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Mass Effect 2 Free and Paid DLC Plans Clarified

by Chris Faylor, Jan 22, 2010 10:10am PST

Related Topics – Mass Effect 2, xbox 360, BioWare, DLC, PC

While all new copies of Mass Effect 2 will come with a "single-use unlock code" that enables owners to download free add-ons through the in-game "Cerberus Network," developer BioWare is unsurprisingly planning to charge for some later add-ons.

"We'll definitely have for-pay DLC down the road too," BioWare's co-founder Greg Zeschuk told Joystiq. "It's not going to be all free DLC for Mass Effect 2 -- far from that. There'll be paid DLC packs, and there'll be stuff available through Cerberus as well."

Those that don't buy a new copy of the PC and Xbox 360 action-RPG (due January 26) will have to pay 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) to access the Cerebus Network and its various free add-ons--making it the same value as the Stone Prisoner download that came free with new copies of Dragon Age: Origins--according to Kotaku and Bitmob.

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Specifically: If I buy the game "new" for PC via Steam a few months from now will I get access to the free "Cerberus Network" content? Or is the free content described in the article come free pre-orders only?

Jan 23, 2010 4:53pm PST

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Specifically: If I buy the game "new" for PC via Steam a few months from now will I get access to the fr... : KougarLOB
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  Any new copy of the game, not just pre-orders. As long as it's not used, you'll get the code to unlock th... : pyide
  - (joy) thanks. I have to wait a couple of months before I can get this but didn't want to have to pay ex... : KougarLOB

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When will the review be posted?

Jan 22, 2010 12:22pm PST

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- IGN's review is already up. 9.6 for PC and X360. : MysterD

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$15.. lol. Bioware makes good games but their DLC is pretty much the bottom of the barrel price/content ratio.

Jan 22, 2010 10:23am PST

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$15.. lol. Bioware makes good games but their DLC is pretty much the bottom of the barrel price/content r... : thebigbeefsandwich
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Whatever. I currently have ME2 preloaded and can't wait for it to be unlocked!

Jan 22, 2010 10:55pm PST

Whatever. I currently have ME2 preloaded and can't wait for it to be unlocked! : v7ek

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I noticed that games like The Sabotuer, Forza 3 VIP stuff, Dragon Age and now this game are making you download items in-game. Will it be a problem is the 360 hard drive dies or you get a new console...how do you re-download this stuff??????

Jan 22, 2010 12:13pm PST

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- It's tied to your social bioware account. I have the PC version of dragon age, but re-downloading the DL... : xsikal
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  I may say something stupid, but aren't they locked up with your account ? : gzubluck
  - Xbox Live content has separate locks to your console and your account. The console it is first downloa... : nurikabe

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Did they get rid of the film grain effect for the sequel? It's not in the screenshots. It looks so much better than the first on the 360.

Jan 22, 2010 2:52pm PST

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If you really want to buy a game like this used, use GameFly. Their used games come with an unused code, as their boxes have been untouched.

Jan 22, 2010 10:35am PST

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  I was just going to ask about this. I'm going to get it from Gamefly on day one and buy it through them.... : pigvomit
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    The 360 games I bought used come with even the manual, 48 hour codes for XBL, and other case litter. I'm ... : Sailor of Fortune
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      Gamefly is too slow in delivery : friedram
      
      True, but I can't play till next weekend anyway. The midweek releases usually get here by friday, saturd... : pigvomit
      
      I've received Fable 2, Assassin's Creed 2, 40th Day, and one or two other games the day after release. I ... : Sailor of Fortune

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