Tag: Mass Effect

MMOs and the Trouble Of Eternal Life

There’s been talk of a Mass Effect massive-multiplayer-online-game going ’round, much as there’s talk of an MMO any time a franchise is successful. On the surface such talk is often tempting. An open-ended exploration of a favorite franchise! Revisiting beloved locations and characters! Taking part in the ongoing story of the setting! But like many

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James Trauben January 26, 2012 No Comments

[CES 2012] Mass Effect 3 Kinect Support, Interview with Aaryn Flynn

With Mass Effect 3’s release only a couple months away, BioWare held a private hands-on demonstration of the game’s Kinect support during the Consumer Electronics Show. Mass Effect 3 uses the Kinect to allow players to interact with the game through vocal commands. This neatly avoids the potential difficulty of adapting a conventional third-person shooter

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James Trauben January 19, 2012 No Comments