Here are my top 5 reasons that Mass Effect 2 is going to leave you bare footed. (Because it will rock your socks off…..see what I did there)

5) The Cinematography

How many times are you playing a game and you are really enjoying it but find the camera angles a bit lacking? I mean even in BioWare’s last game, the amazing Dragon Age , I would find myself with a camera aimed awkwardly at my chest during half of the cut scenes and almost all of the dialogue shots. But the shots in Mass Effect 2 look like Spielberg is behind the helm. I mean there are shots that are actually creating tension on their own!

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What a release list this week. If I were to put my excitement into a phrase it would be “THIS IS IT”, yes the release of Mass Effect 2!!!!  Oh and that other movie starring Michael Jackson what was it called again?? Oh yeah, This Is It. Which is released on just about every medium possible including UMD. You hear that PSP GO Fans, you can enjoy you movie on….. DVD or Blu Ray!!!!  Well the excitement doesn’t just stop there, time to dust off the old Wii with the release of Capcom’s Tatsunoko vs Capcom:Ultimate All Stars !!! If you see anything I miss please drop a comment.

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Now that the hype of Mass Effect 2 is out and about, as well as the the whole PC version on torrent, people have been posting up spoilers left and right.  In the spoilers below, Shepard gets a little hot and steamy with some other characters in the game. Go past the break to see the other 3.  Don’t worry, they are all SFW.

Mass Effect 2 comes out this Tuesday.

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Mass Effect 2 is hitting stores January 26 2010, if you played the first you know that it is going to melt your face off with pure space joy/guns/ missions/ and alien interactions (wink wink).

From a preview stand point here are some reasons why it will be the first major game of the decade and most of it is due to Bioware developing a solid game and improving on that.

I can’t tell you how important storytelling is for a game that could well overtake your life. Mass Effect 2 could have been a great game where you fly around a shoot stuff, but because of the story it was a game that you CARED about where you went and what you shot. I’m not going to spoil parts of the game with people who haven’t played it, but in the first there are some truly heartbreaking and tough calls you have to make as Shepard. This time around it seems a lot darker and more grit than Clint Eastwood making coffee. Will this direction effect the grand arc of the story poorly or be and added bonus? I’ll bet most people are fine with this change, and I am as well as long as it is supported in the story and not badass for badass’ sake.

3 more new trailers past the break.

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It’s time for this Week’s Release List. Now I dunno about you, but I’m counting down the days till Mass Effect 2. Luckily Capcom has us covered until then with Dark Void. As for Blu Ray this week we have Gamer and the Invention of Lying. I’m not to sure about either of those movies but I might just Netflix them to see.  Wrap up the week with a visit from the Rock. “Do you smell what the Tooth Fairy is cooking?” Hopefully not teeth that would smell bad!!! :( Again if you see anything I missed drop a comment.

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The follow up to the wildly popular Xbox 360 and PC game Mass Effect is set to hit the streets in January 26th in America and 29th 2010 in Europe. Mass Effect 2  is set two years after the conclusion of the original having stopped the Reaper invasion, Commander Shepard must join forces with Cerberus, recruiting some of the galaxy’s most dangerous operatives in a bid to find out what’s causing the miraculous vanishing of entire human colonies.

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Here we go with our first official PAX 2009 post.  Lets get it started!  Feast your eyes on four new screens from BioWare’s Mass Effect 2.  Go ahead. Make em your new desktop wallpaper. I know our writer, Andrew, already is.

2 more screenies after the break.

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At the EA conference Bioware showcased their 3 major titles. Starting with Dragon Age Origins.

Simply put Dragon Age Origins looks fantastic. The talking points were set in motion. Essentially it’s supposed to be the most mature Bioware title yet. That the choices that you make would make you question yourself. Both those ideas sound fantastic. Then the lights the dimmed and the trailer rolled. For whatever reason it was set to Mason again. I guess someone in the marketing dept felt it should be used. The game from what was seen looked great. It seemed pretty mature and in a fantasy genre that seemed more interesting then the genric stuff I’ve seen.

Next up was Mass Effect 2. From what was being said you are assembling a team to help save the galaxy. Pretty much where we left off in the first one. Essentially though this is a little darker then the first Mass Effect. The gameplay looked great seemed to run a lot smoother. The only thing that feels out of place is some of the weapons. They have added some new ones that are supposed to be bigger and more powerful. I have to say I wonder how this will effect the gameplay and overall balance. Guess we will just have to wait and see.

The final showing was of the new MMO Old Republic. Let me just state that tons of jedi and sith marched out to show this :) The big announcements were that it’s going to be the first fully vocal mmo. Apparently everyone will have a unique voice. I found this to be interesting, I hope it to be true but I’m a little skeptical about it. The other big tease was that every story will be unique. I really hope this to be true but I wonder how this will effect the MMO gameplay I guess it could start off that way but then you’ll just slip into that grinding rut.

Overall a big showing for Bioware and EA. Now it’s time to gets some hands on :)

You know what’s a great way of saying Happy Friday? If you guessed E3 Mass Effect 2 Preview Trailer then you guessed correctly. Gametrailers posted a new Mass Effect 2 Trailer. The video is great and the game looks fantastic. Can’t wait to lay down some Krogan woop ass!!!

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After reading both books and finishing the first game, Mass Effect 2 has been something that I’ve been looking forward to for quite sometime. Then Friday strikes with a great TGIF what better way to celebrate the greatest day of the work week then with a trailer. (Let alone a Mass Effect 2 Trailer) Let’s just say that the Trailer is golden.

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