Electronic Arts and LucasArts announced that the first digital expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Rise of the Hutt Cartel, is now available for players worldwide. Available for £11.99, or at half price for current Subscribers (£5.99), players can extend their personal Star Wars saga, with exciting new playable missions, new features and a striking new planet, Makeb. Playing through Rise of the Hutt Cartel will raise the game’s level cap to 55 and allow players to access a host of new, higher-level group content in the recently released Game Update 2.0: Scum and Villainy. Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic – Rise of the Hutt Cartel Expansion Released→
It seems that a lot of Dragon Age 3 fans are a bit worried about BioWare’s upcoming RPG. After all, Dragon Age 3 was announced a while back and we have not seen it in action. We do not have any screenshots for what BioWare is planning, and we don’t even know much about it. If you were a common fan, you’d think that BioWare is a bit ‘afraid’ of two upcoming RPGs that everyone is mentioning these days; The Witcher 3 and Dark Souls 2. However, BioWare is confident and according to Blair Brown, the company is not ‘afriad’ of anyone as Dragon Age 3 is ‘definatly’ going to be released and at BioWare’s ‘usual high standards’. Continue reading BioWare Is Not Afraid Of Either ‘The Witcher 3’ Or ‘Dark Souls 2’→
Aaryn Flynn, GM for BioWare’s Edmonton & Montreal studios, has revealed that BioWare will be using the next iteration of DICE’s Frostbite engine for both the new Mass Effect game and Dragon Age III: Inquisition. Good news then I guess as developers will have the engine to push the game’s environments, physics, and visuals to higher standards. Dragon Age 2 was powered by the Lycium Engine, while the entire Mass Effect series was powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine 3. Continue reading Next Mass Effect and Dragon Age 3 Are Powered By Frostbite 3 Engine→
Lucas Arts and EA have revealed that the first paid expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republich will be available for purchase on April 14th. The expansion will be priced at $20 for non-subscribers and $10 to subscribers. Ironically, the game itself is a free-to-play title, yet people are asked to buy this expansion. Oh boy, what next? The expansion ups the SWTOR level cap to 55, adds a new planet, adds new loot and features new story content. You can view a ‘Making Of’ for it below. Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic – Rise of the Hutt Cartel Expansion Coming On April 14th→
Electronic Arts has released the final piece of SP DLC for Mass Effect 3, the Citadel DLC. In order to celebrate it – and excite gamers about it – the company has also released the soundtrack of this DLC for free. According to the company, Sam Hulick, Cris Velasco, and Sascha Dikiciyan came together to compose an emotional and powerful score for this personal journey. Continue reading Mass Effect 3: Citadel DLC – Soundtrack available for free→
BioWare announced two new downloadable content packs for Mass Effect 3; the single-player pack Mass Effect 3: Citadel and the multiplayer content Mass Effect 3: Reckoning. On February 26, Mass Effect 3: Reckoning will be free to download (until February 26, 2014), giving fans of the popular multiplayer mode in Mass Effect 3 access to new characters, weapons and upgrades. On March 5, Mass Effect 3: Citadel will be the last single player DLC pack for Mass Effect 3, giving fans one final, sentimental journey with Commander Shepard and their squad. Mass Effect 3: Citadel will be available for £11.99 or 1200 MS Points. Continue reading Mass Effect 3 – ‘Reckoning’ and ‘Citadel’ DLCs to tie up Shepard’s storyline→
Electronic Arts has announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Update 1.7 is coming soon, and will give players brand new in-game content to experience including Relics of the Gree, a limited time live event occurring across the galaxy, and the Galactic Reputation system, an exciting new way for players progress their characters. In honour of this update, BioWare and LucasArts have released a brand new gameplay video for the new Relics of the Gree in-game live event that can be viewed below. Enjoy! Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic – Update 1.7 Gets A Sneak Peak Video→
Our reader ‘Thomas’ has informed us about a new fan film short film, Mass Effect: Eclipse. Mass Effect: Eclipse is a fanfilm directed by Kevin Delgado based on Bioware’s critically-acclaimed game series Mass Effect which takes place between Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2. Holly Conrad, BioWare’s FemShep cosplayer is also starring in this short film, so make sure to give it a go. Enjoy! Continue reading Mass Effect: Eclipse Is Mass Effect Fan Film With BioWare’s Holly Conrad→
BioWare’s Producer on the Mass Effect franchise, Michael Gamble, and Executive Producer of the Mass Effect series, Casey Hudson, have tweeted some interesting screenshots today from a – possibly new – Mass Effect 3 DLC. These two new screenshots showcase a new enemy and a new area, possibly on the Citadel (or at least that’s what we think so). BioWare has not revealed anything yet, but you can take a taste from what the company has been up to below! Continue reading BioWare Teases New Mass Effect 3 DLC→
BioWare and LucasArts announced today that players will face-off against the ruthless Hutt Cartel in the first Digital Expansion: Rise of the Hutt Cartel, coming Spring 2013. Beginning today, Star Wars: The Old Republic Subscribers can Pre-Order the Digital Expansion: Rise of the Hutt Cartel for only £5.99, 50% of the regular price. Free-to-Play Players can purchase the Digital Expansion for £11.99. Any player who pre-orders before January 7, 2013 will receive five days of Early Access* to the new fully-voiced story-driven content. Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic – Rise of the Hutt Cartel Digital Expansion Announced→
