Mass
Effect
downloadable
content
Mass
Effect
is certainly a popular title for Xbox 360. To date, over 1.6 millions
gamers have explored its universe, according to Microsoft. This
March, the game's players will be able to start expanding
Mass
Effect
's
universe, as Microsoft will be releasing the first downloadable
content for the game. Titled
Bring
Down the Sky
,
this downloadable content pack will include a new, uncharted world
which will introduce a new alien species, 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.
The
pack is estimated to contain approximately 90 minutes of action, and
comes with a new Achievement worth 50 Gamerscore points. Microsoft
will be releasing
Bring
Down the Sky
for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace on Monday, March 10
th
at 2 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Bring
Down the Sky
will be available for 400 Microsoft Points.
Mass
Effect
is
rated M for Mature.
Steven
Spielberg Wii game revealed
At
long last, the first of three
games created in collaboration between legendary movie director
Steven Spielberg and Electronic Arts was announced today.
BOOM
BLOX
is a high-energy game for Wii that features over 300 levels, a
variety of activities, over 30 odd characters and an in-game editor
for players to express their creativity. Designed as a game not only
for kids, but for families as well,
BOOM
BLOX
has a number of action-filled and creative activities featuring
single player, co-operative and versus gameplay. Players can interact
with interesting characters, including Blox-laying chickens and
baseball throwing monkeys, explore differently themed environments,
and even remix any of the game's levels in Create Mode.
Speaking
about
the
BOOM BLOX
's
gameplay experience, Louis Castle, the game's executive producer,
said,
"
We
developed
BOOM
BLOX
with endless combinations of gameplay in mind. With over three
hundred levels, built upon a full real-time physics model, your
experience can be as easy or difficult as you want it to be. There
really is something for everyone to enjoy.”
“
My
inspiration for this game came while I was playing the Wii for the
first time,” added Spielberg, speaking about his vision for the
game's design and how he envisioned it being played. “From the
initial concept to what the game is today, it’s always been built
around the innovations the Wii brings to playing games.
BOOM
BLOX
plays on the enjoyment of building and knocking down blocks,
something that can appeal innately to kids and adults of all ages.”
BOOM
BLOX
is
currently slated for release this May for Wii.
The
Sims Castaway Stories
now
available
Electronic
Arts announced the release of
The
Sims Castaway Stories
for PC today. The game is now available in both North America and
Europe. The third game in
The
Sims Stories
franchise,
Castaway
Stories
introduces players to Jessica,
a
Sim who washes ashore with only a steamer trunk and a hatchet to her
name.
Lost
and alone, Jessica is forced to choose between survival and escape.
While on the island, Jessica will meet natives and castaways in hopes
of creating a flourishing community. To do this she must accomplish
various tasks – from spear fishing and scavenger hunting to fire
starting and more.
The
Sims Castaway Stories
is
available now for PC for $29.99 USD and CAD and is rated T for Teen.