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Mass Effect 2 gets January 26 release date photo

Start working on your best Commander Shepard impressions -- BioWare has announced that Mass Effect 2 will be hitting North American shelves on January 26. Europe needs to hold tight for a few days; they'll see the game on January 29. 

Additionally, a handful of pre-order "incentives" have been revealed. Pre-order from GameStop will get a code to download the "Terminus Gear" when the game is released. The pack includes "Terminus Armor," designed for "extreme planetary conditions," and increases run speed, personal shields, and awards an additional magazine of reserve ammo. You'll also get the crazy-sounding M-90 Blackstorm Heavy Weapon, which "generates a high-powered localized gravity well, accelerating particles near-infinite mass." Woah. 

Pre-order the game at other participating retailers, and you'll get the "Inferno Armor," which will give Shepard a negotiations bonus in-game, as well as increase run speed and increases damage from combat powers. 

So now you know the date, and now you know your pre-order choices. What's your plan? 


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IV Backstab MC's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:44
IV Backstab MC
This game will be fucking incredible this is for sure one the main games to own a 360 for
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:44
MrSadistic
WAT

son of a birch, the avalanche is starting early.

Well good thing it isn't too long after Christmas. I will put those gift cards/money to good use.
RenagadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:49
RenagadePanda
That terminus armor looks cool, but the negotiations bonus seems much more useful to me. Everything the terminus provides could easily be achieved through the armor mods.
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:49
Tubatic
Well shoot.

I think I want a negotiations bonus! How's that for a new monkey wrench in pre-order goodies?
protoknuckles's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:49
protoknuckles
I hate these in-game preorder bonuses. I want toys or posters dammit!
Onlineatron's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:50
Onlineatron
I was planning on getting MAG that week...but SCREW THAT!

Mass Effect 2 FTW
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:51
GuitarAtomik
Ooooooooh daddy want.
runtheplacered's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:52
runtheplacered
Sounds good, I'm there. I don't really care about any of the pre-order crap. I know it's not game breaking if I don't get it, so that's good enough for me to not care. But i've been looking forward to the game itself.

Which reminds me, I need to hurry up and replay through Mass Effect 1 so I can have a save file.
Carlton Banks's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:53
Carlton Banks
So by June or July the PS3 version will be announced?
SuitcoatAvenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:57
SuitcoatAvenger
So, what class does the armor fall in? Cause it looks awesome, but I'm worried my Light Armor rolling Adept won't be able to use it.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:59
Chronic Logic
Is that Master Chief?
the guy with the hat's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:02
the guy with the hat
awesome sauce
20 Sided Death's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:02
20 Sided Death
OH its so neat. Do the pre-order bonuses come on a little card with a code that they hand you when you buy the game? Or do they come inside the game. If they come on a little card they hand me I'm gonna pre-order at two places, buy them both, get the cards and then return one. I'll have both armors!!! MWUHAHAHAHAHA

I'm super pumped up now that there is a release date and its in January. I don't think I'll get any work done today because I'll be daydreaming of Shepard. He's so dreamy...*sigh*
Oncomouse's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:11
Oncomouse
There is no way I'll be done with Dragon Age before this comes out. I probably won't get to this until spring break. That's a shame, because Mass Effect is easily my favorite game this gen... possibly ever.
Kaspar's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:12
Kaspar
Thanks a bunch for incredible bonuses that I've no way to obtain...

Also, why the fuck are they talking about ammo? Didn't the original establish a pretty solid reason for not having to reload?
SuitcoatAvenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:13
SuitcoatAvenger
@kaspar; there's specialty ammo stuff in the new game, apparently ('flame' shots, etc). Standard ammo is still infinite, but the overheat bar has been removed. You have to manually reload now.
tr0tsky's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:14
tr0tsky
@Kaspar when I played the demo at PAX, weapons had special ammo that was limited in quantity.
Jizl Tizl's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:15
Jizl Tizl
I don't remember, but are there any bonuses for beating ME Galaxy on the iPhone?
DarkMagic56's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:17
DarkMagic56
*Runs to Gamestop like a Mad Man on a hunt to kill his prey*
Oncomouse's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:21
Oncomouse
I just thought of something. This is seriously stupid. Dragon Age is supposed to be this epic, old school 80+ hour monster that all but demands multiple plays. There is no way in hell I'm going to be done with it before Mass Effect 2 drops. They should have done this the other way around. Mass Effect 2 first, which will be about 15 hours I'd guess, THEN drop the massive game. In that order, I'd probably be done wringing everything out of Dragon Age about the time Mass Effect 3 comes out.
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:22
Electrium
Negotiation bonus sounds more useful...but I want that gun...hm.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:26
MrSadistic
What sucks is that I'm gonna get this for the PC, yet I have the 360 version of Mass Effect. I dunno if I should pony up for the PC version of the original Mass Effect in order to take advantage of the save system in ME 2.
Oncomouse's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:28
Oncomouse
@MrSadistic

You can get a used copy of Mass Effect for under $15. Might be worth it if you're planning on playing 2 on your 360.
Oncomouse's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:29
Oncomouse
Bah, nevermind. I read that backwards.
foolishwolf's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:32
foolishwolf
hot damn, that's my birthday
sickNasty's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:32
sickNasty
I don't get the logic in splitting up preorder bonuses between retailers. Why limit your consumer can get depending on where they buy the game?

And on that note, can we please drop the preorder bonus crap? When I buy a game, I want to own everything in the game.

That said, I'm really looking forward to ME2.
Br0th3rGr1mm's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:51
Br0th3rGr1mm
Wow...that's like 2 months before I anticipated it.
Robert's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 12:52
Robert
HELL YEAHHHHHH

I was thinking March or so.
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 13:08
Im OK
Hmm, I'll probably still be playing Dragon Age at that point.

Also, I fucking hate all this "pre-order bonus" bullshit. That stuff needs to die.
HEL105's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 13:53
HEL105
I'm loving that release date! It's much sooner than I would have guessed. As for the pre-order stuff, it makes me feel like I'm being excluded from getting something, as opposed to getting a bonus. Not cool, not cool.
Freefall's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 14:59
Freefall
Argh, why must Europeans wait 3 more days? Why? I fail to see a point.
TheDirtyHobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 15:27
TheDirtyHobo
Oh wow, I wasn't expecting it until March at the earliest, given they're only two weeks from releasing Dragon Age. But that's my wallet complaining, not me.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 15:28
Dan CiTi
I'll get it for PS3.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 15:36
Sharpless
Wait... This game has ammo? I do not like. I quite enjoyed the first game's lack of ammo.

@Freefall
You're complaining about a 3-day wait when you've had to endure waits of multiple months before?
andycadaver's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 15:37
andycadaver
Wow, I was expecting March or April. Hopefully it's not too soon. I just cancelled my Dante's Inferno preorder for this. My wallet had to make a decision, not me.
20 Sided Death's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 15:48
20 Sided Death
@MrSadistic

original Mass Effect is only $20 new on Amazon. Just take your lunch to school / work for a few days insetad of buying and you'll be good.
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 15:49
akathatoneguy
I'm not really interested in in-game pre-order bonuses. I figure that the developers balanced the game (ideally) to work out a certain way, and having super-awesome gear that you got because you pre-ordered is going to throw that off and make the game easier than it should be. It's not really a whole lot different than paying for DLC to get in-game shit, at least from a gameplay standpoint. Sure, you're putting your $5 towards the purchase of the game and not just towards buying in-game items, but I just think in-game items should be earned in-game. Would rather see other types of pre-order bonuses instead, honestly.
MCChampaignMillionaire's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 16:02
MCChampaignMillionaire
nice...
JamnOnTheOne's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 16:04
JamnOnTheOne
I'm still sad that there isn't a limited/special edition option.

I'd love behind the scenes content, a copy of one of the novels, or something like that.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 16:07
Xzyliac
MY BIRTHDAY! THANK YOU BIOWARE!
seltzermx's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 16:26
seltzermx
@JamnOnTheOne: There probably will be a limited edition. Last time they announced it only about a month before the actual release date, so there's still time.
Zarathustra's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 16:42
Zarathustra
@JamnOnTheOne:

Same here. The CE of the first Mass Effect is the only special/collector's/limited edition I own of any game, so I was planning to continue that with the sequels.
kitae's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 17:47
kitae
None of the pre-order bonuses are game breaking, and you can get equivalent quality items in-game. It's a nice start-of-game boost though.

The biggest reason to get the bonuses in my opinion is if you just like the look of the armor, the armors both have a very cool unique look! Stats come and go, but hot threads are forever.

Christina the Bioware Designer
LazyAza's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 17:56
LazyAza
Wish someone would accelerate my particles to infinite mass. Oooooh yeah.
shit-polka's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 18:08
shit-polka
I have a couple issues;

I'm starting to get worried for this new angle of preorder bonuses. They used to be trivial and only coaxed an eye-roll or in some cases a fit of laughter ("lol"), but that armour looks tits. I've never felt compelled to preorder anything, and I'm still not seriously considering it, but it's starting to look a lot more convincing.

2nd issue: too many goddamn games that I already see myself buying opening day that are coming out in the next few months and I'm going to fail school.
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 18:08
Shadowiii
I'm stoked. Day one buy if there ever was one.
Between this, Borderlands, Dragon Age, Left 4 Dead 2, and Brutal Legend I'm going to have to eat ramen for next year just to fund my gaming addiction.
blackdeath1347's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:40
blackdeath1347
Seriously peed my pants. This is the best news I've heard all day!
Palidi's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 22:34
Palidi
YAY, I knew making Mass Effect 2 the next release to look forward to was a good idea.

I don't even care about the bonuses or anything, I just wanna continue where I left off in the last game.
jamBOT's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2009 05:03
jamBOT
I'm ALL over this game, in January.
a0jer's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2009 05:55
a0jer
preorder bribes make me sick.
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