Bioware, a name not many will have heard of for those who are casual gamers but for those who play games on a regular basis, read about games, talk about games, you will know what Bioware are about.
If you mention the likes of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic to a hardcore gamer, there is a good chance they will have a glint in their eye and start discussing the makers of the epic RPG for PC and Xbox. Now Bioware are ready to step into the next generation , Xbox 360 that is , with a whole new franchise...Mass Effect.
Mass Effect has been widely praised amongst gaming journalists alike for its stunning graphics, large open world/worlds and the most talked about aspect, a new conversation system which could potentialy change the way we play RPG's forever. If you want to know more about Mass Effect then you should check out the games page on this site or try...
http://www.masseffect.com
Bioware looked to have raised the bar again for RPG's but will it sell enough copies to make it a hugely successful franchise? Would it sell more than say, a new PS3 version of Final Fantasy? I would say no at this moment in time due to the fact most hardcore gamers would buy it but most casual gamers would not, simply because a lot of casual gamers only know one word when it comes to games...Playstation.
Final Fantasy is a similar epic style game franchise but the casual's are aware of it because of the Playstation 2. Most casual gamers own a PS2, are aware of the Final Fantasy series and will follow the series on to Playstation 3. Microsoft needs to appeal to the casual gamer, otherwise talented developers like Bioware would not make the money their talent deserves.
If a Sony/Nintendo fanboy was honest, looking at Mass Effect, it does look one hell of a game, be honest, it is an impressive looking title and more people need to be aware of it for it to sell and spawn sequels. That is obvious. Microsoft needs an answer to Final Fantasy, Mass Effect could be it but only if it is made aware of to casual gamers via the media, newspapers, gaming reviews spread across advertisements and a tv/cinema campaign.
Of course Mass Effect could be a total waste of space, awful, biggest letdown to 360 owners yet but those of us who know Bioware and are aware of their talents, know this wont be case. With the price of the Playstation 3 being slighty over the top, 360 being cheaper , graphically just as good, could Mass Effect turn Playstation 2 owners who are RPG fans heads? Could it make them purchase a 360 and say, this is better than any RPG I have played? Word of mouth in a positive fashion makes sales look a lot better overall and it could start a set of sequels that casual gamers look forward to, more 360 consoles are sold and the Mass Effect franchise could be a big player in the next gen war.
We'll just have to see when the game arrives around May 07.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
