Spotlight on the Krogan

The Krogan: Brutal Evolution

We have three in-depth articles on the brutal and tragic race known as the krogan. Chiseled from a harsh environment, only the toughest of their kind survived to take to the stars and nearly conquer the galaxy. They paid dearly for their warlike ways, though, and now teeter on the brink of extinction at the lifeless hands of a terrifying bio-weapon called the genophage.

Read all about the krogan

14 New Screenshots

A prolonged and dangerous foray into the wilds of the Internet have yielded the best screenshots of Mass Effect to have surfaced yet. Some come from magazines, some from other websites, and some come direct from an alien brain in a jar we keep right here at BioWare called "Lil Squishee."

Give me screens!

Prequel Novel

Don't miss the novel Mass Effect: Revelation, set in BioWare's new sci-fi universe and authored by New York Times bestselling author and Mass Effect Lead Writer Drew Karpyshyn.

Read two chapters from the novel.

Check out this exclusive interview with Drew (who resists referring to himself in the third person) where he answers questions from fans.

Mass Effect Writer Shares Insight Into Classes and Combat

Patrick Weekes, a Writer for Mass Effect, jumped into the Mass Effect forums recently with this insight on the Sentinel character class:

"I went into the game thinking of a Sentinel as being like a D&D wizard or sorcerer -- cool booms all over the place, but no good in a stand-up fight. As it turns out, they're a lot cooler than that -- since combat is based on player skill as well as stats, a good player can do pretty well in an average fight just by knowing when to grab cover and when to strafe. What's cool is that the Sentinel is so incredibly flexible. Whether I'm fighting a mob, a big boss, or creatures with special attacks and powers, I've got something that I can use to mess with the enemy (or help myself and my buddies)."

Sentinel - Strength or Weakness

New animation on codex

SS Normandy (ticket for one please)

Lead Writer Muses on Dragons in Forums

David Gaider, Lead Writer for Dragon Age, had this to say recently in the Dragon Age forums:

"Dragons are cunning to the point of having deductive reasoning, arguably even sentience, without having the ability to communicate or possess a civilization. They are like dolphins -- that will eat you."

What are your thoughts on dragons in Dragon Age? Join the discussion.

Dragon Talk

Knowing what you know about Dragon Age Discuss.

Magic System and Magic in the DA Discuss.

BioSpeak - A collection of posts and information from the Dragon Age Development team. Discuss.

BioWare to Create a Sonic the Hedgehog RPG

Yes! BioWare has signed a deal with SEGA to create the very first Sonic the Hedgehog^TM RPG for the Nintendo DS. Is this madness? No, this is BIOWAAAARE!

Read the press release

Discuss

BioWare Austin World Designer Contest

Do you need the right people to see your genius?

BioWare Austin wants to find the best level designers in the world and is willing to lock James Ohlen, Austin Studio Creative Director, and Brad Prince, Austin Principal Lead World Designer in a room with the very best submissions in our World Design Contest to find the person with the right amount of talent and skill. They will also consider 'Unnatural' talent and even 'Unholy' skill.

Submissions for the BioWare Austin World Design contest are rolling in to the Neverwinter Nights Vault. There is still time for you to put together your own module before the contest closes July 20, 2007. Among the prizes is a chance to be recognized by the BioWare Austin team, which would be completely awesome.

Contest details and entry requirements

Check out current contest submissions

BioWare Visiting Vancouver, BC

Attention passionate gamers in the Vancouver area: we are on a quest to hire industry professionals. Successful candidates who apply by July 20 will get a chance to speak directly with BioWare team members during their visit. Read all the details.  Apply by July 20.

Jobs at BioWare

BioWare wants hard-working and talented people to help create the best story-driven games in the world. Come and look at the many job opportunities in our Edmonton, Canada and Austin, USA locations (yes, the BioWare tentacles reach far and wide). You will see we are wringing our hands in fear that we won't find people who want to work in the completely excellent field of video games as a career. That seems sort of crazy to us.

Work for BioWare. The home for brilliant nerds.

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