Written By: Travis Johnson

Microsoft Game Studios and BioWare Corp. recently announced that the highly anticipated action role-playing game [i]Mass Effect[/i] has gone gold, and will also be offered in a limited collector’s edition.

The [i]Mass Effect[/i] collector’s edition will be offered through participating retailers, and will include:

· A [i]Mass Effect[/i] fiction book titled "Galactic Codex: Essentials"
o A 36-page guide to the [i]Mass Effect[/i] 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 [i]Mass Effect[/i] art book titled "A Future Imagined"
o A 36-page collection of BioWare’s concept art for the game

· A bonus DVD of exclusive background material and additional content including:
o "The Vision of [i]Mass Effect[/i]" documentary
o "The Making of [i]Mass Effect[/i]" documentary
o "Interactive Storytelling" documentary
o "Inside BioWare" documentary
o 18 [i]Mass Effect[/i] themed gamer pics (three unique sets of six)
o 16 dashboard themes (four unique sets of four)
o Ten songs from the [i]Mass Effect[/i] soundtrack
o Five [i]Mass Effect[/i] trailers from X05 through E3 2007 and the official TV trailer
o A demo for [i]Blue Dragon[/i] and videos for [i]Lost Odyssey[/i], [i]Halo 3[/i], and [i]Halo Wars[/i]
o Design galleries featuring 600 concept images fully commented by the Art Directors

[i]Mass Effect[/i] for the Xbox 360 will be available at retailers this November.

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