Here is Miranda Lawson as well..

Here’s the trailer:

The Mass Effect 2 PS3 version will include the full Mass Effect 2 package, plus some extra hours of gameplay. Watch this space for more info.

However, apparently, Bioware want more than the sprinkling of a couple of million units’ worht of sales that they get now. Speaking to VideoGamer,  BioWare vice president and co-founder Greg Zeschuk said that the company only considers a game a major hit if it hits 10 million units sold.

“We need to sell 10 million units. That’s actually the new target, right?

“We do Top 10 games, our stuff is quite successful. I know Mass [Effect 2] is number eight so far this year, in North America. Sometimes I’m facetious when I say some of those things, knowing that we can sell a few million but seeing that someone else can sell 25. You’re kinda like, ‘Well, that’s a hit!’”

He added, “We always joke that if we only do half as well as Blizzard on Star Wars: The Old Republic, we’ll be quite satisfied. We’ve been very fortunate.”

Well, going by that classification, Mass Effect 2 certainly isn’t a ‘major’ hit. Wonder why BioWare keeps making DLC packs for it then?

This is one of the many expansion packs that Mass Effect 2 has recieved and will be recieving. Mass Effect 2 has had two DLC packs before this- Overload and Aegis Pack. You can download these to enjoy more Achievements, arenas, weapons and armours.

SPOILER WARNING

“Two years ago, Commander Shepard died and Liara T’Soni fought in a desperate struggle against the Shadow Broker to recover her former Commander. Now that Shepard is back, it’s time to even the score,’ says BioWare in an attempt to describe what the new expansion pack is all about. “Team up with Liara and confront the mysterious and sinister Shadow Broker in the latest expansion to Mass Effect 2, coming soon.”

END SPOILERS

Mass Effect 2 was released earlier this year on the Xbox 360 and the PC to wide critical acclaim. It got a 10/10 here on GamingBolt. Hit the link above to read its review.

The overlord story involves Shepard and his team investigating a Cerberus Facility. This facility is over-run by Geth. Cerberus has created a human/virtual hybrid that is now rampaging about its your task to stop it.

He will mess you up…

Announced by EA, the project known as Overlord is due for release next month. It will have players fighting the AI in a laboratory.

EA has kept quiet about most details, but we know it will be set across “five levels set across one story on one planet”. Unfortunately, this DLC will not add new party members to your posse, and neither will any further DLC according to executive producer Casey Hudson.

He also added, “Overlord is a standalone story which can be played before or after the end of Mass Effect 2, providing players with an evening or two of new adventures.”

EA also confirmed that more DLC is on the way, “We have several new DLC packs in development and we plan to keep that up – there’s always something new around the corner for the long-term Mass Effect players.”

The Overlord DLC pack will cost 560MS points (£4.80) and will be available for Xbox 360 and PC players in June.

To whet your appetite, check out the screenshots below.

Gamers who haven’t experienced Mass Effect yet can now benefit from this limited offer and get both Mass Effect 1 and 2 for only $50. Believe me, you don’t wanna miss Mass Effect!

For more details refer to the offer page at Amazon.

Sure as night follows day, game sequels will continue to be big business. Thankfully, things really do seem to improve with age in the gaming world.
 
Just look at some of the nominations for tonight’s Bafta Video Game awards in London, UK, and it’s patently clear: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – the bestselling game of all time, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin’s Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, FIFA 10, Street Fighter IV and Football Manager 2010. All have one thing in common: they blow their predecessors out of the water, improving almost every facet of the gameplay, storyline, characterization, graphics and sound.
 

Rarely in the cinematic world does a sequel manage to truly trump its predecessor. Few mega budget Hollywood blockbuster movies manage to capitalize on the success of the original and deliver something altogether more enjoyable, exciting or good-looking. Granted, there have been some fantastic follow-ups over the years but largely you leave the cinema feeling a little let down. What a relief then that videogames seem to differ so much from their big-screen cousins and so many developers manage to produce sequels that surpass everyone’s expectations.
 
It’s now only a matter of days until the highly-anticipated Just Cause 2 hits the stores (for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC) and, thanks to the success of the original and a multitude of teaser trailers, few would bet upon it leaping off the shelves.
 
And let’s not forget the likes of Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in recent months, which have also won plaudits and sold by the bucketload!
 
But what are some of the greatest ever gaming sequels? Which are the ones which made the most significant improvement on the original? Here are 10 that have taken a series to new highs…
 
Fallout 3 – 2008 (original: Fallout 1997)
Assassin’s Creed II – 2009 (Assassin’s Creed 2007)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – 2004 (Grand Theft Auto 1997)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – 1998 (The Legend of Zelda 1986)
Super Mario Galaxy – 2007 (Mario Bros 1983)
Halo 3 – 2007 (Halo: Combat Evolved 2001)
Resident Evil 4 – 2005 (Resident Evil 1996)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – 2007 (Call of Duty 2003)
FIFA 09 – 2008 (FIFA International Soccer 1993)
Killzone 2 – 2009 (Killzone 2004)
 
Do you agree? What are some of your best sequels ever?

The Firewalker DLC will add five new missions.  In these missions you be able to use the ‘Hammerhead’.. think MAKO from Mass Effect 1, but it flies.  The Hammerhead is a heavy assault vehicle that hovers over the battlefield at up to 120 kilometers per hour and features a guided missile system ensuring accuracy even during aggressive maneuvering.  The DLC will be available for the Xbox 360 and PC towards the end of March.

But you never know until the game is released. Right now we are enjoying Mass Effect 2 so check back later for more on Mass Effect “3″.