Operation Silencer has been deemed a failure. Even though we here at NA killed a few thousand banshees on our own this weekend, we apparently didn’t help as much as we needed to! I have to admit, when I first saw the goal of (pinky to mouth) THREE MILLION banshees, I [...]
Posted in Games on Saturday May 19, 2012. Read More About Ali Hillis, bioware, Jennifer Hale, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 3, ME3, ME3MP.
The drop ship was in site and we had less than 30 seconds to get on board before our operation was a complete failure. Tasked with the elimination of Cerberus Phantoms, we met heavy resistance and were struggling to get out alive. After fighting for what seemed like forever (or 30 mins), our team frantically sprinted toward our lingering salvation. Seconds before extraction, our Salarain engineer Yummo Jundomo was ambushed by a cloaked phantom, genetically modified killing machines courtesy of Cerberus.
Posted in Games on Saturday May 19, 2012. Read More About bioware, Jennifer Hale, Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect Multiplayer.
Where would conventions be without the incredible costumes? There is something magical about seeing your favorite hero or villain standing in front of you in 3D. Costuming has come a long way since my very first comic book convention in the 1980s. The talented folks behind many of the costumes you’ll see below spent months toiling over hundreds of screen shots and concept art to make their creations look as realistic as possible. I’ll go out on a limb and say that conventions wouldn’t be what they are today (see: awesome) without the hard work and dedication of these creative misfits.
Posted in Conventions, cosplay on Saturday May 19, 2012. Read More About bioware, Comic Con: Episode IV a Fan's Hope, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 3, PAX EAST.
Dragon Age: The Silent Grove is the latest Bioware property brought to comic book form by Dark Horse Comics. Readers are introduced, or reintroduced, to characters who have made their mark in Thedas in Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2. Alistair, here the king of Fereldan, takes front and center, the plot revolving around his search for a missing, and presumed dead, individual of some importance to Fereldan.
Posted in Comics, Review on Saturday May 19, 2012. Read More About bioware, David Gaider, Dragon Age, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age II, felicia day.
The Dragon Age panel was packed to capacity forcing some party members to wander the halls of PAX in search of other adventures. As folks started to file into Manticore hall, I noticed the front three rows filled with familiar Bioware characters
Posted in Conventions on Saturday May 19, 2012. Read More About bioware, Bioware Base, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect.
PAX East is a three-day game festival for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers. We call it a festival because in addition to dedicated tournaments and freeplay areas we’ve got nerdcore concerts, panel discussions, and an exhibitor hall filled with booths displaying the latest from top game publishers and developers.
Posted in Conventions on Saturday May 19, 2012. Read More About bioware, pax, PAX EAST, PAX EAST 2012.
Like many of you I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons. As a matter of fact, I called Saturday “cartoon day” until I was about seven years old. Back in the golden era of Saturday morning animated entertainment we had incredible (yet bizzaro) shows like Transformers, Thundercats, and the U.S.A. Cartoon Express. While programming like Star Wars: The Clone Wars still provides kids with a bit of “magic”, I fear that the days of utterly ridiculous 80s-style cartoons are long gone… Enjoy this April fools joke from the fine folks at IGN. For the record… I would watch the poop out of this show.
Posted in Comedy, Games on Saturday May 19, 2012. Read More About bioware, Jennifer Hale, Mass Effect, mass effect 2, Mass Effect 3.
Two thousand years before the Reapers were ever a threat, the vile Rachni threatened the universe. If not for the heroism and sacrifice of the mighty Krogan, there is little doubt that the Rachni would have picked the galaxy’s bones clean. While battling the insectoid menace, the Krogan began to run out [...]
Posted in Comedy, Editorial, Games on Saturday May 19, 2012. Read More About Beef Jerky Recipe, bioware, Mass Effect, mass effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Wrex.
This weekend players from all around the world battled the Reapers in order to complete the very first Mass Effect Multiplayer online challenge, Operation Goliath. The first (of hopefully many) mission had two parts, to eliminate 1,000,000 Reaper Brutes, and to defeat the reapers on silver difficulty and achieve extraction. [...]
Posted in Games on Saturday May 19, 2012. Read More About bioware, Jennifer Hale, Mass Effect, mass effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Operation Goliath.
Bioware is known for excellent storytelling, and Mass Effect 3 does NOT disappoint. At it’s core the Mass Effect trilogy is all about heroism, family, and adventure. While other RPGs have made the promise of a “branching story line” based on player decision, none have come close to the level of complexity that the the Mass Effect franchise actually achieves. By now you’ve heard how it works, as the player progresses through the narrative he/she is forced to make a number of difficult game-changing decisions. I would venture to say that almost everyone that has played Mass Effect has had a slightly different experience, and that’s just incredible.
Posted in Games on Saturday May 19, 2012. Read More About bioware, Gears of War 3, Jennifer Hale, Mass Effect, mass effect 2, Mass Effect 3, San Diego Comic Con, SDCC.