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BioWare has announced Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

In a blog post on its website, BioWare boss Casey Hudson said this a remastered edition of the Mass Effect trilogy.

"For many months now, our team at BioWare has been hard at work updating the textures, shaders, models, effects, and technical features of three enormous games," Hudson said.

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Electronic Arts and BioWare have officially confirmed a Mass Effect trilogy release--called Mass Effect: Legendary Edition--for consoles and PC. The announcement was made as part of its N7 Day celebration, and it comes after months of reports and rumors about the collection.

The collection bundles together Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3, which originally released between 2007 and 2012. The original Mass Effect released as an Xbox 360 exclusive before eventually coming to PlayStation 3 several years later. BioWare's games have been multiplatform releases since then.

The new versions will not be full remakes, but BioWare intends to improve them so players can experience them in their "best possible form[s]," according to the official announcement. That means better resolutions and frame rates, and all single-player DLC and promotional items will also be included. Elements such as textures, shaders, character models, and effects will all be improved for the Legendary Edition.

Many of us assumed that BioWare was going to announce a Mass Effect trilogy collection during N7 Day today, but we didn't expect this other piece of news: A new Mass Effect game is in development.

Details on the project are extremely scarce, but BioWare is working on the "next chapter of the Mass Effect universe" and it will feature a "veteran team" from the company. It's unclear who will be involved in the project, as original creative director Casey Hudson now leads the entire studio. Mass Effect: Andromeda creative director Mac Walters appears to still be with the company and served as a writer on the original games as well as Jade Empire. The latter game was an original Xbox exclusive. It never received a sequel but is considered one of the studio's better games.

Andromeda wasn't as well-received as the earlier games, with criticism directed at its story, character animations, and quest design. In GameSpot's Mass Effect: Andromeda review, critic Scott Butterworth also found technical issues and disliked the characters.

All three mainline Mass Effect games in a single package

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BioWare has confirmed a brand new Mass Effect game is in development as well as the just-announced Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

As part of N7 Day, the developer said it's working on the "next chapter of the Mass Effect universe". It's built by a "veteran team", but we don't know who exactly is involved.

"Meanwhile here at BioWare, a veteran team has been hard at work envisioning the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe," BioWare boss Casey Hudson said in a blog post. "We are in early stages on the project and can't say any more just yet, but we're looking forward to sharing our vision for where we'll be going next."

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Garrus, we are coming for you! After years of fans begging and more leaks than we can keep track of, BioWare has finally confirmed that the Mass Effect Trilogy remaster is real and it's here! Here's our first look at the Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

Whether you're Team Garrus or a fan of the blueberry variety with Liara, all of our favs are coming back with an updated version. The remaster brings the iconic trilogy to current-gen alongside all of the DLC and modernized upgrades. Yeah, that means no more weird wooden teeth from Williams in the first game. 

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The Mass Effect Trilogy introduced us to Commander Shepard and changed the world of sci-fi RPGs for many. This is my personal favorite franchise of all time, with over 30 playthroughs, all of the collectibles, replicas, comics, books, and pretty much anything else I can get my hand on.

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Today, as part of N7 Day, BioWare officially announced Mass Effect Legendary Edition, which collects the original three Mass Effect games into one remastered collection, featuring improved visuals, textures, and all previously released single-player DLC and content. It comes out next year on PC and consoles.

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Sony has released 12 minutes of new Demon's Souls PlayStation 5 gameplay.

The video, narrated by SIE Worldwide Studios creative director Gavin Moore, gives us a close look at the fantastic-looking remake.

From Software's Demon's Souls launched on PlayStation 3 in 2009, and is widely considered to be a masterpiece. This remake is based upon that game, but adds modern mechanics, such as a revised character creator, many more animations and improved graphical effects.

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Is the PS5 the right time to go all digital?

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Console exclusivity, man, it’s a nightmare to keep track of. With Call Of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War‘s release just around the corner, the latest Activision shoot-man game has come under fire for more PlayStation-exclusive gubbins. Going beyond just a time-limited new gamemode, the latest outcry concerns a host of boons that seem to ensure folks playing on PS4 and PS5 will have an edge on Cold War’s cross-platform battlefields.

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This week we deal with Ball Guy again, see who voted, check out some trailers for next-gen games, read a fantastic Spider-Man review, find out what games are getting delayed, and try to remove a cat from our computer.

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Continuing our PlayStation 5 review process, Digital Foundry today presents a guided tour of the excellent new user interface, exploring the menu system and new functionality - and it was during the recording of this video that a couple of inconvenient issues came to light. The big one is this: right now, there seems to be no way of copying PS5 games away from the main system storage, presenting problems when the SSD is full. In this scenario, the only way to install new games is to delete old ones, meaning that to play them again you'll need to re-download them - deleting other installed PS5 games in the process. PlayStation 4 games installed to PS5 are not affected - these can be moved off to external USB storage.

In common with the Xbox Series consoles, next generation games for PS5 can only be run from internal storage (or the 1TB expansion card, in the case of the Microsoft consoles) and thus far, Sony has not whitelisted any third-party M.2 NVMe drives for extra solid state drive space. However, the difference here is Xbox consoles allow for all games old and new to be archived off to external storage. You can't run next-gen games from there, but at least you can shuttle the titles to and from internal storage without having to re-download them. This does not appear to be a viable solution for PS5.

A TCL 43" 1080p LED Roku smart tv and an Amazon sale on Disney Funko Pops, toys, and other items lead Saturday’s best deals.

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Cblogs Recap: Week 45

-Shoggoth2588 introduces November's Band of Bloggers is all about Emergent Gameplay Challenges.

-Shoggoth2588 responds to October's Band of Bloggers prompt about Darkness with a blog about the dark tone of Max Payne.

-Black Red Gaming shares his list of most anticipated games in November.

-LaTerry responds to October's Band of Bloggers prompt about Darkness with a blog about the multi-player horror game Phasmophobia.

-Kerrik52 reviews Uncharted: Drake's Fortune as part of his Traveler in Playtime reviews blogs.

-Queen of Philosophy reviews the outgoing generation of video games, which had some great games and some not so great games as well.

-GamingDadDiary thinks that Watch Dogs: Legion may be a bit too much at these times.

-Dinoracha reviews The Flower Collection detective mystery games.

-Black Red Gaming goes back to explore the controversial game, Hatred, and see the impact one mod can make.

Loading screens are almost nonexistent in the Demon's Souls remake.

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Demon's Souls is one of the most exciting PS5 exclusives releasing this year, with Bluepoint Games fully remaking From Software's 2009 masterpiece to take advantage of the new hardware. In a new 12-minute gameplay walkthrough, creative director Gavin Moore showed off offline gameplay, as well as the HUD that was disabled during previous gameplay demonstrations.

After showing off the robust new character creator, Moore shows off the Nexus area, a hub comparable to the Hunter's Dream from Bloodborne or the Firelink Shrine in Dark Souls 3. From here, you can use the game's five Archstones to travel to the game's various regions--there isn't a sixth one, as the unfinished content from the original game wasn't completed for the remake.

The loading times for traveling to the first Archstone's area--the Gates of Boletaria--are nearly non-existent. After a short cinematic featuring a dragon, the gameplay begins, and it's nothing short of stunning.

I didn’t think Umurangi Generation could find a way to be more entirely my jam. And yet, with a heaping serving of skates, spraypaint and giant killer robots, today’s Macro DLC has managed just that. But alongside a new set of maps, lenses, and a toolset that closes the gap with Jet Set Radio even further, this week’s drop is also brazenly radical in capturing our current political hellscape on 35mm film.

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It’s no secret that Microsoft was fighting an uphill battle with the Xbox One. The initial announcement of the draconian DRM strategy did not go over well, with Sony and the gaming community at large taking every opportunity to dunk on it. But over time, the console landscape shifted dramatically. Microsoft, along with Phil Spencer, completely changed the conversation.

Xbox Games with Gold provided players with permanent copies of 360 games. Microsoft extended its hand to other publishers, opening the floodgates for cross-platform play — while Sony opposed the program for another year, only relenting for certain big-ticket games. Xbox Game Pass utterly shifted the landscape of "generations," becoming the first major successful "Netflix for games" concept.

That philosophy extends to the Xbox Series X family.

_{[Since this is our first of the two new hardware reviews, here's a quick side note. We've made both articles fairly uniform, so you can compare and contrast them together when the PS5 review hits. You can find our Xbox Series X unboxing article here.]}

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So, you’ve grit your teeth, bit your nails, and mustered up the courage to see Amnesia: Rebirth through to completion. Now what? The scares shouldn’t just end with the rolling of the credits, right? This week, Frictional updated the game with a patch that lets you play custom, player-created stories, along with all the tools you’d need to make a bespoke first-person spooker yourself.

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Just when you think you’re out, World Of Warcraft finds a way to drag you back in. Briefly, at least. Ahead of the release of World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands later this month, Blizzard are re-activating all your lapsed accounts for the weekend, in the hopes that a brief return to boar-slaying will tempt you back to the behemoth MMORPG.

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There was a time when a new PlayStation console and a new WipEout game went hand-in-hand. Those days are gone. Sony Liverpool is no more, and WipEout feels forgotten.

But at least we have a real life WipEout supercar!

This is the first BAC Mono R supercar delivered by Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) to a European customer, and it's finished with a WipEout livery that rekindles memories of PlayStation's iconic anti-grav racing series.

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Square Enix has posted its latest financial results, and it doesn't look great for Marvel's Avengers.

The Japanese company announced its financial figures for the six month period to 30th September 2020, and while revenues and profits were up versus the same weak period in 2019 (Square Enix released Final Fantasy 7 remake earlier in 2020), the quarter during which Marvel's Avengers released saw a £36m loss.

The part of Square Enix's business we're concerned with here is called "Digital Entertainment－HD Games".

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Sega is asking for 650 staff to take voluntary redundancy amid financial woes.

Executives at the Japanese company have also taken a pay cut as they struggle to cope with the impact of coronavirus.

This week we reported on Sega's sale of its arcade business, driven by uncertainty brought on by Covid-19.

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Video gaming's worst kept secret is finally out in the open. Electronic Arts has officially announced Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, a full remaster of BioWare's fantastic space opera trilogy that engrossed a globalaudience of players on PS3, PC, and Xbox 360.

Taking the opportunity to celebrate November 7 - known to the Mass Effect faithful as "N7 Day". EA finally announced that the trilogy remaster was in the works, with a tentative release window of Spring 2021 on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. It will be forward compatible with next-gen platforms, and will include "targeted enhancements" on the new hardware.

In addition, BioWare general manager Casey Hudson has announced a brand new Mass Effect title is also in the works. "A veteran team has been hard at work envisioning the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe," said Hudson on the official ME blog. "We are in early stages on the project and can’t say any more just yet, but we’re looking forward to sharing our vision for where we’ll be going next".

"For me personally, Mass Effect represents years of work and countless special memories, so every year I feel incredibly fortunate to celebrate N7 Day with players around the world. Thank you so much for supporting us over the years. I can’t wait to continue our adventure together—revisiting our favorite memories in the Mass Effect universe, and creating brand new ones!"

Fuel up the Mako and fire up the Normandy folks, the adventure returns...

UPDATE: As expected, BioWare has announced the remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy. It's called Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Not expected, though, BioWare has announced a brand new Mass Effect game is in development.

ORIGINAL STORY: BioWare is expected to announce a remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy later today.

Various press, including Eurogamer news editor Tom Phillips, took to social media yesterday to say Mass Effect fans should keep an eye on the BioWare blog this afternoon.

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Activision and Sony have been heavily criticised by Call of Duty fans over "anti-consumer" Black Ops Cold War PlayStation exclusivity.

Yesterday it emerged that PlayStation 4 and 5 players of Treyarch and Raven's first-person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War get two extra create a class slots, extra tier skips, extra weapon XP and exclusive double XP events.

The Battle Pass Bundle Bonus, as it's called, gives PlayStation players who buy the $20 Battle Pass Bundle an additional five tier skips - that makes for a total of 25 tier skips.

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Have you said hullo to our newest members of staff yet? They’re right over there. And right in here! Welcome Ed, Jake, and James to the feature we affectionally call WAWAPWAPWPAAWW.

What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’re clicking on!

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Sony certainly killed it with the PS4, didn't they? I mean, Microsoft handed them the "W" on a silver platter as soon as that draconian DRM presentation hit.

But something remarkable happened: Microsoft fought back. Instead of throwing in the towel, they made strides in the backward compatibility arena that no publisher had done before. All the while, Sony crafted killer exclusive after exclusive, fighting the good fight with the thing that matters most: games. Sony had to work to sell those 112-million-plus units and take a coveted spot in the "top five all-time best-selling console" list.

This generation, after all of the groundwork laid by Microsoft, we're poised for a fairer fight. But Sony is really coming in swinging yet again with the PS5.

_{[As this is our second of the two major console reviews, here's a quick side note. We've made both articles fairly uniform, so you can compare and contrast them together. You can find our PS5 unboxing article here.]}

Yakuza: Like a Dragon Xbox Series X launch has been postponed indefinitely. Sega Japan briefly commented on the situation.

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Maybe it's just me, but it seems that, somehow, the weeks of the horrorscape that is 2020 are getting faster and faster. Events that once seemed set in the future are upon us, impending, or passed entirely. It feels as if the year has flown by and, as we head into November, a new era of video gaming beckons. None of us really know when Real Life will return to normal, (or "The New Normal"), but just continue to be your very best self, look after those around you, and support those that may not be doing as well. Things will improve and a lot of us are handling this unprecedented year better than we give ourselves credit for.

This week was a bit of a disaster for me, game-wise. A couple of blinding migraines put me off excess screen-staring for a couple of days, then my PS4 - a launch model - finally bit the dust while trying to eek out Ubisoft's Watch Dogs: Legion. This required me to purchase another PS4, just a fortnight before the PS5 drops. Beggars belief. As for DedSec's adventures in old London town, keep your eyes peeled for a review very soon. Oh, it was also my birthday, which saw me enter a new decade. I hope it's a good one.

Hope y'all have had a good week, and have been successful in finding hours of great digital entertainment. This is your time to shine, as always, so jump into the comments below and let us know what games have taken your fancy this week. There are no rules, (there are some rules), but spill the beans on the old, the new, the great, the bad, and everything in between. We love hearing what you've all been up to.

Have a safe and pleasant weekend, from all of us at Destructoid.

Ready for the #Yashahime English dub? You can tune in to the first episode right now.

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Looking for concise, hands-on info on Sony's new DualSense controller? We've clipped out our PS5 DualSense controller review impressions for easy viewing.

This video highlights the unique features and upgrades that come with Sony's new controller and how it has the potential to change the way we interact with video games in a significant way. Not only does the enhanced PlayStation controller feature haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, which both prove to be novel features of Sony's next-gen console, the DualSense also sports an up-to-date USB Type-C connector for fast charging.

Did you enjoy this clip from our full PlayStation 5 video review? Be sure to watch it here or check out Game Informer's reviews of the PlayStation 5's launch titles, including Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Astro's Playroom.

Plus a growing wave of pre-Thanksgiving Christmas movies on Netflix

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Destiny 2 Face Masks

Let’s start with a practical one, shall we? We all need face masks in this day and age. Whether you enjoy wearing them or not, at least in the U.S., you’re going to be in a situation where it’s required at some point assuming you’re leaving your house with any regularity.

Why not treat a Destiny 2 fan to some face masks with various logos and symbols from the game? Stylish face masks are more fun than just boring ol’ solid colored ones.

This Etsy shop has a few designs to choose from, including all three classes and some other ones as well, such as Jade Rabbit.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales returns players to the New York City of its predecessor. But the political climate in the real world has changed significantly since Marvel's Spider-Man came out in 2018, with months of protests against police brutality taking place in cities across the country following the death of George Floyd in May. Insomniac Games' new title takes current events into account in an unambiguous way, paying tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement with a massive in-game mural that unlocks after you complete a line of sidequests.

As Games Radar reports, you'll find the mural upon completion of a series of sidequests in which Spider-Man helps out various people in New York, and specifically in his home neighborhood of Harlem. When you knock out all the quests, you receive the Uptown Pride suit, which is black and yellow--the colors associated with Black Lives Matter. The cutscene awarding you the suit takes place in front of a mural featuring the slogan.