Newsflash:

Mass Effect Collector's Edition and Bonus Disc Unveiled

Published October 22, 2007

Microsoft Game Studios and BioWare Corp. announced today that the highly anticipated action role-playing game (RPG) Mass Effect™ has gone gold, and will be offered in a limited collector's edition. Additionally, an exclusive bonus disc will be offered to consumers who pre-order the game. The bonus disc is available at participating U.S. retailers while supplies last.

Look for Mass Effect in stores November 20.

The limited collector's edition will be offered through participating retailers, and will include the following bonus materials:

• A Mass Effect fiction book titled Galactic Codex: Essentials: This 36-page guide to the Mass Effect universe includes 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: This 36-page collection includes BioWare's concept art for the game.

The limited collector's edition also includes a bonus DVD of exclusive Mass Effect background material and additional content:

• "The Vision of Mass Effect" documentary
• "The Making of Mass Effect" documentary
• "Interactive Storytelling" documentary
• "Inside BioWare" documentary
• Eighteen Mass Effect gamer pics
• Sixteen dashboard themes
• 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

Exclusive Bonus Disc
If you pre-order either edition of the game at participating retailers, you'll receive an exclusive bonus disc that includes include the following contents:

• A short documentary on DVD introducing the game
• Twelve Mass Effect gamer pics
• Eight dashboard themes
• 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

Mass Effect is an epic space saga exclusively for Xbox 360™ that spans the entire galaxy. Combining a rich and engaging narrative with intense sci-fi tactical combat, Mass Effect features an immersive and cinematic gameplay experience rarely seen before in video games.

Mass Effect will have an estimated retail price of $59.99, and the limited collector's edition will have an estimated retail price of $69.99. Mass Effect is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more information, visit www.masseffect.com.