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First Mass Effect DLC coming out next month
by Hamza CTZ Aziz on 02.06.2008 50 comments

Mass Effect, the controversial lesbian orgy simulation with some minor space shooting action, will be getting some fresh new content on March 10th. The "Bring Down the Sky" DLC will run for 400 MS points (which is $40 in Nick Chester currency) and offer 90 minutes of new story. The new story introduces a new alien race called the Batarians whom have hijacked an asteroid station that has been set on a collision course onto the planet Terra Nova.

For the five dollars, you're getting 90 minutes of new story and gameplay. This, to me, is DLC done right. Hit the jump for the PR and to see how much the new pack will add to your achievement scores.

The Epic Journey Continues with the Release of the First Downloadable Content for the Sci-Fi Blockbuster "Mass Effect" on March 10, 2008 

To date, more than 1.6 million gamers have explored the engaging sci-fi universe of "Mass Effect." Beginning on March 10, fans everywhere will be able to expand the "Mass Effect" experience with the release of the first ever downloadable content for the award-winning saga.

The "Bring Down the Sky" downloadable content pack will be released to Xbox LIVE Marketplace on Monday, March 10 at 2 a.m. PDT, and will be available for 400 MS points. This is the first in a series of planned downloadable content that further expands the "Mass Effect" universe and continues the adventures of Commander Shepard and the Normandy crew.

"Bring Down the Sky" includes a new uncharted world that introduces the notorious and feared alien race of the Batarians.  A Batarian extremist group has hijacked a mobile asteroid station in the Asgard system, setting it on a collision course with the nearby colony world of Terra Nova.  Only Commander Shepard can save the millions of innocent civilians before the asteroid completes its deadly descent.

"Bring Down the Sky" contains approximately 90 minutes of heart-pounding action and a new Achievement worth 50 Gamerscore points.

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Tino's Avatar
Tino at 02/06/2008 14:41

I'm so in.
007's Avatar
007 at 02/06/2008 14:42

Wait, so what happens after the 90 minutes?
Remz's Avatar
Remz at 02/06/2008 14:48

Fuck yeah, about freaking time too.
Dyganth's Avatar
Dyganth at 02/06/2008 14:49

@007: Hot Batarian on Krogan love scene?
Fading_Star's Avatar
Fading_Star at 02/06/2008 14:51

Sweet.

DLC!
CALkulon's Avatar
CALkulon at 02/06/2008 14:51

When will the Bank of Chester open?
Dan CiTi's Avatar
Dan CiTi at 02/06/2008 14:51

@007
Snoop Dogg is playable.
ian_esq's Avatar
ian_esq at 02/06/2008 14:52

sweet, to bad I rented the game and cant get this
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 02/06/2008 14:57

LOL @ Nick Chester.

This is freaking awesome. This is how DLC should be done.
Itchy Tasty's Avatar
Itchy Tasty at 02/06/2008 14:57

Now all we need is a patch that lets you continue playing after you complete the main storyline. There's plenty of sidequests that I didn't get to complete.
CaffeinePowered's Avatar
CaffeinePowered at 02/06/2008 14:58

Boo for nickel and dimeing :(
lazuli's Avatar
lazuli at 02/06/2008 15:00

i just completed mass effect cant wait play this!!
harrmonica's Avatar
harrmonica at 02/06/2008 15:01

i hope the option of banging a really hot alien newscaster from fox news is included.
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DrNutt at 02/06/2008 15:09

Way to be a killjoy, caffeine... I personally think it would be pretty sweet, as long as the "90 minutes" holds up to gamer scrutiny and isn't a cookie cutter sidequest.
Aertyr's Avatar
Aertyr at 02/06/2008 15:11

PC senses.... tingling.... need.... game... *ughhhhhh*
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llllDrGONZOllll at 02/06/2008 15:13

I can tell you right now there had better be some very revealing sex scene or I am not down. $70 dollars for the Limited edition and there was no extra sex. I had to save my file and keep reloading it to even get off. Bring on the hard core side boob and i'm in.
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Capn Birdseye at 02/06/2008 15:26

Awesome news. I am playing it through for the second time with a new character. This should make the third playthrough worthwhile ;)

I won't bother playing Hardcore difficulty again. It's not that hard, its just that the enemies have so much damn life ;P
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 02/06/2008 15:26

Appropriately priced, I believe.
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Drunken Haze at 02/06/2008 15:29

Sounds great, even when i expect 90 minutes to be more like 45.

And 50 experiance points. Please say this means a further 4 DLCs are on the way to bring it up to its downloadable achievement quota.
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twister1988 at 02/06/2008 15:30

$5 for 90 more minuets of Mass Effect = WIN
big filth's Avatar
big filth at 02/06/2008 15:33

lets hope 85 of those minutes arent spent in elevators.
Twosixteen's Avatar
Twosixteen at 02/06/2008 15:33

SOLD!
CaffeinePowered's Avatar
CaffeinePowered at 02/06/2008 15:35

@DrNutt

Sorry, but odds are this is content they had done or at least partially completed and it somehow got cut from the final release of the game. Boo for having to pay extra for it :(
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 02/06/2008 15:43

@ CaffeinePowered

Boo for being a negative Nancy.

:)
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Sgt Cheesecake at 02/06/2008 15:45

Like someone else said, $5 = 90 minutes works for me.
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GuitarAtomik at 02/06/2008 15:55

I'm pretty stoked for this. $5 is a great price point and I'm glad it's coming soon too.
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JamnOnTheOne at 02/06/2008 16:02

$5 for 90 minutes of what?
$5 for 45 minutes of dialog trees and 45 minutes of action?
$5 for 90 minutes of straight up action?
$5 for 20 minutes of vehicle crap followed by 40 minutes of dialog and 30 minutes of combat?

Seriously, this really seems like an awful deal except for those Mass Effect fans that completed every side quest before finishing the main game.

I second the comment of wanting a free patch that allows to go back and continue the game after finishing the main storyline. I'm not about to replay the entire game just so I can access this $5 content.
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kaz at 02/06/2008 16:04

Wait, Asgard? Like Stargate Asgard?
Peronthious's Avatar
Peronthious at 02/06/2008 16:15

Hurray, $5 for 90 minutes of empty and pointless fetch and kill quests with a bit of decent story and excellent dialogue on the side! Yay?
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 02/06/2008 16:25

I'll be getting that...
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RobotFart at 02/06/2008 16:27

Finally, someone doing DLC right AND pricing it nicely too :D
Eschatos's Avatar
Eschatos at 02/06/2008 16:30

Depends on how many sex scenes there are.
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ArrestedDeveloper at 02/06/2008 16:32

yessssssssssssssssssss.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 02/06/2008 16:37

@Caffeine
Listen, DLC is a way of life, like it or not. And like it or not, a lot of it probably isn't going to be worth the cost. So, when something like this comes along - whether it was withheld from the retail game or not - I think we need to salute it. Mass Effect is a robust, lengthy game. It's not lacking any content (shut up, Jim), so anything new is welcome, I believe. And $5 for a 1-2 hour mission? Reasonable.
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MechaMonkey at 02/06/2008 16:38

Props to big filth, showing there is new talent coming into the Destructoid peanut gallery every day.
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Joseph -Orcist- Leray at 02/06/2008 17:08

HIS CHEEKS LOOK LIKE GIANT LABIA!

VAGINAFACE!
DrNutt's Avatar
DrNutt at 02/06/2008 17:24

@Caffeine: I don't know, perhaps? The game already provided me with 40+ hours of gameplay and was well worth the sixty bucks I spend. As long as this isn't a generic sidequest like the sidequests in the vanilla game, I'm ok with five bucks for more stuff.
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Psywolf at 02/06/2008 17:28

ok i have mass effect but am trying to fin a few other games before i start it

is it best to dl this after you beat the game? i have never added dlc to any games
JamnOnTheOne's Avatar
JamnOnTheOne at 02/06/2008 18:05

@Psywolf

Unless they fix the game to allow you to go back and finish missions you skipped before you beat the game (presently when the game ends...That's it, you can't go back and finish other stuff), you'll want to download it first and play it.

I'm still amazed at the people that think $5 is reasonable for this paltry type of add-on given the overall scope/length of the game. Unless it's wedged into the main storyline, you'd still have to hunt it down to even access it.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 02/06/2008 18:38

I can't say "do want" enough times.
Impulsedaniel's Avatar
Impulsedaniel at 02/06/2008 18:56

can't wait :)
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Im OK at 02/06/2008 18:59

What? No horse armor? I wanted horse armor, dammit.

Seriously though, this sounds fairly decent to me for $5, even if it ends up being just another "drop down onto a planet in the Mako, drive around for a while, find a building, go inside building, fight a bunch of guys, see 5-10 minutes of sidequest story, make a Paragon/Renegade choice, finish sidequest" thing. Still, I hope it's more like the sidequests that take place on the Citadel and the main story planets, since those tended to be more interesting than the generic Mako missions. And, again, at least it's not horse armor, or whatever the Mass Effect equivalent would be.
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Hamza CTZ Aziz at 02/06/2008 19:09

JamnOnTheOne: Most of us are looking at it compared to other DLC content. Like Halo 3. $10 for 3 lack luster maps compared to $5 for 90 minutes of new content is a great deal. Otherwise, I hate DLC all together.
Twicky's Avatar
Twicky at 02/06/2008 19:15

I already beat Saren, and my character is saved to the Saren fight. Will I have to start a new character, or will this let me play the game after vanilla Mass Effect's end?
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Rosseh at 02/06/2008 20:19

I have a spare 400 and this is way earlier than I expected. It's awesome to finally see a Batarian seeing as they are such an important part of the universe. I still have missions to complete too but I'm definitely gonna grab this straight away.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 02/06/2008 20:25

This is how you do DLC right. I'm just curious whether it happens after the main game or is part of the regular game.
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duhJeenyus at 02/06/2008 21:48

Phukk YESS! Now how do you get a lazy woman out of the house for an entire day? O_o
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Fleet3000 at 02/06/2008 22:23

shweet!
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Kaaspeer at 02/07/2008 02:48

This is pretty cool i guess.

I just hope it's real gameplay instead of 5 the same looking bases on different planets filled with different enemies.

I loved the main story of Mass Effect but when I tried to get the completionist achievement I just got bored with the repetitiveness of the sidequests..

It has got my interrest but I would first like to read some opinions on the DLC once it's released before I buy it.
Although this would be nice to spend my points on since i have 1300 left after REZ
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 02/07/2008 13:46

Those motherfuckers are ugly as shit!

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