'BioWare sequel celebration' brings free Mass Effect 2 to Dragon Age 2 owners

by JC Fletcher on Apr 5th 2011 2:50PM

BioWare heard you liked BioWare sequels, so it put a free BioWare sequel in your BioWare sequel, so you can role play while you role play. To celebrate the success of Dragon Age 2 (the game passed "the 1 million mark in less than two weeks and faster than Dragon Age: Origins," BioWare said), it's offering free downloads of the PC version of Mass Effect 2 to people who purchased Dragon Age 2 on any platform.

According to the email sent out to lucky recipients, you must activate the "Black Emporium" Online Pass content by April 30, log into the site set up for the offer, and enter the Online Pass code to initiate the download.

The trailer after the break is also free to Dragon Age 2 owners (and everyone else!)

Source: BioWare

Tags: bioware, bioware-sequel-celebration, Dragon-Age-2, electronic-arts, mass-effect-2, microsoft, pc, playstation, ps3, xbox

Reader Comments (88)

Awesome! Too bad I already own both

@Maximo
I know that feeling!!! Also have just about all Bioware's games and most that have used Bioware's engines over the years too!!!

@joshbw
It is starting to look that way, I guess we are going to have to look elsewhere for quality games if ME3 is as rushed as DA2 was, as DA2 is still more or less unplayable for many a month after release!

"BioWare heard you liked BioWare sequels, so it put a free BioWare sequel in your BioWare sequel, so you can role play while you role play"

...yo dawg.

That's a sweet deal! Too bad I already own both. I assume they are hoping to sell dlc with these antics. The DLC for ME2 is probably more than the cost of the game now. That and they want to keep up the anticipation for ME3.

Or it could be an apology for the mess that DA2 is :P Just sayin

@DV8ing1

Yeah, Bioware, apologize for giving me a pretty great game!

@A Sandwich
Some people love to get sh1t on

@A Sandwich

Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy DAII but it was a major departure from what the first game was, and a fair amount of fans were none too happy about it. I personally don't mind games getting "consolified". There's a reason consoles are number 1.

I still hope that there are more hardcore games that come out but DA:O was for the most part a little tedious at times.

@DV8ing1

I can understand pumping out Mass Effect 2 stuff, because people loved it, reviewers loved it, it wasn't for me, but I can understand why people loved it.

But... Why are they reminding us that Dragon Age 2 exists? That same dungeon that I had to run through 63 times still haunts my dreams.

@DV8ing1

Yeah, but they went to far and made Dragon Age 2 a button mashing game. Its too VISCERAL (*Ludwig growl*) and not strategic enough...

Eh, I would consider this if I could nab the PS3 versions of both. Considering I have a Mac, the PC version of Mass Effect 2 is basically useless to me. :(

@ghall

Boot Camp.

@ghall I agree with Caliber. Boot camp is the way to go. Although I have a PS3 I do most of my gaming on my Mac through boot camp. Even if a game is offered in both Mac and PC versions (such as Star Craft 2) it'll still run 10x better in boot camp due to better graphics drivers and such (can run SC2 on high/ultra booted into Windows but only on medium when on Mac side).

More on topic this would be awesome deal if I didn't already have ME2 and DA2. I'd rather have free DLC or a t-shirt or something.

@omnomnomnomnomnom

Please don't take this the wrong way, but why own a mac if you just emulate windows all the time for gaming? I'm genuinely curious. I thought the main advantage most get from a Mac is the streamlined and secure os.

Not to start any flame wars but Windows 7 is pretty solid for me so far and pc parts/builds tend to be significantly cheaper than their mac counterparts. I really don't know too much about macs though and I might be misinformed so feel free to correct if I have something wrong.

@DV8ing1
I'd say the quick & easy answer to your question (why own a Mac if you emulating windows for gaming purposes) would be:
1) you prefer the OS functionality over Windows & are not the type to buy your computers solely for the purposes of gaming (something many people can't quite understand around here).
2) The game(s) you want to play is Windows only.

@swooded Considering the specs of a Mac and how much you pay, there really is no reason to buy one other than for stylistic purposes. I'm pretty certain the OS they use can be installed to any pc as well so if that's the only reason you're buying one you might want to reconsider. I've never understood people who buy Macs, but then I'm someone who likes saving money.

@DV8ing1 Considering the specs of a Mac and how much you pay, there really is no reason to buy one other than for stylistic purposes. I'm pretty certain the OS they use can be installed to any pc as well so if that's the only reason you're buying one you might want to reconsider. I've never understood people who buy Macs, but then I'm someone who likes saving money.

@DV8ing1

Mac is not a secure OS.

@This Little Man Says His Name Is

Compared to windows, it is.

@Uracat You cannot install OSX on "any" PC. Some, and not easily, but not all. Not legally, and not with any hope of support in any case.

@Uracat

The myth of macs being "more expensive" has been disproven for years.

@Brian Griffin are you joking? the base level Mac Book Pro (13" with a core 2 duo proc) is 1100. I just spent 749 for a 17" Inspiron with an i7 proc. To get the equivalent in a mac would cost 2500. Sorry...please explain how the mac tax is a myth?

@Brian Griffin

If by secure you mean their are a significantly lower number of users thus less idiots who are stupid enough to get themselves infected with viruses and such. Then yes it is more secure.

Otherwise, no it isn't.

@This Little Man Says His Name Is

Nope. The myth of the Mac being more secure because of the "lower amount of users" has been disproven for years, as well. There still isn't one self-replicating Mac-OSX attacking *VIRUS* in the wild.

About Mac users being smart enough not to infect themselves, well that's something I won't dispute. Thanks :)

@MDizzy

I was referring more to desktops, but the myth still applies somewhat to laptops: When you factor in other things *besides* simply a processor, the price difference becomes less than most Windows users would have you believe: Quality of the display, graphics card, audio capabilities, more stable OS and included software (some people care about that). I've had dozens of coworkers claim that no sub-$900 PC laptop can come close to the performance of a base level Mac Laptop.

Do a search for "The Apple Mac Cost Misconception" - that will explain it better than I can.

So, to answer your question: No, I'm not joking.

I just wish they'd sell the Recon Operations Pack on Xbox 360. I missed out on the Collector's Edition.

@(Unverified)

Or how about the Terminus Weapon and Armor Pack that has the Black Hole Gun you could only get on 360/pC from pre-ordering ME2 through GameStop? God I want that Back Hole Gun.

Plus they already made the Incisor Sniper Rifle(from pre-ordering ME2 on Steam, or maybe buying the Steam Digital Deluxe version) available in a DLC pack, and the Inferno Armor(from pre-ordering anywhere other than GameStop) so why not the GameStop gun+armor? It's not like GameStop is really losing any sales from not pre-ordering ME2 from them 15 months after release. And did I mention I want that Black Hole Gun?

And I have ME2 CE, the armor is worthless(typical face-covering armor that means you never use it anywhere you might talk to people, which is everywhere), and the gun is weak(you get guns in the game that are superior, plus the Mattock AR from the Firepower Pack). But for completion's sake, I get you, since I hear the Terminus Armor is also useless and the Black Hole Gun isn't as good as the Cain.

@RogueJedi86

I'm pretty sure I have an unused Terminus Armor/Black Hole Gun code I'd be willing to give you. I forgot I had it until I read your comment. They gave me a card when I reserved the game and another when I picked it up.
Interested? :)

Yo joystiq, I hear like making fun of xzibit, so I'm going to put xzibit in my comments so you can read xzibit while making fun of xzibit

Hey, you got BioWare sequel in my Bioware sequel!

How about a version for us Mac folk, eh? ;^p (I don't know if they even have ME2 for Mac - I already have it on 360 so whatever. Cool they did this in the first place I suppose)

And how exactly does one get this?

@jblank Why would I be downvoted just for asking how we can get access to the download? Seems to me that is a pretty pertinent question.

@jblank If you have the game and an EA account, they send you an email that takes you to a download page. It asks you to input use the code for The Black Emporium that you got with the game, and it generates a download code. Then you use EA's download manager to input that game code and download.

It sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is.

@littlepunkryo

Goshdarnit. Of course, the one time I accidentally trade in the game with the gamecode in it, they give out something free. I have all the flyers/gamecode sheets for all the other games I've traded in, except for this one. Story of my life....

@FlashJS Did you redeem your Black Emporium? I don't know if this will help or not, but before I put in my code, there was something that said like "click here if you lost your code" so maybe they can recover it? This is the page:

http://social.bioware.com/me2offer

@littlepunkryo

SWEET!!!! Thanks dude!!

"We're sorry to hear that so many people are so let down by the dumbing down of Dragon Age 2, so have a free, better (but still dumbed down) sequel to another game! Sorry again."

Note that I've only played the demo, but I was extremely ready for Dragon Age 2, but the demo felt like a clunky hack-and-slash RPG.. which is funny; Origins was supposed to be the big 'return to the classics' style of RPG. I'll wait until the price hits $30 or so before I pick up DA2.

@PSOCecil As a huge DA:O fan, I can honestly say that DA2 isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be. As soon as I finished playing it I was set to plan out my next play through, which is exactly how I felt after beating Origins. Just know that the ending is a giant WTF moment.

It's BioWare sequels.... all the way down.

#takingcareoftheobvious

Sughoi!

I would love to have picked Mass Effect 2 for the PC, but I don't like that it doesn't have controller support

@Dance Mofo

It's okay, Mouse+Keyboard doesn't bite, and is in fact just as intuitive as the 360 controller. The spacebar emphasis is a change from ME1, but that only affects ME1 PCers going to ME2. It's quite fun on PC, even without a controller. Mouse gives better accuracy than a joystick anyways. :P

@RogueJedi86 yeah i suppose that stretching my arm in order to place my fingers on "wasd" wouldn't be so bad if it wouldn't cramp. My thumb on the spacebar and my other hand on the mouse, given the good accuracy, definitely puts a strain on my hand and is very uncomfortable.
I would take a controller over a mouse/keyboard any day. tried playing MW2 with mouse/keyboard as well as Mass Effect 1 but i cant do it.

@Dance Mofo

You know, it takes more then 5 min of practice to get used too it. Give it a week and you will wonder how you ever played any shooting game without a mouse.

Some may have read it as a gift; personally, I read it as an apology and incentive for their crappy game.

If ME2 was on PS3, i'd be more inclined to buy DA2 at full price.

@Faenix Uhh... it is on the PS3. Came out on PS3 in January.

He did noooot just break out that meme..

I wish they gave us an option to get ME2 or DAO as I haven't tried playing DAO on a PC. But well.. free's free.

@(Unverified) The only real difference between PC and console DAO versions is nude mods.

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