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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[See some stupid alien get curbstomped in the latest Mass Effect 3 trailer]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/see-some-stupid-alien-get-curbstomped-in-the-latest-mass-effect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/see-some-stupid-alien-get-curbstomped-in-the-latest-mass-effect/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/see-some-stupid-alien-get-curbstomped-in-the-latest-mass-effect/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/02/me3withalady599pxheaderimg.jpg" style="width: 599px; height: 329px; display:none " /> <!--[if IE]><object width="599" height="357" id="viddlerOuter-743dd8e9" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="//www.viddler.com/simple/743dd8e9/"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="flashVars" value="f=1&amp;openURL=68683537&amp;autoplay=f&amp;loop=0&amp;nologo=0&amp;hd=0"><object id="viddlerInner-743dd8e9"><video id="viddlerVideo-743dd8e9" src="//www.viddler.com/file/743dd8e9/html5mobile?openURL=68683537" type="video/mp4" width="599" height="337" poster="//www.viddler.com/thumbnail/743dd8e9/" controls="controls" x-webkit-airplay="allow"></video></object></object><![endif]--><!--[if !IE]> <!--><object data="//www.viddler.com/simple/743dd8e9/" height="357" id="viddlerOuter-743dd8e9" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="599"><param name="movie" value="//www.viddler.com/simple/743dd8e9/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="f=1&amp;openURL=68683537&amp;autoplay=f&amp;loop=0&amp;nologo=0&amp;hd=0" /><object id="viddlerInner-743dd8e9"><video controls="controls" height="337" id="viddlerVideo-743dd8e9" poster="//www.viddler.com/thumbnail/743dd8e9/" src="//www.viddler.com/file/743dd8e9/html5mobile?openURL=68683537" type="video/mp4" width="599" x-webkit-airplay="allow"></video></object></object><!--<![endif]--></div><br />We don't know about you, but whoever that dude was in the previous <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/mass-effect-3"><em>Mass Effect 3</em></a> trailers sure looked out of place. We're feeling much better about this latest one, but that's at least in part due to an alien getting his face <em>straight stepped on</em> near the end. See for yourself!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/see-some-stupid-alien-get-curbstomped-in-the-latest-mass-effect/">See some stupid alien get curbstomped in the latest Mass Effect 3 trailer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:49:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/see-some-stupid-alien-get-curbstomped-in-the-latest-mass-effect/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20169262/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/see-some-stupid-alien-get-curbstomped-in-the-latest-mass-effect/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bioware</category><category>ea-bioware</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>female-shepard</category><category>gameplay</category><category>mass-effect-3</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>trailer</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BioWare: 13% of Mass Effect players use default hero, 18% play female Shepard]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/19/bioware-13-of-mass-effect-players-use-default-hero-18-play-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/19/bioware-13-of-mass-effect-players-use-default-hero-18-play-f/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/19/bioware-13-of-mass-effect-players-use-default-hero-18-play-f/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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We've already heard that the female Commander Shepard, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/12/from-the-vgas-red-carpet-jennifer-hale/">voiced by the talented and busy Jennifer Hale</a>, will be featured in <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/mass-effect-3"><em>Mass Effect 3</em></a>'s marketing, marking <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/female-shepard-will-play-a-greater-role-in-mass-effect-3-marketi/">the first time in the series </a>that BioWare has done so. But VG24/7 has more about <a href="http://www.vg247.com/2011/07/19/loving-femshep-biowares-first-lady-finally-steps-forward/">the female version of the Commander</a>, and just how many players have seen her and Hale's performance over the years.<br />
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Turns out, according to BioWare, that 13 percent of <em>Mass Effect</em> players just use the default male Commander Shepard. 83 percent of players customize the hero in some way, and of those, only 18 percent use the female version. Director of Marketing David Silverman says BioWare doesn't have a "canon" version of the hero: "The beautiful thing about the <em>Mass Effect</em> series is the fact that the player gets to make choices that actually impact the game and make their entire game experience unique to them."<br />
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For example, none of you have ever played with my Commander Michael Shepard, honorable Vanguard war hero, one of the coolest Paragons ever, and also incredibly <em>handsome</em>. Shame you've never gotten to meet him.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/19/bioware-13-of-mass-effect-players-use-default-hero-18-play-f/">BioWare: 13% of Mass Effect players use default hero, 18% play female Shepard</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/19/bioware-13-of-mass-effect-players-use-default-hero-18-play-f/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19995189/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/19/bioware-13-of-mass-effect-players-use-default-hero-18-play-f/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bioware</category><category>ea</category><category>female-shepard</category><category>jennifer-hale</category><category>mass-effect-3</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>roleplaying</category><category>rpg</category><category>shepard</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schramm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:50:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>