I can finally talk about Mass Effect Universe. Since Bioware closed I can now reveal that I was part of the Mass Effect Council, saw what BioWare was building, and provided feedback during development. • Set 600+ years after the Reaper War • You play as a customizable N7 agent • Instead of being a walking gun rack, you're a cross between John Wick and James Bond • Shepard's legacy preserved, regardless of your ending • A galaxy divided into three major factions • Humanity, Krogan, Batarians, and more allied together • Council races forming their own alliance • The Geth emerging as a third superpower • A galactic Cold War instead of another Reaper style invasion with a shadowy adversary • Geth-built megastructures • Connections between the Milky Way and Andromeda • Experimental technology implanted in you as a unique point of difference • Hacking and manipulating the environment • See through walls, identify systems, remotely trigger hazards and more • Handcrafted missions like ME1-3 • But with Hitman-style freedom in how you complete them • Brutal close-range executions • Squadmates who can clash with each other • Romance wasn't being sanitised • Liara returns - now an incredibly powerful Asari Matriarch From what I saw, BioWare was making Mass Effect for us, the fans, not for people who don't exist. It looked incredible. And now we may never get to play it. Find out more here: youtu.be/ZOWrTNazZxM #SaveMassEffect

I can confirm this trailer is real #SaveMassEffect You have no idea how amazing this game was going to be. It was made for us.

It's another devastating loss.

The level of betrayal is the same.

You should start a fresh Cyberpunk 2077 playthrough with the drop of patch 2.5 - because dual wielding is so damn good. Almost 6 years after launch, CDPR is adding: 🔫 Dual-wielding pistols & revolvers 🎮 MOD SUPPORT on PS5 & Xbox 🔥 2 new side quests 🤖 Customizable Mantis Blades, Gorilla Arms & more 🃏 12 new Tarot cards 📻 New Edgerunners radio station 👕 5 new clothing sets 💇 New hairstyles 👑 New Edgerunners 2 gear set 📸 New Photo Mode poses & frames 👀 FOV slider on consoles 💾 Saves grouped by playthrough 📦 Stash item filters 🌈 Improved HDR ⚡ Ray Tracing & PS5 Pro optimizations 🖥️ DLSS 4.5 support More info here: youtu.be/9PChpjVwZ_s At this point Cyberpunk 2077 has had one of the craziest turnarounds in gaming history. Time for another playthrough too? 👀

GET AWAY. Don't do this to me. Don't force me to watch season 2. I've still not recovered from Edgerunners season 1. I won't lose my self control. 🎵

Can we take a moment to recognize and mourn Male V - he cops a little too much hate, but deserves so much love. He's my ideal way of enjoying Cyberpunk 2077 and I'm not ashamed of saying it.

Ashley Williams. She may belong to the streets. She may have a boring kit. She may have a case of foot-in-mouth syndrome... But are we finally ready to admit she's also grossly misunderstood? And honestly, she's the perfect example of why Mass Effect is so damn good. She's flawed. She's opinionated. She regularly hangs herself out to dry. She REALLY likes poetry. And some of her neutral dialogue responses are genuinely unhinged. She gives you plenty of reasons to disagree with her but the game doesn't desperately try to make you like her. That's what makes her interesting. Which is saying a lot for a human in a Sci-FI game. Love her or hate her, there isn't another character quite like Ashley Williams. And I'm not sure I can say that about a lot of RPG characters these days.

I’m feeling MUCH more confident about The Expanse: Osiris Reborn now. We finally have evidence that: - Lang Belta is properly in the game! - Original linguist Nick Farmer helped make sure it was accurate - Belters switch between English & Creole naturally - Your origin changes what you understand & how people treat you - Ceres actually feels like Ceres - Owlcat isn't shying away from nudity, sex workers, or darker themes - This is starting to feel like The Expanse, not just an RPG wearing its skin. Beltalowda! Im ta nating without imalowda! 👊 Full Breakdown here: youtu.be/5a22OKSnbQA

Reminder that Mass Effect 2 rewards you for actually paying attention to your companions and I desperately want more RPGs to trust the player like this. At one point, Mordin tells Shepard: "Hold the line! Personally prefer to get job done and go home." It's a throwaway line, only uttered if you dive a little deeper into his history. But it tells you something important about him. When you reach the Suicide Mission. Someone needs to Hold the Line. And Mordin is one of the WORST squadmates you can leave behind to do it. The game doesn't flash up: "MORDIN DOESN'T DO WELL HOLDING LINES - DON'T PICK HIM." It spent the entire game teaching you who these people are. and you were rewarded for paying attention.

I've never gone from "What's this?" to "Yep. SOLD." faster than watching the Squadron 42 trailer. This looks like someone took Mass Effect, Wing Commander, and a blockbuster Hollywood sci-fi movie, threw an obscene amount of money at it. · Massive narrative-focused single-player space adventure. · Mark Hamill as your grumpy old superior officer. · Gary Oldman as the Admiral trying to save humanity. · Andy Serkis as the terrifying alien trying to ruin his day. · The Onion Knight himself, Liam Cunningham, looking ridiculously dapper. · Oh, and Henry Cavill is casually in it too. · Pilot / customize your own ships and fight on the ground. · Proper cinematic military sci-fi vibes. · A huge cast of characters who actually look, sound and behave like real people. I'm in. Let's just hope it's done on time😉@CloudImperium

One thing I desperately want from modern RPGs: STOP MAKING EVERY COMPANION NICE. Give me assholes. Give me people who disagree with me. Give me companions who leave. Give me romances I can completely fuck up. Give me characters I genuinely hate.. and let me be nasty to them too. Friendship should feel earned - not automatic, and personalities should be as varied as the environments.

Mass Effect fans have been waiting YEARS for another great cinematic sci-fi RPG. Now suddenly we have: EXODUS & THE EXPANSE: OSIRIS REBORN I don't want one to "win." I want BOTH to be incredible so developers realise there's a massive audience for these games again...