Mass Effect 2 Box Art Stares Right Through You

The box art for BioWare’s upcoming sequel to Mass Effect has hit the curled up ball of interconnected wires we call the internet. The first thing to be seen is Shepard staring right at you, which is very, very intimidating. The “2″ has bullet holes, and it appears that Shepard and cre have decided to go on a rather slanted rock climbing adventure.

And then of course there is the PC version, which does not stand out as much as the Xbox 360 version:

So where is the PlayStation 3 version? Oh that’s right, sorry PlayStation Nation.

Mass Effect iPhone: Jacob’s Story to be told

When Bioware, creators of Mass Effect and Star Wars RPG titles, released the original Mass Effect, everyone was taken back by the beauty and depth of the lengthy interactive-storyline RPG. Before the highly-anticipated sequel Mass Effect 2 is released, fans of the series may have another title to quench their gaming needs.

With the always increasing popularity of games and apps on Apples iPhone, more and more companies have decided to take part in creating games such as Konami, Electronic Arts, and Sega. Today, Bioware announced that a new game out of the Mass Effect series would be debuted on the iPhone.

This game, titled Mass Effect: Jacob’s Story, will no doubt feature and tell the story of Jacob Taylor, “a biotic-powered super-soldier who stumbles across a plot to terrorize civilization’s greatest beacon of hope.” The game will be top-down, such as Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and will fit in as a 2-hour prequel of sorts to Mass Effect 2 for only $2.99.

A description of the game was released in an online survey by Electronic Arts:

The award-winning Mass Effect game universe has now arrived on your iPhone and iPod Touch! Tales of human courage and individual human achievement resound throughout the galaxy. Here is your opportunity to play the story of Jacob Taylor, a biotic-powered super-soldier who stumbles across a plot to terrorize civilization’s greatest beacon of hope. Can you prevent a heinous attack that threatens to knock humanity off the galactic stage?

* Gripping story line that enables you, playing super-soldier Jacob Taylor, to prevent galactic chaos

* Stylish art presentation delivers an animated graphic novel experience

* A blend of nuance story telling with gripping top-down shooter combat

* Experience the back story behind some of the main characters in the upcoming Mass Effect 2 (for Xbox 360 and PC)

* 2 hour story-based experience with stunning graphics, animated presentation and top-down arcade-style combat

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Mass Effect 2 Gamplay Leaked

I know this video is a little shaky, too bad the recorder could not have held it steadier. Once again, I did not record this video. Please enjoy some early *PRE-ALPHA* footage.

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