I gotta be at work for six more hours!

Creston

97%? I don't trust pre-release console reviewers as far as I can throw them.

And I barely trust pre-release PC reviewers much more than that.

This comment was edited on Jan 26, 2010, 13:20.

Looks like it's live on Steam as well. I didn't notice if it was live earlier this morning or not.

Frijoles wrote on Jan 26, 2010, 13:11:
Looks like it's live on Steam as well. I didn't notice if it was live earlier this morning or not.

I think it went live about an hour ago.

Creston

If you used steam you're currently decrypting, if you used D2D you're installing the game.

This comment was edited on Jan 26, 2010, 13:16.

Fion wrote on Jan 26, 2010, 13:06:
97%? I don't trust pre-release console reviewers as far as I can throw them.

And I barely trust pre-release PC reviewers much more than that.

Yeah most reviewers are fairly biased unfortunately, especially given the amount of advertising $ being thrown around these days you have be wary of reviews. That being said, I think reviews can give you a general feel if a game is garbage or not since a reviewer/website would risk their rep. by giving a garbage game a great review.

A warning to anybody who has the CE version, enter your Cerberus card code in game and NOT on the social site. Seems to be a problem with the card giving the CE armor instead of Cerberus access, tons of people posting on the tech help board about it (unfortunately me included).

The first piece of DLC is available today, featuring a new mission around the Normandy crash site. For players who do not buy the game new, the ‘Cerberus Network’ can be unlocked through a one-time, in-game purchase of an activation code for 1200 MS points on the Xbox 360 and $15 on the PC.

I'm very curious about how this content will be offered. I expect that the only free item will be this first item that will show up tommorrow. (ala that free quest that came with DA:O) Then future content will be additional money. I'll give them some credit on creating a way that only 1 owner of the game can use the DLC, that might be effective at making people want to buy new copies of the game, but if that additional content is on par with what we're used to seeing then I think they're just shooting themselves in the foot.

But if it's something more akin to bethesda's stuff for fallout 3 then this could work out well for them. The only game I've purchased DLC for is GTA4 so I don't expect I'll be missing anything...

'm very curious about how this content will be offered. I expect that the only free item will be this first item that will show up tommorrow. (ala that free quest that came with DA:O) Then future content will be additional money.

http://www.bluesnews.com/s/106596/mass-effect-2-paid-dlc-to-be-standalone
"Word is paid DLC for the game will be available separately, while free DLC will be offered through the Cerberus Network, the game interface which will be free for original purchasers of the game and can be purchased separately for $15.00 by those with a pre-owned copy. "We'll definitely have for-pay DLC down the road too," explains BioWare's Dr. Greg Zeschuk. "It's not going to be all free DLC for Mass Effect 2 -- far from that. There'll be paid DLC packs, and there'll be stuff available through Cerberus as well.""

I'm starting to lose faith in Bioware. The last few games I played from them were just "so so" to me, even though the critics gave the games stellar reviews (not to mention all the hype). Their games are starting to become "wait for a couple price drops before purchasing" type games. Just my personal opinion.

PropheT wrote on Jan 26, 2010, 13:44:
A warning to anybody who has the CE version, enter your Cerberus card code in game and NOT on the social site. Seems to be a problem with the card giving the CE armor instead of Cerberus access, tons of people posting on the tech help board about it (unfortunately me included).

Good job, Bio. Good to see you've learned from your Dragon Age clusterfuck, and are just repeating it here. Well done. Truly great work.

Creston

again....16gb install?? Kee-rist!

I gotta admit though, looking at the in-game trailers the game looks almost CGI in its quality.

Despite ME2 not coming out in the UK till Friday Game despatched it to me today and will probably end up arriving tomorrow. Not that I'm complaining. Also does anyone know what the install size on the 360 is?

This comment was edited on Jan 26, 2010, 14:27.

As long as both accounts have the same email address it should work.

Hump wrote on Jan 26, 2010, 14:09:
again....16gb install?? Kee-rist!

I gotta admit though, looking at the in-game trailers the game looks almost CGI in its quality.

At least when Shepard is talking. That appears as though it's either CGI or a cutscene model. The rest of the game doesn't look (judging from HD trailers) quite that good. Not bad, but still not really fantastic either (it's by no means one of the best-looking 360 games, but definitely in the top quarter or so).

A warning to anybody who has the CE version, enter your Cerberus card code in game and NOT on the social site. Seems to be a problem with the card giving the CE armor instead of Cerberus access, tons of people posting on the tech help board about it (unfortunately me included).

I think you can check if you have this problem here: http://social.bioware.com/user_entitlements.php

Thankfully Steam DDE was fine for me using the Bioware site to register the keys.

Need a playable demo for PC.

Anyone able to tell me if the PC version supports a gamepad? Don't tell me the garbage about how the mouse and keyboard are better...I know they usually are. They just don't work as well sitting on the couch. A "yes they do work, console-tard" or "no, they pulled the same shit as in ME1 on PC" will basically be my deciding factor in which one I buy.

killer_roach wrote on Jan 26, 2010, 14:42:

Hump wrote on Jan 26, 2010, 14:09:
again....16gb install?? Kee-rist!

I gotta admit though, looking at the in-game trailers the game looks almost CGI in its quality.

At least when Shepard is talking. That appears as though it's either CGI or a cutscene model. The rest of the game doesn't look (judging from HD trailers) quite that good. Not bad, but still not really fantastic either (it's by no means one of the best-looking 360 games, but definitely in the top quarter or so).

Can't be a CG model. You can make your own Shepard, remember. Everything with your character in it has to be rendered in-game.

Everything I've read on the Bioware forums says no to your controller question HoSpanky, sorry