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Xbox 360 PC News by Tom Bramwell
BioWare is planning to support Mass Effect 2 with oodles of downloadable content, according to a report.
Destructoid has got its hands on something called a "Microsoft Expert Zone quiz", a tool that briefs retailers about information on the games they sell, and it lists some interesting Xbox Live features for the upcoming sci-fi RPG.
There's "planned episodic combat via DLC", new downloadable characters, weapons and armour, and "full campaign expansions" on the cards, apparently, along with "periodic updates" via something called the "Cerberus Network".
Cerberus is the name of the human supremacist organisation to which Commander Shepard finds himself allied in Mass Effect 2, as he tries to discover why human colonies are being mysteriously wiped out.
We asked publisher EA about the game's DLC plans this morning and were told that it would not comment on rumour and speculation.
However, sizable DLC support would hardly be that surprising given BioWare's considerable plans for Dragon Age and the fact it released a bit of content for the first Mass Effect.
Mass Effect 2 is due out for PC and Xbox 360 on 29th January. We're seeing BioWare later this week so we'll be sure to ask about the above.
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Britesparc
03/11/09 @ 10:07
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I wonder if Cerebrus Network will be the next Halo Waypoint? It'd be strange for it to be a non-MS-owned property, mind.
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andywilkie35
03/11/09 @ 10:32
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I'd rather they delay the game by a few months and stick it in the game as its supposed to be, rather than making it DLC. If I pay for a game, I want the game, not half a game and having to pay for extras if I want the full experience.
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I totally agree andywilkie, it seems more and more games have 'planned DLC' which to me just seems like a money grabbing excersise. They should never plan to have DLC, they should wait until the community responds to the original game and then see what they want.
This seems like it's going to be a big spend for dedicated fans, like myself. |
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I find DLC can be a bit, meh, you know. You get this game you like, some sort of bolt on comes out a few months later, costs £7. You rip through it quickly and feel bit... cheated.
I'm a bit put off buying the Fallout 3 DLC because it feels like you're buying main game quests for £8 a pop. Plus it feels a bit rubbish to go back into the game now its finished, just to do some new quest that has come out, all a bit anticlimatic. |
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EarlBassett
03/11/09 @ 10:50
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This really has got to stop.
It's totally obvious that games are now planned from initial stages as a whole, then certain bits are stripped away from that and earmarked as DLC. They would have been in the game anyway. If you want DLC, then make it wallpapers or crazy weapons, not parts of the original game. |
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cianchristopher
03/11/09 @ 11:04
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"Significant plans for DLC"? Isn't that what they promised for the first Mass Effect? (That question was rhetorical by the way, they did announce that there would be loads of DLC for Mass Effect)....
What did we get? Bring Down The Sky (which wasn't that bad, admittedly) and that shitty one they rushed out this summer, Pinnacle Station, which was so godawful you'd wonder why they bothered! Seriously BioWare, don't fucking announce DLC until the DLC is actually ready to be released (preferably around 4 to 6 months after the game is out)! And, make it worthwhile! |
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Let's hope Bioware step it up in terms of DLC. The stuff for ME1 was pretty tame in my opinion, having to go back to earlier saves to get a tiny bit of DLC wasn't a great plan. And call me an moron but I found it rather confusing trying to start 'new game+' (i.e. keep same player level and start game on hard). It always seemed to revert back to normal difficulty.
Fair enough though, ME1 was a new franchise, new game engine, new console for Bioware, I could forgive some of ME1s indiscretions, like crap menus and inventory. But if any of that stuff crops up in the second game, and if the DLC ain't epic and value for money, I'lll forget about ME3. |
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RedSparrows
03/11/09 @ 11:55
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Agree with above.
As for DLC - release bloody good, lengthy sections, or none at all. I don't want another BdtS or Pinnacle Station. Eurgh. |
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Bioware also had extensive plans to support Mass Effect with downloadable content, or at least that was the impression they gave before release. What did they actually release? "Bring down the Sky" and "Pinnacle Station" -- two rather big disappointments. I hope they actually do support Mass Effect 2, but we have been down this road before with Bioware.
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DLC shouldn't be used for expansions. Who cares about an extra mission that's exactly the same as in the main game? I want to see a fresh new take on the game, mabe someting funny and unexpected. Like a quad laserguided homing rocketlauncher for Assasin's Creed and ninja swords, wall running and shurikens in GTA. It doesn't have to make sense, it's a game. I hate how games are all trying to make sense nowadays.
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