If you’ve been looking forward to BioWare’s upcoming Mass Effect, your waiting is about to get that much harder, as the game has officially gone gold.
Minutes ago the email went out informing people that the game has gone gold; we also know more about the limited edition and pre-order bonuses.
Those who pre-order the game (at participating retailers) will receive:
-A short documentary on DVD introducing the game
-12 "Mass Effect" themed gamer pics (two unique sets of six)
-Eight dashboard themes (two unique sets of four)
-Three songs from the "Mass Effect" soundtrack on a CD
-Four historical "Mass Effect" trailers from X05 through E3
-2007 on DVD
-A demo for "Blue Dragon" and videos for "Lost Odyssey," "Halo 3" and "Halo Wars"
In addition, the Collector’s Edition will include:
-A "Mass Effect" fiction book titled "Galactic Codex:
Essentials"
-A 36-page guide to the "Mass Effect" universe, including a Citadel
-timeline and a guide to all non-human races, biotics and the key
-locations in the Perseus arm of the galaxy
-An additional "Mass Effect" art book titled "A Future
-Imagined"
-A 36-page collection of BioWare’s concept art for the game
-A bonus DVD of exclusive "Mass Effect" background material and additional content including:
-"The Vision of "Mass Effect" documentary
-"The Making of "Mass Effect" documentary
-"Interactive Storytelling" documentary
-"Inside BioWare" documentary
-18 "Mass Effect" themed gamer pics (three unique sets of six)
-16 dashboard themes (four unique sets of four)
-Ten songs from the "Mass Effect" soundtrack
-Five historical "Mass Effect" trailers from X05 through E3 2007 and
the official TV trailer
-A demo for "Blue Dragon" and videos for "Lost Odyssey," "Halo 3"
and "Halo Wars"
-Design galleries featuring 600 concept images fully commented by
the Art Directors
The regular edition of Mass Effect will retail for $59.99, while the collector’s edition will set you back a cool $69.99.
