Massively multiplayer game Star Wars: The Old Republic got off to a tremendous start when it was released on PC last month. More than 60 million in-game hours have been racked up so far, and more than 1.5 million characters created. Now though, developer BioWare’s boss says it’s coming to Mac too.
There’ll be some frowning faces over at Facebook today. In an entirely unshocking move, Google has announced Google+ Games and it’s got big names on board already. Rovio announced Angry Birds Facebook earlier this year but the game has yet to flock there. Just like those pesky pigs with the eggs, Google’s grabbed it first.
Angry Birds has landed on Google+ alongside titles from PopCap (Bejeweled Blitz), Zynga (Zynga Poker) and BioWare (Dragon Age Legends). Read on for full details on the long-awaited Google games service…
Our hearts have been tingling ever since the Spike Video Game Awards when we saw our first glimpse of Mass Effect 3, by way of a one-minute trailer. Today the news is not quite so cheerful. GameStop is reporting Mass Effect 3, originally scheduled for Q4 2011 holiday season, will not be released until Q1 2012. As one of this year’s heavy hitters, the battle for Earth will just have to wait a few more months.
Bioware is celebrating. Dragon Age 2 has sold more than one million copies in the two weeks its been out in the world. To thank fans of Dragon Age 2, its offering a free copy of Mass Effect 2 for PC to all Dragon Age 2 owners. All you need to do is enter the code for the online pass that you god with the game (The Black Emporium DLC) at the Bioware site and it’ll show you the way to your free Mass Effect 2.
If you’ve previously registered on Bioware Social but have now lost the card with your code, just log in to the site and hit the “Lost my code” link. That’ll automatically activate it. Hit the headline and head for the comments to let us know how you’re finding Dragon Age 2.
Out now | £free | Bioware
It’s hard not to play Dragon Age 2 and compare it to Mass Effect 2, BioWare’s critically acclaimed 2010 space opera RPG. Sure, the first Dragon Age had a fantasy setting, and a very different combat system, but given the console, hack and slash focus of this sequel, it’s clear the studio was trying to follow the same recipe for success that Jack Shepard’s been using. Does it work? Read on for our Dragon Age 2 review and find out.
The unannounced downloadable content (DLC) for Mass Effect 2 has yet to be confirmed by Bioware, but that hasn’t stopped activity on their official Facebook page. The developer has started to release screenshots of the update, dubbed “Arrival”, for every 750,000 impressions received. So far there’s been two images released, here’s the scoop.
The Mass Effect 2 PS3 edition is on sale at long last, a year after Xbox brethren got to grips with the epic space opera RPG. On Microsoft’s console it was fantastic, but can this game repeat its success a year on? See what the experts thought in our Mass Effect 2 PS3 review roundup – and see how the graphics compare on video!
The tech news is about to come crashing on in once more, but before the first wave hits for the day, take the time to catch up with everything you might have missed while you’ve been kipping. Read on for your catch up in techie breakie!
