Mass Effect: N7 Day is Coming!

Now that we're all done with the Halloween festivities, it is time to fire up our PCs/consoles and prepare for another fine day of Reaper hunting! Yep, November 7 is just a few days away and Bioware has prepared a pretty hefty number of activities and events for ME fans to enjoy. N7 day is just around the corner, and if you what to know how you can celebrate? Read the rest after the jump.

Mass Effect 3's Happy Ending! MEHE-Mod Gives Players an All New Conclusion to the Game

Mass Effect 3's ending is nothing short of controversial and debated. But one thing is certain: not all fans are happy with it (some fans are, some aren't). If you are among those who liked the existing three options for the ending, then good for you (The Extended Cut DLC was often more than enough for many players). But for other Mass Effect players, they wanted more. 

MrFob, a member of the Bioware forums is one such player. He wanted more, and he knew that there were other players who felt the same way. So he went on to create the MEHEM, also known as the Mass Effect Happy Ending Mod. This is among the most popular fan-made mods of the game and one that even the admins of the forum boards seem happy about it. Sadly, for PS3 and X360 players of the game, this mod is not available (it only works for the PC version of the game).

Without spoiling the actual details of the Mod's ending, MEHEM takes players on a slightly different course of events once you start moving towards the giant pillar of light near the end.
Mass Effect 4 (or whatever it will be called) is still a long time coming; and if you have a PC version of ME3 and have finished all the DLC's, MEHEM is a good reason to get back into the single player side of things. Catch the trailer of the mod after the jump.

Soylent Cosplay's Liara T'Soni Makeup Gets the Asari Look Right

Here's some quick, but much deserved props to Sal of Soylent Cosplay. Her amazing work looks stunning on camera. Notice the fine details on the scalp and the detailing on the neck -plenty of attention to detail here. If there's any truth to those Mass Effect movie adaptation rumors, this fan-made look certainly sets a good standard to follow.

[Soylent Cosplay]

Unmasking Tali'Zorah Vas Normandy

Bosh'tet.

This was pretty much the general consensus and reaction of Mass Effect 3 players who have opted to romance the Quarian engineer, Tali, in the game. Why? Because Bioware didn't bother creating a proper unmasking for her. The above image is the scene witnessed by Tali-romancing players nearing the ending parts of ME3. So what's the big deal? Read about it after the jump.

Bioware Staff Gets a Sneak Peek at New Mass Effect Game

Well that’s a bit of a confusing title. But yes, there’s enough progress in the new Mass Effect game to actually put together a solid video to make people excited. Sadly, the team working on the game has decided to show the trailer to only a very select number of viewers: basically, Bioware employees who are not part of the dev team. 

There’s no information about what they saw either. It’s been confirmed all throughout the web that a bit of video was indeed shown, but everyone’s kept mum about all details. Some fans familiar with graphics/front-end design are saying that the first set of footage would usually involve rendered location shots and set pieces, and maybe a few integrated and animated character models as well. There’s also talk that it would make sense if they show off a new user interface or even a mock of the planned game mechanics (basically, pre-rendered footage that envisions the final in-game look).  If they’re far along production (and we seriously doubt it at this point), there’s also that small chance that the video teased a bit of the story or events of the next game.

So what did they really get to see of all the possible examples above? We have no idea. But a recent tweet from Bioware Community Manager Jessica Merizan says that the work is “absolutely stunning”. Odds are it’s a graphically impressive scene rendered with the all new Frostbite engine, but we’re not counting out the possibility that they’re watching a pencil sketch slideshow of Wrex whacking the Star-Child with the business end of an M300 Claymore. 

Or maybe something like this:

Again, this is NOT the footage. We just wish it was.

There’s no telling when any of us common folk will ever be able to see the special footage. But knowing that Casey Hudson and his team are getting the job done is certainly something that us ME fans should be happy knowing.

For our full coverage about the upcoming Mass Effect game, head over here.

The Mass Effect 4 News Collective

[Last Updated: 09-05-2013]

The original Mass Effect trilogy is probably one of the most epic sci-fi game series ever made. So the fact that there is a new one in the making is something that the fans cannot help but get excited about. With the next game rumored to get a 4/4/2014 release, there's plenty of questions being thrown around and even more rumors that pose as answers.

So in order to help everyone wade through this massive amount of information across the internet, we've put together everything we know so far about ME:4.