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io9Mass Effect: Andromeda Looks Like It’s Giving the Series a Big Combat Upgrade
Mass Effect: Andromeda will cast players as explorer frontier-folk, looking to find a new home for humanity. And, just like any attempts to plant a flag on new territory, there’s going to be a lot of fighting along the journey. A new look at Mass Effect: Andromeda’s gameplay focuses on combat, breaking down new weapon … Continued
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io9Latest Mass Effect: Andromeda Trailer Gives Best Look Yet at New Aliens, Enemies
More alien romance is almost a certainty in Mass Effect: Andromeda. There’ll be some new races to horizontal tango with. And are those space pajamas or what? This new teaser gives us the best look yet at Andromeda, which casts players as Pathfinders, explorer-soldiers looking for a new home for the denizens of a traveling … Continued
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io9Here’s the 800 or So Toys Funko Announced Yesterday
Say what you will about the Pop Vinyl toy aesthetic, there is something to be admired in Funko’s ability to acquire licenses for their toys like grey goo nanomachines devouring their way across the face of the Earth. Case in point, the company announced like, a hojillion toys at the UK Toy Fair yesterday, and … Continued
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The Winner of This Year’s Hugo For Best Novel Is Writing a Mass Effect Book
The latest entry in the scifi RPG series Mass Effect, Mass Effect: Andromeda is out next year—and with it, a bevy of novels designed to tie into the game’s story. Usually, books like this aren’t anything to write home about, but you can’t help get excited with the news that one of them will be written … Continued
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io9Mass Effect: Andromeda Heads Into Deep Space in Its First Trailer
That’s a really, really big alien over there, guys. The biggest takeaway I get from watching this teaser the newest chapter in the beloved scifi video game franchise is that BioWare’s looking to make players feel more like explorers than in previous Mass Effect games. The support system of the Alliance is light years away; … Continued
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io9Mass Effect Designer Launches Animated Series About a Giant with a Tank Head
Warring angels, high-velocity music, and a tank-headed giant. Mass Effect: Andromeda cinematic designer Richard Boylan has officially confused me with Tank Head, his high-concept series of animated shorts. But that’s okay because it’s really, really pretty. The first installment of Tank Head, done in impressive rotoscope-style animation, tells the story of a guy who finds … Continued
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Tech News
If This Mass Effect Legion Figure Has A Soul, It’s Made Of Plastic
Legion, the Mass Effect series’ hive-mind A.I that enjoyed debating the morals of existence as much as it did shooting things in the face, was one of the series’ coolest characters. Now it’s getting a pretty spectacular action figure that any Shepard Commander worth their salt will ogle over. Clocking in at 13” tall, Legion … Continued
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Action Heroes We Love: Commander Shepard
Action heroes save the day. Sometimes, they even save a whole city, a whole country, and if they’re especially great, the whole world. Not every hero gets to save the entire galaxy from eons of cyclical destruction: That honor goes to Commander Shepard, one of science fiction’s ultimate action heroes. Commander Jane — or possibly … Continued
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Tech NewsWith Sincerity: I Want This Mass Effect Talking Elcor Plush Toy
Uncontrollable Glee: This is the best. Mass Effect fans are already fond of the alien Elcor, a race of massive creatures that preface all of their sentences with an emotion to convey tone (they also make great Shakespearean actors) — but I can almost guarantee they’ll be even fonder of this adorable plush version. For … Continued
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The Most Astonishing Cosplay From Emerald City Comicon… Part 2!
They sure know how to party in Seattle. Yesterday, we brought you a batch of incredible cosplay pics from Emerald City Comicon — but today’s photos are way more stunning. Including some costumes we’ve never, ever seen done before. Check out best of ECCC’s cosplay, day two! Top image: Sarkhan Vol (Magic the Gathering) Cosplayer: … Continued
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10 Villains Who Were Supposed To Come Back… And Never Did
Every villain always threatens to return and wreak vengeance. No baddie worth their salt ever gets beaten and then announces they’re going to retire. But some villains make an especially big noise about how they’ll be back… and then, crickets. Here are 10 villains who made a big splash, and were never seen again. Some … Continued
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By The Goddess, Look At This Wonderful Mass Effect Cosplay
You know it’s a job well done when I have to question if this is a person in cosplay or the actual Liara T’Soni from the Mass Effect games made flesh through an act of sorcery – but rest assured, this is Jen of Soylent Cosplay, doing an outstanding job recreating everyone’s favourite Asari scientist. … Continued
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io9TelevisionTons Of Details On Game of Thrones, Including What’s Not In The Books!
Could X-Men: Apocalypse bring back Gambit and Nightcrawler? Find out what’s in store in the third Hobbit movie. There are details about what The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s Oscorp is up to. Find out what’s going on with the Mass Effect movie. Plus, Marc Guggenheim pitches another Arrow spinoff. Spoilers now! X-Men: Apocalypse Speaking with Cine … Continued
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Who’s the most awesome alien race in the entire universe?
Science fiction is full of alien races who kick all kinds of ass, including tough warrior races and highly advanced super-intelligent aliens. But who’s the greatest race of all? Which race do you wish you could go spend a year or two living with? Who’s most likely to conquer all other races in the multiverse? … Continued
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io9Movies10 Scientists Who Played God (And Didn’t Get Punished)
Fictional mad scientists usually meet a dreadful fate: destroyed by their own creation, or by villagers with torches. After all, we can’t send the message that dabbling in the universe’s secrets is okay. But sometimes, a scientist is just too clever, or lucky, to get burned. Here are 10 mad scientists who didn’t get punished. … Continued
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11 Fearsome Warrior Races (That Would Be Ridiculously Easy to Defeat)
An entire species of warriors is one of the most thrilling tropes from science fiction and fantasy. Bred only for combat, with a culture based entirely on war and destruction. But sometimes that single-minded focus on slaughter can actually have its drawbacks. Here are 11 fictional warrior races that would be easy to beat. 1) … Continued
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Robot Separatists: The Best Stories About A.I.s Leaving Humanity Behind
When we finally create artificial intelligences and supersmart robots, everybody expects the very next thing they’ll try and do is wipe out humanity. Right? Maybe not. Some artificial creations just want to be left alone, to do their own thing. Here’s our semi-complete list of stories about robot separatists. Top image: Mass Effect. Note: These … Continued
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Scifi and fantasy ladies pose as Rosie the Riveter for Labor Day
Labor Day isn’t just an excuse to barbecue or squeeze in one last trip to the beach; it’s also the day we remember the contributions of workers to society. These scifi, fantasy, and superheroines pay tribute to the wartime labor icon Rosie the Riveter—and show off their guns. “Buffy the Riveter” by AJ Paglia “Leia … Continued
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Amazing Mass Effect cosplay that tells an unseen story of Aria vs Wrex
One of the great tantalizing things in the Mass Effect universe is the story of Wrex’s greatest fight, a brawl that destroyed a space station — against an Asari who turned out to be Aria. And now, two amazing cosplayers have brought that fight to life. As Propped Up Creations explains on their Facebook page, … Continued