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• If it has all the cool techs and biotic powers, along with the special abilities and such from ME2, that ... : Vincent Grayson
• sounds good to me : shirif
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  What is happening to the Bioware I loved? : Ellissd
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    umh...? what?

    Nov 17, 2010 8:24pm PST
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    umh...? what? : shirif
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      BioWare used to be known for making tactical RPGs based deeply in D&D lore/mechanics that were of epic le... : Moonbase Commander
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        To be fair, D&D games have not been on the market for a long time. : shirif
        • That may be so but that's irrelevant to why Ellissd now weeps. : Moonbase Commander
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          What? D&D games have been around since the dawn of graphical pc gaming. : mobab
          • I mean, they aren't being sold for a long time now and are a genre that is almost defunct. : shirif
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    How dare they pioneer a brand-new IP and flesh it out with a broad array of gameplay options?!?1 I wis... : Dessicator82
    • Yeah, you completely missed his point. : Moonbase Commander
    • Thats not what they are doing. They are taking new IP, watering it down, slapping bro-gaming tropes on it... : stygian_whisper
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    I dunno, but they keep making kickass RPGs, so I'm not complaining. : Vincent Grayson
    • (mumbles something about action games with RPG elements...) : MeestaNob
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    ROFL they are the same exact company, they just have more money to do shit like this. They are still maki... : ovrlrd
    • Oh and Valve, not even mentioning Episode 3, not talking about it, or anything. They are fully focused on... : ovrlrd
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      I believe Rage counts as 'lets make a game we want to play' more then Doom 3 did for them. Blizzard is hu... : Frozen Pixel
      • Agreed. A multiplayer FPS from BioWare would be like a Civ style game from id. : Fred Garvin
    • The gaming industry hasn't grown up, it's just become much more like an industry than people thought it c... : Modica Sol Solis
    • It has nothing to do with BioWare having resources and is simply a brand exploit in the end. I can guaran... : Fred Garvin
    • It hasn't grown up, it's just gotten boring. Bioware are making a military themed multiplayer first perso... : Lord Skellington
    • The gaming industry has totally grown up. what does that even mean? : atom519
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• Oh good lord. : herradura99
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  So long as I get to be a krogan, its all cool. : baron calamity
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    HUMAN ONLY : Moonbase Commander
    • racist! : Mmmmmoo
  • You'll be a Vorcha and you'll like it. Your most powerful weapon will be a dual weild of vitriol and sco... : riptyde
• My name is Commander Shepherd and this is my favorite CoD-knockoff in the station : geedeck
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  Do I win at the interwebs? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24546725#itemanchor_24546725 : Fred Garvin
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    My guess is EA wants some of the CoD phat l00t and figures players are brand loyal enough that they'll bu... : Fred Garvin
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      I agree and I think it will be a more competent "me too" attempt than Medal of Honor. : Dr_Cube
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        Depends on the team. BioWare isn't an action FPS company. : Fred Garvin
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          Mass Effect 2 was a fantastic FPS, so they're definitely more than competent at producing a great shootin... : Dontdrop
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            Big difference between a SP action RPG and a CoD style multiplayer shooter. : Fred Garvin
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              Big difference between Diablo and Starcraft but Blizzard managed to pull it off. I don't see why there s... : riptyde
              • I didn't say they can't, I said it depends on the team. I am however, very doubtful. : Fred Garvin
• All aboard the rumor mill hype train! I don't see how BioWare could focus its strengths in a project l... : lunarbunny
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  i think its a dance rpg for the kinect. : crypt420
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    Citadel Dance Party : Reptile
    • http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/halolz-dot-com-masseffect-idonthavetime.jpg : jeffmoeller
• Great news IMO, I'd love to see them go divergent with a "shooter" spinoff of the ME series so that the c... : veras
• Interesting. We could use a sci-fi themed shooter and before you cry Halo, Halo's multiplayer does not ha... : Dr_Cube
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  Meh. Not interesting. I'd rather them shell out more DLC for Mass Effect 2. The last few have been great.... : theangrywaffles
  • I agree with these waffles about DLC. Although, I'm interested in where they take this. : Mmmmmoo
  • What if it was being developed by the ex infinity ward team? : dedgecko
• RUMOR Keyword here. : Nighthawk0110
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  Organics vs. Synthetics : CecilPhilpot
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    I expect all the major races to be playable. None of this humans vs geth shit. Custom race. Custom charac... : Dr_Cube
    • I wanna be Salarian STG : CecilPhilpot
• Charging around with a claymore and throwing other people around? That could very well be FANTASTIC! : Cliffzorz
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  Just being a simple nameless grunt who can take on endless swarms will appeal to a different desire for a... : Sailor of Fortune
  • I'd like them to finish the trilogy first before cranking out boring CoD spinoffs. : herradura99
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  Rumor on Rock Paper Shotgun is that it has something to do with Shattered Steel. Some barcodes on twitter... : Adm.Snackbar
  • If so, that could be fun. I liked the original Shattered Steel. : Reptile
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    I am still pretty skeptical about that. It's not much of an IP and not a known brand. It's also a mech ga... : Fred Garvin
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      Doesn't need to be a known brand. That said that sniper rifle is clearly from Mass Effect. http://im... : K1Bond007
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        Does BioWare really need another IP right now when they are building ME and DA? : Fred Garvin
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          Well they also have The Old Republic and they've hinted that Jade Empire isn't dead so.. I wouldn't put i... : K1Bond007
          • The Old Republic isn't their IP and Jade is dead, believe me. : Fred Garvin
    • You're probably right. I'd just rather see a mech game than another multiplayer shooter, especially from ... : Adm.Snackbar
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  Some developers battle all they can to carve out their own niche by creating a distinct franchise that ca... : SpaecKow
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    Like blizzard? : dedgecko
    • Where are blizz doing that? : SpaecKow
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  well we can always replay mass effect 2 i guess - it's got lots of replay value! : EvilDolemite
  • I doubt this game is going to make Bioware neglect the Mass Effect 2 DLC that is on the way or Mass Effee... : Dontdrop
• Awesome : justwr!ght
• God, I fucking hope not. : Godhatesfatpeople
• How utterly, utterly boring of them. : Lord Skellington
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  Three words: First Contact War : ServiusOrtus
  • While I hope this rumor is simply just a rumor, my initial guess from the screen was some game set earlie... : ServiusOrtus
• Multiplayer? That's disappointing if true. Won't bother with that even though I love Mass Effect. : SilverSnake
• I figure they're going to revive the Shattered Steel name and make some kind of multi-player focused Call... : Durandal07