachioed genius villain eased fans’ anxieties with a tweet Friday night saying that he’s not going anywhere any time soon. Pollock started off with a line referencing a taunt Eggman used in boss fights in Shadow the Hedgehog: “You known what they say: the more the merrier!...
Spider-Man: Miles Morales was the best-selling boxed game in the UK last week, the first time it has topped the chart since its release. Spider-Man: Miles Morales has been on the market for four months and has managed to stay near the top of the UK boxed charts that entire time. However, due to a shortage of PS5s and the blockbuster titles released around it, Morales has never made it to number one....
MineCon happens this weekend and we just found out from the game’s creator, Notch, that the game has officially gone gold. That was done through Twitter, but that’s okay. That’s how it works and what is official for fans of the indie success story. Originally announced for release alongside The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim on 11-11-11, Minecraft was delayed one week so developer Mojang could fully launch the game alongside the first ever Minecraft convention: MineCon....
Gamers discover that Just Cause 3 features an Easter Egg based on the viral blue and black/white and gold dress phenomenon that took the Internet by storm. Just like any open world worth its salt, the world of Just Cause 3 is filled with amusing Easter Eggs for fans to discover. Many of these Easter Eggs are references to other video games, such as the Final Fantasy 7 Easter Egg, but the latest one discovered in the game is all about the dress....
The fifth game in the Just Cause series, Just Cause Mobile, was first announced during The Game Awards 2020, with a recent trailer airing at the Square Enix Presents showcase. The new title focuses on single-player and co-operative modes, though there will be PvP multiplayer as well. However, what is notably absent is anything resembling a Battle Royale mode. The popularity of Battle Royale has risen massively to dominate the online-gaming scene over the past few years....
Ubisoft has announced that nine new tracks will be added to Just Dance 2021 – the latest installment of the dance rhythm game – which is expected to be released on November 12, 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Stadia. The top-selling music video game franchise of all time, named after the Lady Gaga song, first debuted on Wii in 2009 in North America, Europe, and Australia....
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road’s launch revealed that the game will tell Xehanort’s story in an episodic format and that each installment will release periodically on separate dates. The first episode is called “Unexpected Departure,” and it features twenty quests with four additional, optional tasks that the player can choose to perform after completing the main storyline. As a recap of the first episode, this article contains MAJOR SPOILERS. The title acts as a reference and metaphor to the three key events of the episode: Xehanort’s departure from Destiny Islands, the unexpected disappearances of Keyblade wielders, and the episode’s ending, which displays the deaths or “unexpected departures,” of specific individuals....
Huawei P40 Pro+: ¿Por qué 5 cámaras? 1: Cámara principal: Sensor SuperSensing de 50 MP, tamaño de 1/1,28 pulgadas, apertura f/1,9, equivalente a 24 mm, estabilización óptica (OIS) 2: Cámara ultra ancha: Objetivo de cine de 40 MP, f/1,8, 18 mm 3: Objetivo zoom nº 1: 3x óptico (72 mm), 8 MP, f/2,4, OIS 4: Objetivo zoom n.º 2: periscopio óptico de 10x (240 mm), 8MP, f/4,4, OIS 5: Sensor de profundidad de tiempo de vuelo (ToF) Huawei P40 Pro+: ¿Qué es un sensor SuperSensing?...
The Last of Us Part II rarely skips any beats when it comes to details, from narrative to gameplay, which is proven in part by the wear and tear gas masks experience throughout the game’s lengthy campaign. In The Last of Us Part II, Ellie will occasionally be required to wear a gas mask, often in places with spores or highly toxic locations. Enemies, both of the human and infected assortments, will brutally attack you no matter what type of environment you’re in, gas mask or no....
Riot Games’ next character for League of Legends, Lillia, may have had her splash art leaked on Reddit. The picture below also matches the description a Brazilian streamer named Streamie gave, who talked about the appearance of the new character prior. This splash image of the Disney-like fawn, Lillia, matches the art of the League of Legends style and Streamie’s description of the character. She said that she would have a staff, deer-like legs, and blue/purple hair....
Our quick take Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold (2022) initial Design 176.2 x 276.2 x 17.4mm (folded) 345.7 x 276.2 x 8.6mm (unfolded) 1.3kg weight Magnesium alloy chassis, recycled PET plastic fabric cover Display 16.3-inch 4:3 folding OLED panel 2560 x 2024 - HDR support - 600 nits 12-inch size when folded Hardware, performance and ports 12th gen Intel Core (up to i7) Intel Iris X graphics Up to 32GB LPDDR5 RAM Up to 1TB PCIe Gen 4 storage 2x Thunderbolt 4 USB-C 3....
Ever wonder how late-night gaming sessions impact adult sleep patterns? Renowned sleep doctor Dr. Michael Breus put together five things adults need to know about the effects of video games on sleep. “Gaming late at night and/or close to bedtime is likely to be mentally and physically stimulating and counterproductive to sleep. Keep games out of your PowerDown Hour before bed,” Dr. Breus writes. “You’ve heard me talk a lot about the impact of bright, artificial nighttime light on sleep....
