New DLC for Dragon Age: Origins coming soon, more specifically on January 5th for PC and XBox 360, for the cost of 400 Microsoft Points or Bioware Points (around €5). The same contents will be launched for the PlayStation 3 during the month of January, in a date yet to be defined.

The DLC is called Return to Ostagar, and it will send the main character in the search of King Cailan’s weapons, coming back in fact to the Ostagar Fortress. The whole DLC should have an hour of playtime, more or less.

BioWare has explained on their official forums how the import of old saved games will work for Mass Effect 2. Loading the first Mass Effect saved games will allow the players to enjoy the new chapter in coherent ways with their choices and actions from the first chapter of the game.

As for the experience, Shepard will not be a high-level character from the start: the bonus will be given according to the final level obtained on Mass Effect, and they can be extra money or abilities. It will also be possible to finish the game more than once and keep the same character.

For more explanation, follow this link. We’ll remind you all that Mass Effect 2 will be launched for PC and XBox 360 on January 26th.

The guys from BioWare decided to give fans a nice Christmas present, releasing the first twelve minutes of the game, commented by one of the developers, and the very nice trailer in CGI, released yesterday on XBox Live.

So if you’re one of those who cannot wait for the game to be launched, here’s some sneak-peek, reminding you all that Mass Effect 2 will be launched on January 26th for XBox 360 and PC.

Enjoy!

The guys from 2K Marin bring forward yet another interesting game video and the partial list of objectives and trophies for BioShock 2.

Thanks to the new video, we can see the Big Daddy against a Big Sister that proves to be a great nemesis. Before leaving you to the video and the partial list of Trophies/Objectives, we’ll remind you all that BioShock 2 is scheduled to be launched next February 9th! Enjoy!

Objectives (Xbox 360)

• Bought a Slot - Bought one Plasmid or Tonic Slot at a Gatherer’s Garden. 5 Points
• Max Plasmid Slots - Fully upgraded to the maximum number of Plasmid Slots. 10 Points
• Upgraded a Weapon - Upgraded a weapon at a Power to the People Station. 10 Points
• Fully Upgraded a Weapon - Installed the third upgrade to a weapon. 10 Points
• All Weapon Upgrades - Found every Power to the People weapon upgrade in the game. 20 Points
• Prolific Hacker - Hacked one of each kind of machine. 20 Points
• Master Hacker - Hacked 30 machines at a distances with the Hack Tool. 20 Points
• First Research - Researched a Splicer with the Research Camera. 5 Points
• One Reserach Track - Maxed out one Research Track. 20 Points
• Research Master - Completed all research on every subject in Rapture. 20 Points
• Grand Daddy - Defeated 3 Big Daddies without dying during the fight. 25 Points
• Master Gatherer - Gathered 600 ADAM with Little Sisters. 30 Points
• Fully Upgraded a Plasmid - Fully upgraded one Plasmid to the Level 3 version. 10 Points
• All Plasmids - Found or purchased all 11 basic Plasmid types. 20 Points
• Trap Master - Killed 30 enemies using only Traps. 15 Points
• Master Protector - Got through a Gather with no damage and no one getting to the Little Sister. 15 Points
• Big Spender - Spent 2000 dollars at Vending Machines. 15 Points
• Dealt with Every Little Sister - Dealt with every Little Sister. 50 Points
• Big Brass Balls - Finished the game without using Vita-Chambers. 25 Points
• Rapture Historian - Found 100 audio diaries. 40 Points
• Welcome to Rapture - Completed your first non-private match. 10 Points
• Unnatural Selection - Scored your first kill in a non-private match. 10 Points
• Disgusting Frankenstein - Become a Big Daddy for the first time in a non-private match. 10 Points
• “Mr. Bubbles– No!” - Took down your first Big Daddy in a non-private match. 20 Points
• Against All Odds - Finished the game on the hardest difficulty level. 30 Points
• Two-Bit Heroics - Completed your first trial in a non-private match. 10 Points
• Mother Goose - Saved your first Little Sister in a non-private match. 20 Points
• Parasite - Achieved Rank 10. 10 Points
• Little Moth - Achieved Rank 20. 20 Points
• Skin Job - Achieved Rank 30. 20 Points
• Choose the Impossible - Achieved Rank 40. 50 Points
• Proving Grounds - Won your first non-private match. 20 Points
• Man About Town - Played at least one non-private match on each multiplayer map. 10 Points
• 17 Secret Objectives

Trophies (PlayStation 3)

• Bought a Slot - Bought one Plasmid or Tonic Slot at a Gatherer’s Garden. Bronze
• Max Plasmid Slots - Fully upgraded to the maximum number of Plasmid Slots. Bronze
• Upgraded a Weapon - Upgraded a weapon at a Power to the People Station. Bronze
• Fully Upgraded a Weapon - Installed the third upgrade to a weapon. Bronze
• All Weapon Upgrades - Found every Power to the People weapon upgrade in the game. Bronze
• Prolific Hacker - Hacked one of each kind of machine. Bronze
• Master Hacker - Hacked 30 machines at a distances with the Hack Tool. Bronze
• First Research - Researched a Splicer with the Research Camera. Bronze
• One Reserach Track - Maxed out one Research Track. Bronze
• Research Master - Completed all research on every subject in Rapture. Bronze
• Grand Daddy - Defeated 3 Big Daddies without dying during the fight. Silver
• Master Gatherer - Gathered 600 ADAM with Little Sisters. Silver
• Fully Upgraded a Plasmid - Fully upgraded one Plasmid to the Level 3 version. Bronze
• All Plasmids - Found or purchased all 11 basic Plasmid types. Bronze
• Trap Master - Killed 30 enemies using only Traps. Bronze
• Master Protector - Got through a Gather with no damage and no one getting to the Little Sister. Bronze
• Big Spender - Spent 2000 dollars at Vending Machines. Bronze
• Dealt with Every Little Sister - Dealt with every Little Sister. Silver
• Big Brass Balls - Finished the game without using Vita-Chambers. Silver
• Rapture Historian - Found 100 audio diaries. Silver
• Welcome to Rapture - Completed your first non-private match. Bronze
• Unnatural Selection - Scored your first kill in a non-private match. Bronze
• Disgusting Frankenstein - Become a Big Daddy for the first time in a non-private match. Bronze
• “Mr. Bubbles– No!” - Took down your first Big Daddy in a non-private match. Bronze
• Against All Odds - Finished the game on the hardest difficulty level. Bronze
• Two-Bit Heroics - Completed your first trial in a non-private match. Bronze
• Mother Goose - Saved your first Little Sister in a non-private match. Bronze
• Parasite - Achieved Rank 10. Bronze
• Little Moth - Achieved Rank 20. Bronze
• Skin Job - Achieved Rank 30. Bronze
• Choose the Impossible - Achieved Rank 40. Gold
• Proving Grounds - Won your first non-private match. Silver
• Man About Town - Played at least one non-private match on each multiplayer map. Bronze
• 17 Secret Trophies
• Platinum - Unlocked all trophies. Platinum

Ubisoft has released more information about the two downloadable contents for Assassin’s Creed II, including a video showing parts of what will be seen in the DLCs. The two DLCs will arrive at the PlayStation Store and XBox Live by the end of January and end of February. The first DLC will cost 320 Microsoft Points (€3,99) and 400 Microsoft Points (€4,99) respectively. Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities are the respective names for both DLCs that cover the sequence 12 and 13 in the game.

We’ll leave you to the video now. Enjoy!

As it was promised, Microsoft Game Studios has shown the first game video for Halo: Reach during the Video Game Awards 2009.

According to the GameTrailer’s host Geoff Keigley’s official Twitter page, the video would have been done with the real game engine currently being developed by Bungie: from the small amount of information on the trailer, we can see that during the adventure, players willc ollaborate with a group of Spartan soldiers and leave in a saving mission.

We’ll leave you to the video now and hope Bungie will reveal the official launch date. Enjoy!

Charged with the Best Developing Studio award on the VGA 2009, the guys from Rocksteady Studio have decided to show the new debut trailer for Batman: Arkham Asylum 2. The sequel for the game, considered by many critics as the best superhero videogame ever created, will see Bruce Wayne and Joker facing each other as usual.

We’ll leave you to the video and stay tuned for a possible launch date. Enjoy!

BioWare has finally decided to show the contents of Mass Effect 2’s Collector’s Edition. The image above show that the special edition doesn’t really show anything different from most Collector’s Editions. The contents are: a 48-pages artbook completely colored, a bonus DVD with the backstage for the game, the first issue of Mass Effect: Redemption, the comics based on the game, and exclusive weapon and armor, obtained with a special code.

Clicking on the image above will take you to the bigger version of it, and we remind you all that Mass Effect 2 will be launched on January 26th.

Atari has published another video about Star Trek online, which we will show you by the end of this post. Star Trek Online is an MMORPG being developed by Cryptic Studios (resopnsible for City of Heroes and Champions Online), and its storyline is placed 30 years after the events of the Star Trek: Nemesis movie.

The game will be launched on February 4th, 2010. Enjoy the video!

Bioware has released an initial teaser for the official CGI trailer that they’ve prepared for Mass Effect 2. The official full video will be launched on December 22nd on XBox live, and if the small teaser is to be taken into consideration, it’ll be worth watching.

The video shows some scenes featuring Shepard and his crew, including a mysterious character not yet revealed by developers.

In any case, we’ll leave you to the video now, reminding you that the game will be launched on January 26th for PC and XBox 360.

Enjoy!