I have got it working! Yippee! Use this thread for anything you want, really... speculation, what you want, what I missed, ect...

Thanks to GameBanshee as well, for all the posts and links. Thanks to Hill-Shatar (myself) for making this.

I will alter the above as time permits. Hopefully this will be as helpful as the others.

Also, I think I do have some time to answer any questions you have. So fire away if you have any.

Name: Mass Effect
Also Known As: Also known as: Mass Effect: Chapter 1, BioWare RPG [Untitled Project]
Platform: Xbox 360
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: Microsoft
Type: Action RPG

Some facts:

-Based in the future
-Able to interact with hundreds of different spiecies and characters.
-Experience the game and explore with a variety of party members
-take splace in a variety of settings and unique worlds
-game will be the first in a trilogy of a continuous story arc
-Humans vs AI setting
-Set in 23rd century
-Xbox 360 exclusive

Gamebanshee Interview:

Page 1
Page 2

Movies:

Click here for a preview trailer from the Bioware site.
Click here for the movie from Gamespy, if the first does not work, or is broken.

WANNABE FAQ:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Gamebanshee News:
Bioware Announcement Tommorrow?
My own E3 news post- if you are having problems, I will PM you the recent GB one
First Look from Gamespot
The IGN first Look-movies require IGN insider
A Gamespy 2-page preview, thanks to Gamebanshee News.
Mass Effect Preview
Mass Effect Details in Official Xbox Magazine


Some new Links:

Gamespot
IGN
Gamespy
Xbox Evolved

Previews:

Xbox Advanced Site
Gamespot
IGN
TeamXbox
Xbox Advanced
Gamestats
Xbox 360
Joystiq
Boomtown
This game is somewhat new... if you find any news not already posted... please inform me. Also, feel free to ask questions.


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Nice job Mishtran! This will be quite help-full as the game gets closer to release.

Thanks Silver_Sky.

Unfortunately, unless you want me to start marking down as the Developer Journal's are updated, news seems to be a little slower than I was hoping lately.

when is this game released in Europe because i really think it looks good can anyone tell me???

No release date had yet been set that I know of. More than likely it will be the same date as the North American release date... I'll make a quick sweep of the links and come back.

No release dates announced, and I wouldn't trust the one in the Neoseeker profile.

Expect it winter 07. Or is it 06? I'm not quite sure. Actually, yes I am. Expect it in the future!

It will be one of the games show cased at E-3 next month, I can't wait for more news. I've been trying to get any info on this game for so long now I nearly gave up hope.

Thank god for Oblivion for keeping my strength up.

apparently they want a winter 06 release, but we'll probally see further delay.

It's either winter 06 or spring 07, which is why ppl are having a tough time deciding between this, and Blue Dragon(1-1-2007)

Hey guys,

Unfortunately, due to my choice of not buying a 360 and my eventual lack of interest of the game thereof, this thread is no longer updated. If you want news, it's unlikely to come from me all that often, thanks.

Thats ok, I'm not sure speculation matters so much anymre tho, the game is apparently soon to arrive.

Europe: January 12, 2007
Rest: TBA 2007

For the people too lazy to read a long preview I made a summary of several prewviews:

Mass Effect is a RPG. You play as Shephard and have to defend yourself and other humans from the genocidal machines. Luckily you don't have to do this on your own. You're aided by two other NPC's and travel in squads of three. They are fully customizable and can be given commands by using the D-Pad. There are many NPC's you get to choose from each having their own specialty varying from soldiers, tech specialists and Vanguards.
When facing an enemy you can handle it in different ways. The easiest way: by trying to defeat it yourself while your squadmembers take care of themselves. Or the smart way: thoughtful stratagizing. If you choose the latter you might think you have to cook up a strategy in a matter of a few seconds. This however is not the case, simply press start or the back button to stop time. Now you can sit back and decide where to move your teammates.

Might be an idea to put this in the first post. You're free to add some information to the summary if you like. Seeing as this doesn't contain every feature the actual game does.

New Mass Effect stuff on IGN

oh yeah, sounds like the business...

KOTOR on steroids. This game is going to set the bar.

Oh man, I'm going to have to play an adept character.
This isn't just going to raise the bar, it's going to pick it up and beat all the other RPG's to death with it.

Particularly pleased by

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Things begin with a deep character creation system, where you design Shepard's look, assign one of six character classes, and even pick specific facial expressions. You also get to decide on one of several backgrounds for the Commander, each of which alters certain plot elements and affects reactions from NPCs.

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It's hard to say for certain how truly open the galaxy will be, but BioWare asserts that players have far more freedom than in KOTOR or Jade Empire. You could play quickly through Mass Effect without doing much exploration and complete it in 30-40 hours. But if you look at every nook and cranny of the galaxy, the experience should last considerably longer.