Feb
11
2010
From Edge Online:
EA has announced that it made a loss during its third quarter ended December 31, 2009 blaming a lack of launches and the decline in boxed product.
GAAP [Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ] net revenue for the quarter was $1.243 billion compared with $1.654 billion for the prior year. Non-GAAP net revenue [...]
Feb
02
2010
From EA (via Edge Online):
40 perfect scores. 2 million units. One pop culture phenomenon. BioWare, a division of EA, announced today that Mass Effect 2 has sold-in over two million units worldwide in its first week of release. Lauded for its intense shooter gameplay and deep, hand-crafted story, Mass Effect 2 has earned an average [...]
Jan
27
2010
BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 (partially developed in Montreal) is now available in stores.
Have you played it yet? Were you on the dev team? Tell us your experience in the comment section.
Here’s a review from GameTrailers, after the break:
The sequel to Mass Effect is finally here. Does it boldly go places where its predecessor dared [...]
Jan
21
2010
From XFire (via @biofeed):
January 21st [3:00pm EST], join us here to watch an exclusive broadcast of Mass Effect 2! Watch as the producer of the game runs you through the latest content, then stay for a Q&A about the game!
Under 2 hours till Jesse Houston & Christina Norman do a live playthrough of new ME2 [...]
Jan
21
2010
Here is an awesome trailer for BioWare’s Mass Effect 2, being partially developed in Montreal. The game is coming out on January 26th.
From GameTrailers:
Shepard faces humanity’s greatest threat in the sequel to BioWare’s sci-fi shooter.
Video after the break:
Video Games | Mass Effect 2 | Launch Trailer HD
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Jan
04
2010
Here is a high quality trailer of Mass Effect 2, being partly developped at BioWare Montreal.
From GameTrailers:
Commander Shephard must gain the trust of a rag-tag band of unlikely heroes in order to secure the fate of the galaxy in the sequel to the sci-fi shooter Mass Effect. [...]
Dec
17
2009
Here a few interesting tidbits from IGN’s interview with BioWare’s Casey Hudson:
The sequel will build on the triumphs of its predecessor while adding a new twist. All of those choices you made in the first game will shape the story in Mass Effect 2. For BioWare, a studio that has in large part built its [...]
Dec
10
2009
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BioWare today revealed the voice actors performing in Mass Effect 2 [being developed in Montreal], the second act of the award-winning science fiction trilogy. The game features Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Martin Sheen ("The West Wing", "Apocalypse Now"), 2009 Emmy Award-winner Shohreh Aghdashloo ("House of Saddam"), comedic actor Seth Green [...]