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    Yes, Mass: We Pray Was More Dante's Inferno Schtick

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    Image of hot_heart hot_heart
    05:18 PM

    In reply to Yes, Mass: We Pray Was More Dante's Inferno Schtick
    DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!
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    Image of Ethereus Ethereus
    05:09 PM

    In reply to Yes, Mass: We Pray Was More Dante's Inferno Schtick
    These guys know how to make an impact. They couldn't make a bigger mess if they went and poked all the hornet nests in the world.

    I love it.
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    Image of MrGOH MrGOH
    05:19 PM

    @Ethereus: It's like a marketing agency where the artists run the asylum rather than the stats folks. I really doubt the game itself will explore renaissance Catholicism's conceptions of sin and Dante's response. I am curious about how the game will present the virtuous pagans - a thorny issue in Dante's time.

    I'm eagerly awaiting the sequel, too: EA/Bioware presents Milton's Paradise Lost: a prelapsarian RPG.
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    Image of Inkmonkey Inkmonkey
    05:08 PM

    In reply to Yes, Mass: We Pray Was More Dante's Inferno Schtick
    Something about how aggressively this is being marketed makes me think this game is not going to be very good.
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    Image of Bouchart Bouchart
    05:08 PM

    @Inkmonkey: Agreed. I don't even care for the marketing itself, either.
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    Image of Evdor Evdor
    04:53 PM

    In reply to Yes, Mass: We Pray Was More Dante's Inferno Schtick
    I'm fairly certain Dante's Inferno is being marketed by someone from a mental ward at this point, I really, really do.

    No denying its success though.
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    Image of Bouchart Bouchart
    04:59 PM

    @Evdor: I'd like to deny its success.
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    05:32 PM

    @Evdor: Only Don Draper would be this bold.
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    Image of Dr Durdon Dr Durdon
    11/19/09

    In reply to The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues
    That woman looks just like Ashley in the first ME. If I take the path to bone Miranda, will I get the option to accidentally scream "AAAASHLEEEEYYY!!" right when it fades to black?
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    Image of Jonny_eh Jonny_eh
    11/19/09

    In reply to The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues
    I want the CE, but I can't find anywhere to preorder it in Canada! Oh the humanity! (Same thing happened with ME1, CE wasn't announced until last minute, only available from one retailer, and quickly sold out)
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    11/18/09

    In reply to Confirmed: EA Closes Pandemic Studios, Says Brand Will Live On
    So, The Saboteur is still being made, right? Because I was really looking forward to that one. I hope that's one of the IPs being absorbed into EA Los Angeles.
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    Image of Witzbold Witzbold
    11/17/09

    In reply to Activision Announces Sledgehammer Games, New Home To Ex-Dead Space Leads
    Man that pic brings back memories. Good times! #sledgehammergames
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    11/18/09

    Not cool! When I saw "Sledgehamer games" my mind immediately jumped to David Rasche, but I logically ruled it out. Then I saw the pic and my mind raced a second time.
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    Image of MrGOH MrGOH
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues
    What happened to the evocative simplicity of the original Mass Effect's box art? Why does Bioware apparently feel the need to make it look like cover art you'd see on a cheesy young adult sci-fi softcover in the bargain aisle at a used bookstore?

    This is way too busy, and it makes Shepard look like a refugee from the cover art to a gimmicky budget futuristic football game. #masseffect2
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    Image of forgecat forgecat
    11/17/09

    @MrGOH: So true. At least the CE covert art is classy and I'll probably end up picking that up if it comes out for the PC version. #masseffect2
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    Image of juc juc
    11/17/09

    @MrGOH: People hated the original Mass Effect box art as well.

    There's honestly no pleasing people when it comes to box arts.

    It's too flashy, too conservative, too plain, too grey, too something. #masseffect2
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    Image of MrGOH MrGOH
    11/17/09

    @juc: True, but I was just stating my own opinion. It's not my problem if it's incompatible with those of all the morons out there who disagree with me. ;)

    @forgecat: I do like the CE box art. I'm not into CE's generally, but I'm considering pre-ordering this one so I don't have to be so embarrassed when friends browse through my game collection. #masseffect2
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    Image of organiclockwork organiclockwork
    11/17/09

    @MrGOH: In before everyone takes you seriously and starts raging.

    But yeah, I agree, honestly. When it comes to box art, there will always be naysayers. In this case, however, I'm one of them. This cover art is decent, but as was stated in another comment, not everyone uses the default Shepard face (and not everyone is even male, for that matter) and it would be good to have cover art that recognizes that. #masseffect2
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    Image of DrunkAus DrunkAus
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues
    Well I'm getting this on Steam so I won't have to look at that box art :P #masseffect2
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    Image of Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues
    Ugh, why? I liked the old 80's sci-fi cover. #masseffect2
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    Image of TrjnRabbit TrjnRabbit
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues
    The first one looked like something for an 80s Action/Sci-fi movie, which is what I thought they were aiming for.

    This just looks like a generic action movie poster with an alien.

    Either way, it doesn't change the fact that I'm buying this game day 1. It's just cover art after all. #masseffect2
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    11/17/09

    In reply to Confirmed: EA Closes Pandemic Studios, Says Brand Will Live On
    I'll never understand why EA buys out studios, only to shut them down. #pandemicstudios
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    Image of SteveZim1017 SteveZim1017
    11/17/09

    @Altima NEO: for the brand name I guess.

    EA "we fired everyone at pandemic but just wanted all their fans to know that we are going to keep using the pandemic name to sell you stuff."

    thanks EA... #pandemicstudios
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    Image of Fieldy Fieldy
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues
    Oh god...
    I read somewhere else earlier today that this was the final box art for America as well, but I was hoping that the other website was wrong and Kotaku was right...

    I don't get why people hated the first concept so much; I thought it was fine.

    But this one is downright horrible! And it doesn't even come close to resembling the original's cover stylistically.

    Luckily for me, I'm planning to get this for PC through Steam, so I won't have to lay eyes on the physical form of this horror! #masseffect2
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    Image of mr_godot mr_godot
    11/17/09

    @Fieldy: I loved ME1's box art- it was interesting and looked like the sort of thing well-suited for an epic adventure. You had the Geth, Saren, and even the Normandy flyin' around.

    This artwork would be alright if not for Miranda. The first thing I noticed about the cover was how cheesy the wind-swept hair looks- and then I saw how everyone looks scrunched in there. And then I noticed how odd Miranda's face looks.

    Not okay. I liked ME1's box art and even kinda liked what we thought was the original artwork. Thank God I pre-ordered the CE tonight. #masseffect2
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    Image of Đipic Đipic
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues
    Gag me. #masseffect2
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