Why am I just now posting some Mass Effect fan art? I’ll tell you why: I don’t know. I’m a huge fan of the series and a huge fan of science fiction in general, so I’m in love with sci-fi throwback poster.

Five O’Clock Fan Art is perfect for wrapping up the work day. You don’t want to think anymore, you just want to look at awesome things. And there’s nothing more awesome than a well crafted piece of videogame fan ..read the full article

More release date news from GamesCom- this time it’s Bioware’s Dragon Age 2. The game will be coming to North America on the 8th day of the month of March, with the European release date being three days later on the 11th.

Check out the epic new trailer right here!!

Dragon Age II Tees Available From BioWare Today Crysis 2 Now Set For March 2011 Rock Band 3 Release Date Announced Catching Up With Warden’s Fall: The Dragon Age Machinima That Is Better Than ..read the full article

During a GamesCom 2010 press conference, Bioware’s Ray Muzyka has announced that Mass Effect 2 will be released on the PlayStation 3 in Jarnuary 2011. The PS3 edition will include “the full Mass Effect 2 game and hours of bonus content.”

We’ve got our share of Mass Effect 2 fans here on the Ripten staff, so I’m sure they’ll be happy. The people who should really be happy, though, are those who only have a PS3- you’ll finally be able to ..read the full article

Hear ye! Hear ye! brand new Dragon Age II T-shirts now available from the bioware store!!  Get them before the Archdemon gets you!!

Here’s the story from BW:

Dragon Age II new T-shirts available Now!

For all you Dragon Age fans out there, check out the bioware store to get yours today! The t-shirts are 100% cotton and come in two color palettes, charcoal and white and cost only $24.

Source: Twitter

Catching Up With Warden’s Fall: The Dragon Age ..read the full article

Xbox360Achievements reported earlier that a piece of new downloadable content was heading to the Marketplace for Mass Effect 2, however avid fans of the award winning title noticed that the weapons donned by Shepard and his band of merry men, weren’t in fact weapons previously available in the game. BioWare’s Senior Product Manager, Jarrett Lee said they actually belong to another piece of DLC that would ship prior to the Liara downloadable content.

“Some of the new guns you are seeing ..read the full article

Mass Effect 2′s lead producer, Casey Hudson, assured us some time ago that a steady stream of new DLC would keep the game alive until the inevitable release of Mass Effect 3. BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk reiterated to VG247 that the plan is still in motion.

“We still have more DLC in the plan for Mass 2…The last ones were really well received. People were really, really impressed with the Overlord Pack, and the Kasumi one did really well ..read the full article

Greg Zeschuk, the Vice President of BioWare, has noted in an interview today that Nintendo have “trumped everyone in a clever way” with the innovations found in the Nintendo 3DS.

The Nintendo 3DS “solves a lot of the problems with 3D,” Zeschuk said. “The price issue, and I don’t have to have a pair of crazy glasses hooked up to it… The fact that it feels more natural because you just adjust the focal distance. We all have different eyes and ..read the full article

If your a Dragon Age fan then surely you’ve come to hear that BioWare has some major changes planned for Dragon Age II.  Changes that will seemingly make the game play less like Baldurs Gate and more like Mass Effect.  No mater if you think this is a good thing or not, BioWare has rebuked these claims and is telling the fans not to rush to judgement.

If you’re not familiar with the changes from Dragon Age: Origins to Dragon Age ..read the full article

Video reportedly from Star Wars: The Old Republic’s beta test has made its way onto the internet. The quality is less than great and there’s no sound, but extremely early leaked gameplay footage is rarely pretty. Keep in mind that this could be fake, but from what I’ve read, it sounds like it’s the real deal. Check out the video directly below. SWTOR is scheduled to be released in Spring 2011.

The Old Republic on Consoles Hasn’t Even Been Considered New Old ..read the full article

BioWare has released a precious few details about Dragon Age II’s main character, Shepa- er, Hawke. You may the find the similarities to be vaguely reminiscent of another game by the same developer.

Here’s what we know so far:

You’ll be playing as Hawke. Yes, the name has been decided for you. Why? Because the dozens of other characters need to say it over and over again, and hearing your own name just makes for a much more intimate experience, right? Yeah. ..read the full article

As RipTen earlier reported, Bioware was teasing at the announcement of the follow up to their award winning title “Dragon Age”. The games official website reads;

“You are one of the few who escaped the destruction of your home. Now, forced to fight for survival in an ever-changing world, you must gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history. This is the story of how the world changed forever. The legend ..read the full article

According to the official BioWare Twitter account, tomorrow is going to be a great day for BioWare fans. The actual tweet reads “2morrow will be a great day for BioWare fans. Just sayin.” I hear what you’re saying BioWare. The last time a tweet got me this excited was when a bird flew into my 2nd grade classroom. Chaos erupted!

I’m posting this in place of our resident Mass Effect fangirl Stephanie Gutowski because she fainted when she read the tweet. ..read the full article

BioWare announced its latest surprise DLC pack  for Mass Effect 2 today on Twitter. Unfortunately, it’s completely devoid of anything plot related. This latest pack will, however, provide you with more sweet armor pieces to choose from, including a helmet that makes no sense.

The Aegis pack- hold on. There’s already another set of armor in the game called Aegis armor, right? Why are we recycling this? It’s not an add-on to that set, so… Oh, whatever. Just put it in ..read the full article

The actual gameplay trailer we witnessed behind closed doors at E3 2010 has finally been released by LucasArts!!  Watch as all the classic MMO gameplay elemtns you have come to love, are taken to a galaxy far far away for Star Wars: The Old Republic.  Developer commentary is included for a nominal fee.

So as you can see, we have our classic Tank, Healer and DPS roles all in place for what looks to be one of the sure fire MMO ..read the full article

Stars Wars fans pondering the possibility of The Old Republic coming to home consoles are all alone, because BioWare hasn’t even talked about it.

According to Star Wars: The Old Republic lead designer and writer Daniel Erickson, there has been zero talk amongst the developers of even trying to port their much-anticipated MMO to consoles.

“I have no idea if it’s possible. I’d have to ask our tech director. I can tell you that it’s not anything that we’ve even discussed. There ..read the full article

In the coming weeks and months I will have much more to say about both of these games, but let me just say a couple of things right now.  TERA is going to be a sleeper hit with a hardcore fanbase, and The Old Republic is going to be a Big Fucking Deal.

Let’s start off with TERA.  Even at this point, you may have yet to hear about TERA. You may not know who or what ..read the full article

Rumors abound that LucasArts and BioWare’s upcoming seriously big mother effing MMO  is having a closed Beta this weekend for friends, family. and other people that are cooler than you.

Good luck getting an early crack at this one. According to a thread on the The Old Republic offficial forum, there may be a closed beta for the game from today until Sunday. Apparently there are only 100-200 going out.  So chances are, you didn’t get one.

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Even if the Dragon Age DLC as of late has been pretty hit or miss, one thing remains true.  Warden’s Keep, the Dragon Age Machinima developed using the Dragon Age engine, is awesome.  If you’re a Dragon Age fan and have yet to check it out, then you’re missing out.  If you’re not a Dragon Age fan and simply want to see some great machinima, you too are missing out.  But have no fear because Ripten is here to help ..read the full article