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BioWare Celebrates Ten Years of Mass Effect

November 7th is the so-called N7 Day – the annual date when Mass Effect fans celebrate their favorite series of sci-fi RPGs. And since November 7th, apart from being a callback to the memorable in-game insignia, also happens to be…

Patrick Söderlund on the Future of Mass Effect

The Gamereactor folks have asked Patrick Söderlund, EA’s Executive Vice President, about the future of Mass Effect when they ran into him at Gamescom. After sharing that he thinks Mass Effect: Andromeda was criticized too harshly, Söderlund said that Mass…

PC Gamer’s RPG Dream Team

The editors at PC Gamer have put together a list of the best, in their opinion, RPG companions. The result is quite an eclectic bunch that goes from Morte to HK-47, to the beast of burden donkey from Dungeon Siege.…

Where does Mass Effect Go From Here?

An editorial on The Zombie Chimp tries to analyze what went wrong with Mass Effect: Andromeda. It also ponders what could the next entry in the Mass Effect series do to regain its status as the sci-fi RPG. Here’s an…

Side Quest Syndrome: Designing The Road Less Traveled

A while back there was an editorial describing how side quests erode everything that makes RPGs great. Now, because we are good Druids and appreciate balance in things, we present a GameInformer feature arguing precisely the opposite. Why have side…

Choice in Gameplay: A Retrospective

The development of choice in RPGs is the subject of a long post over at Gamasutra, which charts a path from the ‘80s to present day. A vast cornucopia of games are examined in the opinion piece, which takes us…

Revisiting The Mass Effect Trilogy

In anticipation of Mass Effect: Andromeda, the editors over at Screen Critics have returned to the original three titles and have offered up a retrospective analysis of BioWare’s sci-fi action RPG trilogy. They focus primarily on the strengths and weaknesses…