Mass Effect: Paragon Lost is a feature length animated epic from BioWare and Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, Blood: The Last Vampire) that serves as a prequel to the events of the Mass Effect series, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. as James Vega.

Paragon Lost hits DVD and Blu-ray on December 28.

Count the days to Reaper invasion with Commander Shepard's favorite wristwatch on the Citadel, The N7 Ambassador.

In today's media-saturated world, it's highly likely that you've got ranks and achievements spread across a vast number of computers, consoles, usernames, and programs. Why can't your Xbox friends see how awesome you are on Steam and PS3? Enter GamrRank, a service created by former BioWare employees that's currently in closed beta.

All shalt know thy mighty gamerscore.

Bioware's newest addition to Star Wars: The Old Republic brings the much-awaited return of everyone's favorite Hunter-Killer droid, or at least a newer model of it.

Yes, soon you can have HK-51's chaotic evil queries and assessments to look forward to, even if he's actively plotting your doom, meatbag.

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At the peak of fan outrage against EA and BioWare over the ending of Mass Effect 3, a BioWare Forums user going by el_spiko filed false advertising complaints against the companies with the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau.

Improbably, the BBB has responded to el_spiko's complaint with an extensive blog post. Even more improbably, they basically agree with him that the level of player choice in Mass Effect 3 was misrepresented in ads for the game.

The BBB's Marjorie Stephens:

The issue at stake here is, did BioWare falsely advertise? Technically, yes, they did. In the first bullet point, where it states "the decisions you make completely shape your experience", there is no indecision in that statement. It is an absolute. The next statement is not so absolute. It states "your choices drive powerful outcomes". A consumer would have to very carefully analyze this statement to come to a conclusion that the game's outcome is not "wholly" determined by one's choices.

The post may bring a sense of vindication to outraged ME3 fans, but it doesn't have any direct consequences for BioWare or EA (beyond any sales they may already have lost due to the ending controversy).

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BioWare has announced the summer release of an extended cut of Mass Effect 3's controversial ending, but what does that mean for the Indoctrination Theory -- the popular fan-driven idea that the entire disappointing end of ME3 was a figment of Commander Shepherd's mind after being "indoctrinated" by the Reapers?

A BioWare rep addressed the theory for the first time at a PAX East panel, saying, "The indoctrination theory illustrates again how committed the fanbase is. We don't want to comment either way. We want the content to speak for itself, and we'll let it do so."

We'll see this summer whether the extended version of the ending confirms or debunks indoctrination as an explanation for what Shepherd sees at the end of the game.

[g4tv]

EA has announced an "Extended Cut" DLC for Mass Effect 3, which will add "additional cinematic sequences and epilogue scenes" to the game's controversial ending.

The new ending promises to provide some clarity to the ending and expand on the fates of the game's main characters in a way that will be "more personalized for each player."

"With the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut we think we have struck a good balance in delivering the answers players are looking for while maintaining the team's artistic vision for the end of this story arc," said BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka.

The Extended Cut will be available for free download sometime this summer.

[joystiq]