If you bought a copy of Mass Effect 2 you’ll notice that in the box behind the instruction book there’s a card that says Cerberus Network, In that case you’ll get (if connected to Xbox Live) a lot of downloadable content from Bioware, and in this post I’d like to discuss  the current and upcoming DLC.

Current DLC:

Zaeed
The first DLC that I would like to talk about introduces Zaeed Massani, a mercenary who served in the Alliance military before building a reputation as one of the deadliest bounty hunters in the Terminus Systems. But now Zaeed is hired by Cerberus to help you complete your mission, This DLC gives you Zaeed as a new crew member and his loyalty mission. The mission is about killing the Blue Suns leader Vido who has betrayed him.

I played this DLC and must say that Zaeed is a nice character to have on your crew, but isn’t as deep as the rest of the crew, since while you’re on the Normandy you can’t talk to him like you do with the other crew members. When you try to talk to him he will just tell you a random story about one of his adventures.

The Normandy Crash Site
This DLC allows you to go and take a look at the crash site of the first Normandy, your job on the crash site is to collect the dog tags of the former crew members and to place a monument made for the first Normandy.

Cerberus Armor and M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun
This DLC will give you new armor and a new shotgun which I must say are awful, the armor is ugly and the original Scimtar shotgun is way better than the new one you’ll get.
But it’s free so why bother right?

Upcoming DLC:

Firewalker Pack
This March, the Firewalker pack will be released which will contain 5 missions made for the new Hammerhead assault vehicle, you will also get a new heavy weapon, so that’s something to look forward to.

So that’s it for the current and upcoming DLC for now, in the future I’d like to see a DLC about a mission on Earth or something about a Drell/Hanar  home world crisis.
So that’s why my question is: What would you like to see in future Mass Effect DLC ?

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What’s going to happen in Mass Effect 3?

Hi everybody my name is Dudedee and I’d like to talk with you about what I think is going to happen in Mass Effect 3.

If you have finished the last two Mass Effect games you’ll know by now that Shepard and his crew have just defeated the collectors and that the reapers are on their way to continue the Cyclus of extinction, and it looks like the reapers are gonna win unless Shepard gets some help from the rest of the galaxy.

But even if it looks like no one is coming to aid Shepard in defeating the reapers, I believe that in Mass Effect 3 some unexpected help will come from several allies (depending on what choices you made). I think if you saved the Ranchi queen, the Ranchi will be a big help against the reapers because they owe Shepard and because the reapers took control of them and caused the Ranchi war. If you helped Legion he and the Geth will come to help you, but only if the Quarians don’t start a war against them, in which case they will have enough to worry about. I also think that somehow the council may finally open their eyes and come to help you as well, and of course Cerberus (and the Krogan if you let Wrex live) may help you as well.

So that’s why i think that your main mission in Mass Effect 3 is going be to try to convince the other races to help you defeat the reapers, and to convince them you’re going to have to go on dangerous missions to collect hard evidence.

But what do i know right?

If you have something to add to this or think that something completely different is going to happen, Please Reply!

PS: At the coming E3 Mass Effect 3 will officially be announced and a possible teaser/trailer will be shown so maybe there will be some clue’s for us there.

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One of the first major differences you will notice between Mass Effect 1, and Mass Effect 2 is the Normandy.  In the opening of Mass Effect 2 the Normandy is destroyed by an unidentified vessel, that is later revealed to be a massive Collector ship.

It looks like Commander Shepard wasn’t the only one Project Lazarus reselected.

The new Normandy is twice the size of the original, with many enhancements.  Some of the enhancements are pure aesthetics, civilian comforts, but many are efficient and help to make the Normandy a superior ship to the original.  The ever important stealth features of the Normandy have remained.

Due to the increase in size and mass, the SR-2 is incapable of landing on every planet, so the Mako has been replaced by a shuttle.  No more pointless driving around from notable location to notable location.  Now the shuttle simply drops you off exactly where the point of interest is.

The SR-2 is also equipped with an AI.  The Enhanced Defense Intelligence, or EDI, is the ships electronic warfare defense.  She has behavioral blocks, and cannot interfere with any of the ships systems.  Joker and Commander Shepard are surely comforted by this fact, as rogue AI’s tend to be a problem in the Mass Effect universe.

See larger image Mass Effect 2 (Video Game) List Price: $59.95 USD New From: $39.93 In Stock Used from: $39.99 In Stock Release date January 19, 2010.

Two years after Commander Shepard repelled invading Reapers bent on the destruction of organic life, a mysterious new enemy has emerged. On the fringes of known space, something is silently abducting entire human colonies. Now Shepard must work with Cerberus, a ruthless organization devoted to human survival at any cost, to stop the most terrifying threat mankind has ever faced. To even attempt this perilous mission, Shepard must assemble the galaxy’s most elite team and command the most powerful ship ever built. Even then, they say it would be suicide. Commander Shepard intends to prove them wrong.

Gameplay
An space-based action RPG like its predecessor, gameplay in Mass Effect 2 revolves around the player’s particular version of Commander Shepard and continuing development of this character as the game proceeds. As the game opens a variety of character classes are made available to the player, with talents, both exclusive and general, associated with each. With experience these talents are leveled up, resulting in the unlocking of related abilities and/or entirely new talents. The player has the ability to customize their Commander Shepard in a number of ways including physical appearance, gender, and certain aspects of their personal history, with the rub being that these choices can influence things like available missions, dialogue choices with non-player characters (NPCs), and character background.

Accompanying this main character are a number of preset supporting characters that the player can direct and develop relationships with, which again, will alter the outcome of the story. All the characters from the original game make an appearance in Mass Effect 2, but the immediate characters surrounding Commander Shepard are new. Additional new features that players can expect to experience include new alien races, a more realistic damage system, a new heavy weapons system allowing for maximum damage, a regenerative health system, a dramatic increase in the number of character animations available to Shepard, and updates to the dialogue mechanic used when conversing with NPCs.

Integration with the Original Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2 allows players of the original Mass Effect game to import save games to continue the story of their own Commander Shepard. In doing this, the decisions that were made in the first game will affect the events of the second game. In addition, characters from the first game will return as long as they were not killed off by the player in the first game. On the other hand, new players coming to the series for the first time in Mass Effect 2 will start a brand-new character, discover the events of the previous games a they progress and embark on a thrilling stand-alone adventure that does not require the previous game for play.

This is the awesome Mass Effect 2: Cinematic Trailer.  It exhibits some of the new characters that you will encounter and persuade to join you as you scour the galaxy.  The Illusive Man, Miranda Lawson, Thane Krios, Jack, Grunt and the Collectors all make an appearance.

Mass Effect 2 is coming out in stores in a few days and it is not at all a surprise that the sex scenes have already made their to the Internet already.

This first sex scene above takes place with Shepard and Miranda Lawson and is the best of all the Mass Effect 2 sex scenes we have seen. Miranda shows some skin but you don’t really see much happen since this is a video game and not an adult movie. The same goes for all the other love scenes. They are all just a big tease. But what did you expect?

This scene above is the Subject Zero love scene with an alien female named Jack. Now, if you are looking for some hardcore sex scenes, what the hell are you doing watching YouTube videos of video game characters?

This is the launch trailer for Mass Effect 2. This video gives you an idea of the gravity of the situation facing Commander Shepard. The Illusive Man and his Cerberus group have recruited you to stop humanity from falling prey to the Collectors, a race of insectoid aliens who are stealing humans from across the galaxy. As Shepard, you must assemble a squad of assassins, savages, psychotics, scientists and soldiers to try to stop the Collectors attacks. It is up to you to save the galaxy from this grave threat. Assemble your team and get ready for Mass Effect 2.

Which is better Mass Effect for the PC or Mass Effect for the Xbox 360?
The answer to this question of course depends on each gamers personal preferences but I will share what I think.

In the PC version, the game’s controls are laid out more logically and are therefore easier to use, the graphics were better (if you have good hardware), many of the 360 bugs were fixed, and it costs about $10 less.

If you do not have a PC or an Xbox 360 and are trying to decide which one to get you may want to consider that the prices of a PC and an Xbox 360 are very close to each other (unless you are building a super high end gaming system) and there is so much more that you can do with a PC.

The bottom line is that a PC gives you a better overall gaming experience.

Looking farward to hearing what you the reader thinks about this.

Retailer Amazon.com has just cut the price of action title Mass Effect for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 to under $20 in a new video game sale.

Mass Effect now carries a sale price of $19.49, 33% below the $29.99 MSRP.

Additionally, Amazon cut the price of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV
to $29.99, a 50% drop from the $59.99 MSRP.

Amazon has also began holding a new accessories sale that offers discounted Xbox Live products.

NPD Group Inc. in Dec. reported that the 360 sold 836,000 units in Nov. U.S. sales.

Microsoft in Dec. said that the Xbox 360 hardware outsold Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 by 3-to-1 on Black Friday, according to internal retail data sales figures.

Additionally, the company said 360 sales were 25 percent ahead of Black Friday sales figures from 2007.

This holiday, Microsoft released sequel game titles to headline year-end sales, including Gears of War 2 and Fable II.

Microsoft on Nov. 19 launched the New Xbox Experience, a dashboard overhaul that adds new channels and community services to Xbox Live.

Microsoft on Sept. 5 discounted all Xbox 360 hardware in the U.S. between $50 to $80 to spur sales.

There is currently no official 2009 release date for Mass Effect 2 as of yet and we are not even sure if the game will be released in 2009. However, there is a very big chance that it will see the light of day before 2009 is over, if it does, it will most likely be one of the biggest games of 09.

I loved pretty much everything about the first game and I can’t wait what Commander Sheppard and his crew will be up against next. With BioWare behind the wheel, we can all be sure that we will be treated to another great installment in this rumored trilogy of games.