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?
Contest:
11:40 AM on 10.16.2009
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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.
I think I want a negotiations bonus! How's that for a new monkey wrench in pre-order goodies?
Mass Effect 2 FTW
Which reminds me, I need to hurry up and replay through Mass Effect 1 so I can have a save file.
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*
Also, why the fuck are they talking about ammo? Didn't the original establish a pretty solid reason for not having to reload?
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.
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.
I was thinking March or so.
@Freefall
You're complaining about a 3-day wait when you've had to endure waits of multiple months before?
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.
I'd love behind the scenes content, a copy of one of the novels, or something like that.
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.
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
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.
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.
I don't even care about the bonuses or anything, I just wanna continue where I left off in the last game.