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  Mass Effect 3 writer talks of industry "resistance" to creating diverse female characters

  "Or any character that isn't both white and male." 92

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  BioWare announces Mass Effect 3: Citadel, the final single-player DLC

  And confirms previously-leaked multiplayer expansion Reckoning. 65

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  BioWare: Mass Effect 4 due "late 2014 to mid-2015"

  UPDATE: EA discounts comments, site investigating. 122

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  Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 PC disc 2 is, for some, Mass Effect 2

  UPDATE 2: Treyarch dev tells gamers to contact Activision customer service. 124

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  Date for Mass Effect 3's Omega DLC, the biggest and most expensive yet

  Sure is something T'loak at. 67

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  The writer who left BioWare: Eurogamer interviews Drew Karpyshyn

  On poor fiction, text versus graphics, KOTOR, the Mass Effect 3 ending and Children of Fire. 69

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  Mass Effect 3: Leviathan DLC files hidden in Extended Cut

  Script leak details SPOILERS. 33

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  Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut adds fourth ending

  Plus, BioWare's new message to fans revealed. SPOILERS INSIDE. 116

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  Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut ending DLC measures 1.9 GB

  UPDATE: Available now on Xbox 360. 84

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  Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut adds player "personalisation" to endings

  BioWare: "It's more than just a few cinematic scenes." 77

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  BioWare announces Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut

  UPDATE: no new endings will be added to the game. 205

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  Mass Effect 3 ending: BioWare admits fans needed "more closure"

  "You don't need to know the answers to the Mass Effect universe." 153

July 2012

• Mass Effect 3: Earth DLC Xbox 360 release date

  Leaked multiplayer add-on confirmed. 19

June 2012

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  Mass Effect 3: Leviathan DLC files hidden in Extended Cut

  Script leak details SPOILERS. 33

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  Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut adds fourth ending

  Plus, BioWare's new message to fans revealed. SPOILERS INSIDE. 116

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  Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut ending DLC measures 1.9 GB

  UPDATE: Available now on Xbox 360. 84

• Natural speech the next big challenge for Kinect - Rare dev

  Praises Mass Effect 3 for "showing Kinect could be used with a controller". 30

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  Advertising Standards Agency responds to Mass Effect 3 complaints

  Did EA mislead or not? 74

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  Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut info leaks - report

  Earth multiplayer DLC, too. 76

• Mass Effect, Dragon Age dev BioWare defends fan criticism

  "It's interactive, so you're going to have your say." 49

May 2012

• Mass Effect 3 update 1.03 patch notes

  New "anti-AFK" system to boot multiplayer cheaters. 57

• Mass Effect 3 Rebellion DLC release date announced

  Free multiplayer expansion adds maps, weapons, characters. 16

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  Mass Effect 3 Rebellion DLC details leak

  Vorcha race enter the fight. 45

• Mass Effect 3 PS3 players given multiplayer bonuses

  To make up for previous exclusion. 18

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  How BioWare wrote gay Mass Effect 3 romances

  There be spoilers. 42

April 2012

• PS3 players get Mass Effect 3 multiplayer event support

  "It is no secret that the Reaper War has had its share of logistical SNAFUs." 7

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  EA turning all of its brands into "online universes"

  FIFA, Medal of Honor, Battlefield, Need for Speed, the lot. 116

• Now EA games Mass Effect 3 and FIFA Street return to GAME

  New CEO's "first priority" was to put more new releases in stores. 22

• Opening month US Mass Effect 3 sales double ME2's

  Good Tali. 28

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  BioWare: "Sony won't let us run Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Challenges on PS3"

  PC, Xbox 360 get new character unlock this weekend. 49

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  Mass Effect 3 patch causing widespread crashes

  Users unable to load title screen, play campaign or online. 63

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  Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut adds player "personalisation" to endings

  BioWare: "It's more than just a few cinematic scenes." 77

• Free Mass Effect 3 multiplayer DLC on EU PlayStation Store today

  Plus Goldeneye 007: Reloaded for £39.99. 31

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  Mass Effect 3 patch out on PS3 and Xbox 360 today

  Patch notes revealed, face bug fix included. 40

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  BioWare announces Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut

  UPDATE: no new endings will be added to the game. 205

• FemShep voice actor talks Mass Effect 3 ending, yet to record more dialogue

  "Thank God I'm not a writer!" 52

Friday, 23 March 2012

• Next Mass Effect 3 patch will fix face import problem

  No release date yet, though. 33

Thursday, 22 March 2012

• Mass Effect 3 publisher EA hopes GAME will rise from the ashes

  But highlights ME3 and FIFA Street success without specialist retailer. 22

• Digital and physical games bought online make up 45% of UK games market

  New data shows just how important online and digital sales have become. 32

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

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  Mass Effect 3 DLC coming to Final Fantasy 13-2

  UPDATE: First screenshot revealed. 37

• BioWare vows to answer Mass Effect 3 ending questions

  "We will not support or respond to destructive commentary." 98

• Mass Effect 3 playable on Eurogamer now via Gaikai

  Stream the demo in your browser. 12

Monday, 19 March 2012

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  Mass Effect 3 ending: BioWare admits fans needed "more closure"

  "You don't need to know the answers to the Mass Effect universe." 153

• BioWare details Mass Effect 3 multiplayer stats

  Less than 1% of successful matches on Gold difficulty. 52

Friday, 16 March 2012

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  BioWare promises to discuss Mass Effect 3 ending when more have finished game

  NO SPOILERS INSIDE. 111

Thursday, 15 March 2012

• Cancelled Mass Effect competitive FPS detailed

  Mass Effect: Team Assault morphed into ME3 multiplayer. 26

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

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  BioWare responds to Mass Effect 3 ending furore

  Gamers' petition raises $28,000 for charity. 293

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

• Mass Effect 3 multiplayer DLC spotted

  Ready? Geth set, go. 61

• Free Mass Effect 3: Datapad iOS app now live

  Receive emails from squadmates, raise your Galaxy at War score. 25

Monday, 12 March 2012

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  Mass Effect 3 day-one DLC character already in game files

  BioWare responds. 107

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  Ex-Mass Effect dev pleads: "judge DLC based on what it is"

  "Stop thinking you're a producer." 196

• EA: GAME collapse a "temporary dislocation", won't harm Mass Effect 3 sales

  Other shops will fill the hole, reckons Riccitiello. 28

• UK Top 40: Mass Effect 3 outsells ME1, ME2 launch weeks combined

  Who needs GAME? 40

Friday, 9 March 2012

• Mass Effect 3: where's the cheapest price?

  Relaying the UK's best deals. 55

• EA ships 3.5 million copies of Mass Effect 3 around the world

  "We have been truly humbled." 52

• Mass Effect 3 sells nearly 900k in US in 24 hours

  EA suggests SWTOR expansion announcement soon. 26

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

• Mass Effect 3 £49.99 on EU PlayStation Store

  Trine 2 free for PlayStation Plus subscribers. 76

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

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  Mass Effect 3 doesn't allow ME2 imported saves from cloud

  EA: "we understand this may be a great setback." 75

Friday, 2 March 2012

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  Where can you buy Mass Effect 3 in the UK?

  Plus, Collector's Edition and previously GAME-exclusive DLC. 67

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  GAME could face £2.5m of lost profit by not stocking Mass Effect 3

  "The focus very much remains on pure survival." 76

• Mass Effect 3's Reputation system is different

  "You're never going to be the villain." 48

February 2012

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  Revealed: GAME's memo to staff on Mass Effect 3 cancellation

  Cancels pre-orders for FIFA Street, Tiger Woods 13, Sims 3 Showtime. 249

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  GAME not stocking Mass Effect 3 or EA games past SSX

  In March. And beyond? 232

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  GameStop wants to buy GAME - report

  GAME shares fall nearly 16%. 67

• GAME Mass Effect 3 cash refund confusion cleared up

  Cash refunds confirmed. £5 in-store credit from tomorrow. 23

• GAME "may" stock Mass Effect 3 in the future

  Limited editions and other exclusives "a question for our suppliers". 49

• Mass Effect 3 Vault console armour DLC details

  Dress up your console, get multiplayer gear. 17

• What happened to the Mass Effect 3: Space Edition copies?

  UK landing sites hunted down, but problems in Paris, San Francisco. 31

• BioWare discusses potential Mass Effect MMO

  "It's fun to think about. It's really interesting." 34

• EA launches Mass Effect 3 into space from London this morning

  Be at the landing zone to get a copy early. 63

• Mass Effect 3 pre-orders "well ahead" of ME2's

  Consumers flocking to Shepard finale. 40

• BioWare: we finished Mass Effect 3 before working on DLC

  "I've read all 96 pages of this thread..." 83

• Gotham City Impostors tops XBLA chart

  Mass Effect 3 demo 10th most played game last week. 10

• Nvidia GeForce 295.73 drivers better Skyrim, Mass Effect 3 performance

  Phwoar - look at those frame rates. 34

• Leaked Mass Effect 3 DLC reveals race of secret squad member

  Obvious spoiler within. 35

• Mass Effect 3 gets simultaneous US PSN digital release

  Pre-order the download now for bonus content. 14

• Mass Effect 3 DLC bundled with Razer peripherals

  Keyboard, headset, controller include multiplayer extras. 48

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  BioWare explains why PC Mass Effect 3 doesn't support gamepads

  "Definitely not we don't give a damn." 130

• Peter Moore on EA's Origin: "I would ask give us 18 months to two years"

  "It got off to a rocky start for all the wrong reasons." 90

• BioWare details Mass Effect 3 upgrades guide

  Time for some calibrations. 19

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  Huge range of PlayStation 2 Classics storm European PlayStation store

  Mass Effect 3 and Binary Domain demos also land today. 99