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Details from the July issue of Official Xbox Magazine leaked onto the net, this morning and it’s full of Mass Effect 2 information along with some DLC talk for the first Mass Effect. It is suggested that you take most of this as rumor until the new issue is released, but E3 will have already happened by then, so when it comes out, more than likely we will already know all of this.

As far as DLC for the original Mass Effect, that is not much of a shocker considering more gameplay for the title was was promised back in February. It will, however, be the last bit of anything until the sequel comes out. “We are definitely working on a substantial new DLC,” said BioWare to OXM. “We’re finishing it up and making sure that it’s going to be really good, and then we’ll announce it, probably pretty [soon]. “That’ll be the last thing between Mass Effect 1 and 2 in terms of content."

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June 29, 2009 - Last week through a Twitter post BioWare let fans know news of another piece of Mass Effect downloadable content would be on the way. When no details showed up, another post was put up explaining the situation.

"Due to circumstances beyond our control we don't have anything to announce today."

It appears we'll have to wait a little longer to hear anything else. It'll be interesting to see what BioWare adds to its 2007 role-playing game at this point, especially with the sequel scheduled to be released early next year.

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July 8, 2009 - Vaguely announced via a Twitter post, the second bit of downloadable content for BioWare's Mass Effect role-playing game is still something of a mystery. While the initial announcement promised more details soon, a follow-up post made it seem as though the timing just wasn't right. We recently had the opportunity to ask BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka what was going on.

"We haven't announced it formally yet but I think you can expect something in the next little while," he said. "Probably some kind of announcement about [the ME DLC]. It's pretty cool. I've been playing what we're working on there and fans will find it fun."

Is it a side quest and does it reveal any details that may hook into the sequel? That's something we'll have to wait for an official announcement to hear about.

The initial note about this DLC being in the works caught some by surprise considering how close the sequel is and how long it's been since Bring Down the Sky, the only bit of downloadable content for the game so far, was made available. After the sequel is released, will BioWare produce any more content for the original adventure or concentrate on its sequel? "It'll be focused on Mass Effect 2 stuff," said Muzyka.