In a panel titled “Where Did My Inventory Go? Refining Gameplay in Mass Effect 2 ,” BioWare’s Christina Norman talked about the radical changes made to the second chapter in the Mass Effect trilogy. A key goal for Mass Effect 2 was to introduce “more satisfying combat,” with an “intense feel” missing from the first game.

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BioWare’s Christina Norman defines goals for Mass Effect 3
BioWare ’s space opera epic, Mass Effect 2 , is Amazon’s ” Deal of the Day .” The Xbox 360 version is currently $40, which is $10 cheaper than you’d pick it up at your local Quarian pawn shop. A PC copy is 40 percent off, with a $30 price tag. At that price, one could pick up Mass Effect 1 and 2 for the regular retail price of the sequel

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Amazon’s galactic deal of the day: Mass Effect 2
We know that some of you are less than excited about the return of vehicular gameplay to the Mass Effect franchise — we still have vivid nightmares about our time behind the wheel of the Mako from the original game. However, your position will probably be reversed by last night’s episode of GameTrailers TV , which showed off the Hammerhead vehicle which will arrive in the upcoming “Firewalker” DLC for Mass Effect 2 . It is, in a word, rad

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Mass Effect 2’s ‘Hammerhead’ vehicle demoed on GameTrailers TV
Well now, this is a little perplexing. Speaking on today’s EA earnings call, a spokesperson for the company said that something “far-reaching” for Mass Effect would arrive in Q4 of EA’s fiscal 2010, which translates to sometime between January 1 and March 31 of 2011.

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EA: Something ‘far-reaching’ coming for Mass Effect in early 2011
Developer BioWare has a busy 2011 ahead of them, with a new Dragon Age title, Star Wars: The Old Republic and, according to EA execs “something far-reaching coming from Mass Effect” in early 2011. Electronic Arts COO John Schappert added that “something far-reaching” from the Mass Effect franchise to the list of upcoming titles due in the fourth quarter of the company’s 2011 fiscal year.

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EA: "Something Far-Reaching Coming From Mass Effect" In 2011 [Ea]
Let me tell you something. It’s rough being one of the few Joystiq editors that isn’t currently knee-deep in the space-faring magic of Mass Effect 2 .

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Mass Effect 2 amasses two million units shipped
I was an unlikely choice to review Mass Effect 2 . Unlike most of the Joystiq staff, I wasn’t in love with the first entry in the series.

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Review: Mass Effect 2
Here’s the deal: We’re not going to be the least bit clever or amusing in this post. 1.

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Tons of Mass Effect 2 DLC available free right now [update]
Like many sprawling role-playing games, Mass Effect 2 is coming on two discs.

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Mass Effect 2 Has Some Fancy Disc-Swapping Action [Mass Effect]
[ Image credit: Danny McL ] “Huh?” you say, confused by the very prospect of the Mass Effect trilogy getting the film treatment. Dont’ worry buddy, we’re right there with you. The BioWare space RPG may be getting just that, though, according to Mass Effect 2 project director Casey Hundson in a recent interview with MTV .

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Mass Effect movie a possibility, says BioWare