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So they can't make a decent RPG because they're including relationships for players of different sexual orientations? The fuck is wrong with you?

Based on JUST the second sentence, it sounds like it would be used for the galaxy map. Which, honestly, would be fucking cool.

So myself (and many others) asked Casey Hudson via Twitter if the Kinect rumors were true. His response: Take from that what you will.

Son, I am disappoint. I mean, Shepard has goddamn cybernetically-enhanced muscles now. I was expecting some crazy Captain Falcon-esque stuff.

They'll probably address that. I'd say that it definitely helps that he personally came for her and stopped Tychus from killing her. In Wings of Liberty and the Heart of the Swarm teaser trailers, it's fairly obvious that he still cares for her somewhat. EDIT: They both also have a common enemy in Mengsk. Even if you sided with Nova in Wings of Liberty, it's worth remembering that she's still at the Dominion's beck and call (as seen in the teaser trailer).

Saw both that and the post on Game Informer about it. Looks like my second theory won't be that far from the truth.

I had one of two theories about the expansion. 1 - Entire expansion is a series of flashbacks involving the Zerg. . However, seeing Jimmy run around in the teaser in his fancy-shmancy black suit basically killed that theory.

Arrival worked just fine for me, and I'm also on PC.

Top 10 was great. I don't necessarily agree with TF2 making it into the Top 10, but all the others were great. Very happy to see Metroid Prime make it.

My favorite part out of all this: MATTOCK IS BACK, YEEEEEEES.

Taken from the following article at Game Informer. EDIT: To whichever one of the mods moved my post, thanks. Didn't see this topic.

It's also worth noting that Valve optimized the Source engine even more with Portal 2. Upon starting up the game, EVERY video setting was maxed out, and ran above 40 FPS the entire time. I could never do that with Half-Life 2. The recommended settings were always lower, and if I tried to max everything, my FPS lagged behind. I'm astounded that Valve managed to make an engine this robust - 6 years later, they continue to improve it and it shows no signs of being "outdated".

Ankles, definitely.

I read through the comments too and facepalmed the whole way. 90% of the questions asked can be answered just by reading the FAQ and watching some of the videos.

New article on Game Informer, covers the creation of the asari, krogan, salarians, and batarians. The Origin of Species

It was pretty widespread, from what I remember. Best part was, no one really cared too much about the sex scene with Ashley. All the hoopla was over the one with Liara - because it wasn't even a human. EDIT: Oh neat, I'm a Shyguy now. Grats me.

Keep in mind that Shepard has them too, they just don't show up at all (if you're Paragon). I think the biggest issue was that Bioware put tasteful sex scenes into ME1, and the media freaked the fuck out. As a society (in America), we still can't take nudity in media well. While others may see the body as art, Americans still feel the need to censor everything - but violence is okay. Was it a step in the right direction? Yes. Were people ready for it? Hell no.

The whole reason as to WHY Cerberus wants you dead (regardless of what choice you made in ME2) is apparently a really big Bioware secret. Won't know until ME3 comes out, or until it gets leaked.

Might also explain why Cerberus wants you dead too. "I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite stolen ship and rogue crew in the galaxy." EDIT: Derp, completely forgot to mention it. She says that if you decide to destroy the Collector base, I'm not sure if she says it if you keep it.

Not sure. Non-loyal squadmates die anyways, so it's not like it would matter much. All I know is that she has to be in the squad for her to physically say she's quitting, but it wouldn't surprise me if she did it anyways (even if you don't take her along).

If you think we're taking this seriously, stay the hell away from deviant art and some of the fanfic sites. It's for your own good.

She turns against that in the end, and flat-out tells The Illusive Man that she's leaving Cerberus if you take her with you to fight the human reaper.

I only like Tali because she was the only (forgive the pun) down-to-earth love interest in ME2. My "canon" Shepard stayed faithful to Ashley (who I still prefer over Tali). I thought they were all okay. The only one that irked me was Jack. It was like they were trying to cash in on Morrigan's bitchiness - except Morrigan disguised her bitchiness as dark humor. Jack was just a bitch. NOTE: My viewpoints on Thane and Garrus are only from female friends who also played and romanced them. I don't even consider Jacob in all of this because of how terribly bland he is (not to mention how quickly you replace him in ME2. Pick up a single squadmate in the beginning, doesn't matter who, and they're better than Jacob.

They did say in the interview that they wanted to give Garrus some scars, but not too much because it would piss off the female fans. They also said in the interview that they want to show what the quarians look like, but they have to be very careful with it - the fans want one thing, the art team wants another, and the story team wants another. It's a very fine balancing act to keep all of them happy.