BioWare talks Minor Mass Effect 2 Details

The sequel to 2007's Mass Effect has been shrouded in secrecy ever since the first game released and was met with high reviews and overblown controversy. A few weeks ago BioWare released a trailer announcing the second game in the what is planned to be a trilogy of Mass Effect games. This trailer teases the demise of the character you play as in the first game, but BioWare still remains addiment about keeping your first Mass Effect save and how it will effect the overall game in Mass effect 2. "We've said two things. Everything we've said in the past about keeping your saves, that's all true. Everything you've seen in the teaser is all true. What does that mean?"Said Ray Muzyka of BioWare. What does this mean in terms of what Mass Effect 2 will be about?

We don't know, but until then there are always these pretty concept pieces in the meantime.

Source: IGN.com

Blizzard hiring for unannounced fifth project, might use new IP

"Blizzard has a quite a bit on its lavish, diamond-encrusted plate -- between Diablo III, Starcraft II, yet another expansion to World of Warcraft and a mysterious "next-gen MMO," you'd think it would be hesitant about taking on new projects. However, the company recently published a "Help Wanted" ad searching for two up-and-coming developers. The employment opportunity wasn't filed under the site's "Next-Gen MMO" category -- rather, it can be found under the infinitely titillating "Unannounced Project" section.

Even the most spot-on industry soothsayers haven't been able to predict what the project will be, though Blizzard COO Paul Sams has repeatedly stated the company's interest in starting up an entirely new franchise. The game is apparently temporarily running on the World of Warcraft engine until the aforementioned new hires can create an interface of their own -- an interface that hopefully won't include karts, and the inevitable racing of those karts."

[Via Joystiq.com]

Well, all I can say is that I hope it is as good as their other IPs have been.

Square-Enix buyout of Eidos approved

"The Square Enix purchase of Eidos will go through, as 85% of the Eidos shareholders voted in favor (big surprise there) of their new overlords at a recent court hearing and passed the motion of acquisition at the EGM afterward. It is estimated that Square Enix will take over operating duties some time in late April, when it's assumed all of Eidos' shares will be delisted.

We imagine Square Enix's first order of business will be to start work on Final Fantasy X3: Lara's Shadow, in which Yuna, Rikku, and Lara work together to solve a mystery surrounding a sunken ship. Also, they try to find Tidus again."

[Via Joystiq.com]