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BioWare officially announces Mass Effect 2 for 2010
- March 17, 2009 10:27 AM PST
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Though we've heard leaks and seen trailers, BioWare made it official today. They are making Mass Effect 2, and it's not coming this year.
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While the game has been on the tongues of many gamers for months, due to the recently released trailer as well as the upcoming level-building seminar at next week's Game Developer's conference, BioWare made the existence of Mass Effect 2 official with a press release this morning. In the announcement, the company confirmed an Early 2010 release date, echoing the words of EA's CEO, John Riccitiello, who revealed as much last month in an earnings report.
The press release is reprinted below. GamePro will be bringing you all of the Mass Effect 2 news that enters this galaxy, including notes from the GDC session next Friday.
BIOWARE ANNOUNCES MASS EFFECT 2
The Dark Second Chapter to the Epic Science-Fiction Trilogy - Coming Early 2010 for Windows PC and Xbox 360
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - March 17th, 2009 -
Leading video game developer BioWare(tm), a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today officially announced Mass Effect(tm) 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the multi award-winning 2007 hit, Mass Effect. The Mass Effect trilogy is a masterful science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life forms and mysterious uncharted planets. In this dark second chapter, Saren's evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril..."We're going to surpass the extraordinary gaming experience we brought our fans in Mass Effect by delivering intensified combat and expanded weapon options as well as increased depth of planet exploration, all while delivering a powerful, emotionally engaging story," said Dr. Ray Muzyka, General Manager and CEO, BioWare and General Manager and Vice President, EA. "Mass Effect 2 is shaping up to be an unforgettable RPG-shooter experience, taking players on a non-stop roller-coaster ride filled with stunning plot twists and no-holds-barred action."
Mass Effect 2 is coming to PC and the Xbox 360 video game system in Early 2010. To see the exclusive new Mass Effect 2 teaser trailer check out the website here: www.masseffect.com.
Good to hear it's all official now. But early 2010. Hoo boy. At least I'll have plenty of time to finish the first!
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- Mar 17 2009 at 11:00:23:AM PST
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It's worth the wait. i still haven't unlocked all the achievements from the first game yet so now I'll have plenty of time to do so.
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I wish we could get Mass Effect on PS3, even if it's a year later like they did with Bioshock... but it would be nice to get part 2 multi-platform release :))))
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I still can´t believe they are still forgetting the PS3. It´s EA!!! They are planning to release games even on the iPhone!!! (Need for Speed)
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Gixman wrote:
It's worth the wait. i still haven't unlocked all the achievements from the first game yet so now I'll have plenty of time to do so.
me too I still need to finish the game for the 3rd and 4th time.
plenty of time until the release...
great news. I wonder if ME2 will see the light on the ps3....I mean Bioware is an EA company.
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There is no way that they expect us to beleive Shepard (the main character) is dead when the main point of the first game is to upgrade him for the next two games. he's probably MIA, not KIA.
Whats your opinion?
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i thought one gamepro staff was confident its coming for the ps3...lolz
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This has been expected for a while based on how well the first game sold. As for the ps3 version, it will come out eventually. However, since Microsoft helped publish the first game they will probably get a cut of the ps3 version.
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