Note: This is also coming to Playstation 3.
The sequel to 2007’s sci-fi role playing masterpiece, Mass Effect 2 once again raises the bar for RPGs. Set two years after the events of the original Mass Effect, you once again step into the shoes of Commander Shepard as he/she joins the organization Cerberus, an underground organization dedicated to protecting humanity at any cost. An all new alien menace is abducting entire human colonies, so Shepard has been tasked with putting together a team of bad-ass space mercenaries and stopping them. However, stakes are high, and many say that this is a suicide mission.
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Did you miss us? We’re back with the most epic episode yet: Scott Pilgrim vs. Duke Nukem, Other M, Fringe, Inception, Grimlock, Poker Night at the Inventory, and Bioware DLC! Who will win?

Direct Link: Powetcast 39: vs. the World

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Holy San Diego Comic-Con info dump, Batman! With so much news about Marvel and DC’s upcoming movie and TV projects, it’s almost hard to forget that this weekend also saw the Season 5 Finale of Doctor Who on BBC America, some great Dragon Age announcement, and more!

Direct Link: Powetcast 38: King of the SDCC Castle

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Dragon Age 2 is real, Poweteers, just as real as Santa Claus, only REALER. And given hints in GameInformer’s website, it seems that a few of my well-placed hunches about any potential sequels may yet pan out! Come with us as we analyze the news coming from BioWare.

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King Koopa is Dead; Long Live the King. We talk about Season and Series finales, comics made into movies, games made into movies, comics made into games (and back into comics). Waiting for our LOST thoughts! They’re coming in a special Cool Beans! Listen on, dear Poweteers.

Direct Link: Powetcast 34: Long Live President Koopa

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MattyCollector.com curbs your buying habits. Mass Effect 2 curbs your romance options. Are you enthusiastic about the shakeup at DC Entertainment? Is this tease shameless punnery?

Direct Link: Powetcast Episode 28: Down the Digital River

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Our first in a series of Mass Effect 2 reviews: we take a look at how to import your Mass Effect 1 characters into the sequel, what bits of continuity to expect, and what to watch out for when playing the game.

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It’s not easy being green in the entertainment industry, yet suddenly everyone is trying it. We talk about how video game sequels are superior to other kinds of sequels, specifically the sequel-du-jour Mass Effect 2

Direct Link: Powetcast Episode 27: Red-Green Herring

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