This week, BioWare Pulse sat down with Mac Walters, lead writer on Mass Effect 3, and talked with him about how the team has gone about writing the conclusion to the trilogy. He details their approach the beginning of writing the end. ”One of the goals we set out for the beginning of Mass Effect 3 was to treat this like it was a movie and it was the movie. . .We really want people who are just picking this up for the first time to be able to jump in, and then for the players who have played Mass Effect 1 and 2, they can dig deeper, they can...

Saints Row started off as what seemed to be an attempt at dethroning Grand Theft Auto. However, with the release of the second game, the series found its niche with over-the-top action, hilarity, and outrageous events. Saints Row: The Third looks to carry this success into the future and stands as yet another improvement over the previous game. The Saints are now a global icon, making movies, commercials, and energy drinks has put the Saints on top of the world. One would think that this would give you free reign over the entire world but the Special Tactical Anti-Gang (STAG) paramilitary police force has something else in mind. Story: The Saints...

Microsoft has sent out a press release detailing this years “House Party.” Warp – February 15, 2012 – 800 Microsoft Points ($10) Alan Wake’s American Nightmare – February 22, 2012 – 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) Nexuiz – February 29, 2012 – 800 Microsoft Points ($10) I Am Alive – March 7, 2012 – 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) Gamers who buy all four titles between February 15 and March 13 will be reimbursed 800 Microsoft Points ($10).  

Check out these screenshots of Mass Effect 3 that BioWare just released.

Epic Games has announced this weekend’s event. Dubbed “Winning Weekend” player will experience bonus XP for every match won in Multiplayer, Horde, or Beast. Versus gametypes will also have double XP. In other news, the team has also changed the Alpha playlist to King of the Hill from Execution due to popular request. The event is already going now and runs until 9 AM (EST) Monday.