Electronic Arts recently announced that a sequel to Mass Effect is forthcoming in 2010, but that apparently doesn't mean developer BioWare is done supporting the first game. BioWare community manager Jay Watamaniuk said another round of DLC is on the way for the sci-fi RPG, although he didn't give specific dates or details. A PC patch is also reportedly on the way in the next couple months.
Don't know about you, but Bring Down the Sky was a little disappointing for this particular saviour of the universe. But never mind. BioWare will be bringing out more Mass Effect DLC, right? Right? Probably. Speaking with MTV, BioWare's Greg Zeschuk said "We’re also looking at some other post-release content". When pushed a little further on the topic of DLC, he replied:
Despite the first Mass Effect being billed as an Xbox 360 exclusive, famed developed BioWare tells Joystiq that it has "never confirmed any plans of Mass Effect exclusivity for the trilogy." Though the sci-fi action-RPG later appeared on PC, the title is still considered an Xbox 360 exclusive in terms of the console market--meaning it has not appeared on rival consoles PlayStation 3 or Wii.
In the just released September issue of Australian 360, comes the commitment of Bioware CEO Ray Muzyka “to bring the Mass Effect trilogy exclusively to the Xbox 360″.
BioWare's community coordinator, Chris Priestly, has announced via the official Mass Effect forum that the PC version has experienced a slight delay. Originally scheduled for release on May 6th, Mass Effect's retooled conversion will now arrive on May 28th in North America and June 6th in Europe. Reasons given for the extra development time include the incorporation of further play-testing feedback, the tuning of additional features and, of course, the ever-popular application of "extra polish."
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