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GDC 2010: Complete coverage with GDC Awards, Sony conference video

[UPDATE 4] Uncharted 2 tops Game Developers Choice Awards with five trophies; PlayStation Move debuts; write-ups of Meier, Pardo, Molyneux, Muzyka, Sakamoto, Yamaoka, Toriyama, and Schafer talks also on tap; ...

Mass Effect 2 ships 2 million

EA and BioWare's sci-fi role-playing shooter for Xbox 360, PC marks double-platinum deployment in first week.

Mortal Kombat film advancing, Mass Effect movie still being mulled

Warner Bros. has hired screenwriter for big-screen reboot of its fighting game franchise; BioWare still weighing options to guarantee high-quality adaptation.

Serious Sam HD, GRAW 2 lead XBL January onrush

Xbox Live Update: Microsoft lays out month's remainder of Arcade, Games on Demand additions, which include Death by Cube, Dead Rising, more.

Black or White: Making Moral Choices in Video Games

Why are moral choices in games so black and white?

Double Fine, BioWare, Silicon Knights, Bungie on storytelling

PAX 2009: Tim Schafer, Greg Zeschuk, Denis Dyack, Joseph Staten weigh in on the power of interactive narrative and the ways it can be delivered successfully.

Modern Warfare 2's Keith David talks voice acting

Q&A: Veteran actor discusses working on 2009's most anticipated title, his roles in Halo 3, Mass Effect 2, and the voice-acting process in games.

New Mass Effect DLC, avatar items now available

[UPDATE] Microsoft releases Pinnacle Station, a 13-mission, two-to-three-hour add-on to the popular Xbox 360 role-playing game; Mass Effect outfits hit Marketplace en masse.

Mass Effect 2 affects X360, PC simultaneously

BioWare's action role-playing sequel will storm onto both platforms concurrently for expected Q1 2010 launch.

Xbox Live updated, 360 Netflix exclusivity touted

Microsoft adds Games on Demand, Avatar Marketplace, viewing parties, other improvements to console's online service; Netflix search possible down the line.

Full XBL Games on Demand list, avatar wardrobe revealed

[UPDATE] Call of Duty 2, Elder Scrolls IV, and 22 other full 360 titles available at launch; Adidas, Quiksilver, Gears of War 2, Halo 3 duds added to virtual clothier. ...

Mass Effect 2 importing 'hundreds' of Mass Effect decisions

BioWare has been abundantly clear that its sci-fi space opera Mass Effect is destined to be a trilogy. With the Edmonton, Alberta-based developer debuting the first trailer for Mass Effect ...

Mass Effect comic arrives Jan. 6

BioWare senior writer Mac Walters working with Dark Horse Comics on sequential art edition of sci-fi RPG; story fills in gap between original and upcoming sequel.

Mythic boss departs as EA restructures MMO/RPG group

Warhammer Online studio head Mark Jacobs replaced, as publisher names BioWare's Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk to lead newly formed division.

New Mass Effect DLC info due 'this week' - BioWare

Over a year after Bring Down the Sky, the Canadian developer will soon unveil the "gaming-casino fight club" update to its interstellar role-playing game--which "sets up" Mass Effect 2.

Spot On: British game-ratings changes broken down

Restrictions to be harsher--and legally binding--under just-adopted PEGI system; new body being set up to focus on selecting which games will be banned in the UK.

BioWare working on 'unannounced AAA project'?

Source: A former employee's resume spotted by the online game-info crate-digger behind the Superannuation blog. What we heard: BioWare is a busy company. Besides this fall's high fantasy role-playing game ...

Microsoft details Games on Demand, Avatar Marketplace

E3 2009: Over 30 games available at launch, including Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed; games re-downloadable for free on any machine, Halo, Fable, and Gears of War avatar costumes coming. ...

EA loosens PC-game DRM

Customers can now "deauthorize" computers to get around SecuROM's five-machine limit on Spore, Mirror's Edge, and 17 other recent games.

Call of Duty 4 tops BAFTA nominees

Modern Warfare nets seven nods in extended Brit game awards; GTAIV, Fable II, Little Big Planet.

Little Big Planet tops AIAS noms

Sony Europe's sandbox platformer receives 10 nods for 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, to be handed out Feb. 19 at the DICE Summit in Vegas.

Spore, Warhammer, other EA games Steam-ed

Valve's downloadable game service welcomes a full slate of publisher's PC titles; Mass Effect, Need for Speed among new additions.

GameSpot's 2008 Holiday Gift Guide

There are more great games than ever on store shelves... That's why GameSpot has put together the 2008 edition of its Holiday Gift Guide!

Report: Mass Effect making move to movies

Variety reports former Marvel chief Avi Arad has optioned the rights to BioWare's acclaimed sci-fi RPG.

AGDC 2008: Telling tales with BioWare

Senior writer Mac Walters joins senior cinematic designer Paul Marino on how the Mass Effect maker has evolved its storytelling methods in recent years.

Microsoft slashes XBL DLC prices

Variety of content--including Elder Scrolls IV expansion, Mass Effect add-on, and Guitar Hero III--will be discounted up to 60 percent cheaper through end of October.

Develop 08: Rockstar rocks award ceremony

Rockstar endowed with four gongs by UK industry magazine; Nintendo wins "publishing hero," Traveller's Tales best use of a license.

E3 2008: EA CEO confirms KOTOR MMO

John Riccitiello tells Conde Nast Portfolio that BioWare's mystery massively multiplayer project is a third installment in the Star Wars series.

Saboteur, Dragon Age slated for Q1 '09

EA CEO tells analysts that Pandemic's WWII stealth actioner and BioWare's fantasy RPG won't make the 2008 calendar year.

Bell out, Kim up, Spencer in at Microsoft

360 marketing chief exits as Microsoft Game Studios head moves on to "strategic" biz dev; MGS UK GM taking over first-party pub's global operations; work on Forza and Peter Jackson's ...

AU Shippin' Out June 2-June 6: Lego Indiana Jones

Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?

Shippin' Out May 26-30: Console Quake Wars, PC Mass Effect

Cross-platform ports loom large in retailer lists for holiday-shortened week; Lost Planet Colonies and Death Jr. Wii also hit stores.

Mass Effect PC golden

BioWare and Demiurge Studios collaboration enters production in advance of May 28 North American release on PCs.

Mass Effect, Spore DRM loosened

Following widespread outcry, Electronic Arts abandons mandatory authentication every 10 days for anticipated PC port of award-winning sci-fi RPG.

Mass Effect Hands-On - PC interface and Improvements

We take an updated look at the PC version of BioWare's Xbox 360 sci-fi role-playing game.

BioWare details Mass Effect PC preorders

Advance purchasers of Canadian developer's sci-fi space opera on PC will receive $10 off game's $50 sticker tag; EA Store offers Dead Space comic, poster.

PC Mass Effect delayed, HUD reworked

[UPDATE] BioWare's in-depth, deep-space RPG now shipping for Windows on May 28 in NA, June 6 in EU; project director Diarmid Clarke explains the new onscreen control scheme.

EA renews Unreal deal

Megapublisher extends its engine licensing agreement with Epic Games for a spate of titles currently in development.

Mass Effect 2 'soon but not real soon'

Matt Atwood chats to GameSpot about that lesbian love scene, the controversy surrounding the first game, and the sequels.

BioWare: Mass Effect 2 will be 'richer'

Greg Zeschuk confirms sequel to space-faring RPG by name, says original's much-maligned side quests will be reworked for follow-up.

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