The 'huge cost' of non-humanoid aliens in Mass Effect
They may have blue skin or scales, but many of the alien species in Mass Effect are essentially humans with a palette swap. Apparently, BioWare considered having a non-humanoid squadmate join Shepard, but discovered that it would have taken away from the rest of the game.
READ MORE >Mass Effect 3 lessons 'will be built into our future games'
BioWare staff shares some lessons learned from the backlash over the ending to Mass Effect 3.
READ MORE >"Ladies and gentlemen: biodrones. You can cover your eyes and ears and pretend this game ..."
see all 51 commentsStar Wars: The Old Republic adding catgirls
Playable catfolk are coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic with update 2.1, BioWare has proudly revealed. As well as introducing the Cathar race, who look an awful like humans wearing bad facepaint, the 'Customization' update will let players redesign their character's looks...
READ MORE >"Indeed. What Alice said about them looking like humans wearing bad face paint nailed it. ..."
see all 30 commentsNext Mass Effect absorbs Kingdoms of Amalur talent
Former members of the Amalur team are now working on the next Mass Effect game.
READ MORE >"Rise of the Nations of the Gears of the War of the Kingdoms of the Empires of the Dynasties of ..."
see all 20 commentsFormer BioWare founder felt 'emasculated' after departure
Greg Zeschuk's career path has been a bit bizarre, by his own admission. He's gone from successful doctor to prominent videogame developer to beer connoisseur. But after he left BioWare, Zeschuk said he didn't realize "how much of my identity was tied up in my career."
READ MORE >"When I was in high school, I went down to BioWare (which was right behind my school) to check ..."
see all 32 commentsBioWare soliciting Mass Effect 3 multiplayer feedback
BioWare is conducting a detailed survey regarding the multiplayer maps in Mass Effect 3.
READ MORE >"ill give them bad feedback. at this point, why would i want to help them make a better game and ..."
see all 9 commentsBioWare expected reaching Old Republic end-game to take 3-5 months
The team at BioWare expected players to take 3-5 months to reach Star Wars: The Old Republic's end-game, and were caught unprepared when they took only one month, according to creative director James Ohlen.
READ MORE >"Never finished my characters arc. Stalled around level 42, saw the FTP revenue model then ..."
see all 19 commentsStar Wars: The Old Republic's Hutt Cartel expansion warps in on April 14
If you want to boldly go and tease those husky Hutt, or simply spark a non-heterosexual romance, draw a big red ring around April 14 on your calendar (floating hearts optional). That's when Star Wars: The Old Republic's digital expansion Rise of the Hutt Cartel will launch, ...
READ MORE >"You forgot to mention that ppl who pre-ordered get to play the game starting April 9th. "
see all 9 commentsStar Wars: The Old Republic gained two million players since free-to-play transition
It's been nearly half a year since Star Wars: The Old Republic transitioned into a free-to-play game. So, how did it go? Pretty darn great, if you asked Jeff Hickman, executive producer on the game.
READ MORE >"I've only played Empire so far, and I thought the Inquisitor stuff was alright. I would take it ..."
see all 39 commentsMass Effect 3: Citadel soundtrack released for free
BioWare is giving away the soundtrack to Mass Effect 3: Citadel for free.
READ MORE >"Interesting! I did not know that. I guess being a registered owner of Mass Effect 3, that error ..."
see all 20 commentsField Report: Mass Effect 3 'Citadel' DLC
While I had no problem with how Mass Effect 3 ended Shepard's story, Citadel is a more formal—and wholly welcome--farewell that doesn't insult the finality of what's come before it chronologically and through the narrative. Bravo, BioWare.
READ MORE >"Personally my "head cannon" is that the events in this DLC are an epilogue that take place after ..."
see all 7 commentsStar Wars: The Old Republic changing login procedure
In an effort to upgrade security, BioWare is changing the way that players will be able to login to their account for Star Wars: The Old Republic. As of April 2, instead of using your email address to access your characters, you will need to login with your screen name inste...
READ MORE >"I subscribe but only because for £9 a month, it would be rude not to :P I also speak from the ..."
see all 13 commentsEA closes BioWare San Francisco
EA has reportedly closed BioWare San Francisco, a mobile and social developer that took on the BioWare name in 2011.
READ MORE >"I wish Bioware could have gotten the same deal that Blizzard got from Activision. None of this ..."
see all 13 commentsMass Effect 3 'Citadel' DLC split on Xbox 360
Mass Effect 3's "Citadel" downloadable content is larger than 2 GB, Microsoft's size limit on Xbox 360, and therefore has been split into two downloads.
READ MORE >"Considering that the system was designed eight years ago, 2 GB was a more than reasonable limit ..."
see all 17 commentsMass Effect 3 Reckoning multiplayer DLC detailed
The last multiplayer Mass Effect 3 DLC pack, entitled Reckoning, is coming out tomorrow, but to add a bit of hype before the release, developer BioWare did a livestreamed of the pack, showing most of what will be included in the free upgrade, including a playable Collector.
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