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The characters on HBO's new show Silicon Valley work in tech, and they clearly know a thing or two about video games. So when it comes time to articulate the pointlessness of one of their peers, they've got a pretty solid frame of reference to work with. Read more...

For its birthday, Twitter today showed off a neat feature that lets users find their first ever Tweet. Mostly so others can revel in your embarrassment.Read more...

As long as this planet continues to spin, there will be a new Intriguing Kickstarter From Folks Who Used To Work On Major Triple-A Franchise X Of The Day. In this case, that Kickstarter is one for Epoch: Return, and the games that once – at least, in pieces, like so many tinker toys scattering from a bucket – emerged from developer Innate’s collective brain are Mass Effect and Dragon Age. But to be perfectly honest, Epoch doesn’t really bear much family resemblance to its distant BioWarian cousins. It takes place on a colossal, open planet that’s ripe for exploring, and you traverse it by way of high-flying momentum-based leaps that strike me as a midpoint between Mirror’s Edge and Tribes 2. It still looks rather floaty, insubstantial, and, well, early, but I definitely like the idea. Watch below.

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An End, Once and For All: Here's violinist Taylor Davis and pianist Lara de Wit performing one of Mass Effect 3's most memorable musical compositions .Read more...

Eight more games are on sale for 24 hours in today's Xbox 360 Ultimate sale, including a few big names from a few years back. If you missed them back in the day, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Lost Planet 2, and Darksiders 2 are all on offer, as are Arcade offerings Hell Yeah! and Fruit Ninja Kinect.

In terms of more recent games, there's an eclectic mix to choose from. For starters, you can rake in a half-price Farming Simulator at $15/£15/20 euros, or if you'd prefer something a little faster, F1 2013 is two-thirds off at $16.49/£13.19/21.44 euros.

Finally, we saw Soulcalibur 2 HD Online go on sale over on PSN recently, and the Xbox Games Store follows suit with a whopping 75 percent discount. That means you can pick up the re-released fighter for just $5/£4/5 euros.

Don't forget, there's a bunch of games staying discounted throughout the week. The full list of them is here, but today we'll point your eyes towards the original Mass Effect. BioWare's sci-fi RPG started us on a path that's left us with hours upon hours plunged into deep space shooting, negotiating, and wooing, and if you've somehow avoided it over the last six years or so, it's a steal at $3.74/£3/3.74 euros. [Image: Focus Home Interactive]

Arrested Development meets Mass Effect. Simple, but I can't stop smiling.Read more...

You'll never be better than Commander Shepard. Or his voice actor.Read more...

Man. I can't be the only one that would play a Zelda game in this style, right?Read more...

Sometimes, when we are lying in bed—after the giggles subside and our hands finally give it a rest—my girlfriend likes to joke about how video games prepared me for a life where I "go out with all the cuties."Read more...

It sure looks like him! But, what's with the nunchaku? And is he riding a raptor? With a rastacap?Read more...

Here she is, and doesn't she look adorable? This is Tali'Zorah, and that is indeed her entire full first name. She was born this weekend to a couple in North Carolina and yes, she is named for the Mass Effect character. BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect, tweeted out her picture as a tribute this afternoon.Read more...

"Tomorrow my daughter is scheduled to be born," wrote a soon-to-be-dad named Adam last night. "Since day 1 her first name was always going to be Tali'Zorah. ... My wife fell in love with the name during our first playthrough of [Mass Effect] many years ago."Read more...

A disembodied artificial intelligence who eventually got poured into a metal body so she could kick ass and kiss Joker, EDI was one of the best parts of the Mass Effect trilogy. She's supposed to be made of futuristic space alloys but damn if she doesn't look good made out of old-fashioned Terran pulp paper.Read more...

2007? 2012? What year brought us the best games during this generation?

In celebration of N7 Day 2013 (November 7, get it?), Mass Effect producer Michael Gamble tweeted a teasing glimpse at the future of the franchise. Then other BioWare folks got in on the act. Read more...

Great characters are usually at their best when they're surprising us. A villain who is purely evil is never as interesting as a villain who sometimes expresses kindness. A killer with a code; a monster with a soft spot for kittens. Yet some video games this past generation just didn't seem to get that—they pushed us to play purely evil or purely good.Read more...

Many games in the previous generation gave us choices about who would live or who would die. This was, I dare say, the best one.Read more...

Oldboy Screenwriter Mark Protosevich talks about the Mass Effect movie that almost was.

Veteran writer, Mark Protosevich, whose credits include screenplays for I Am Legend, Poseidon, and The Cell, not to mention a story credit on Thor - talked about another project he worked on for awhile, the film adaptation of Mass Effect and why it was so tough to get that movie made.

Sadly, Minecraft players on the Xbox 360 don't have access to the countless mods and texture packs available on the PC version. Well, now there's at least one interesting pack available, for $3.99. Seems a bit steep for some new textures, skins, and a small map, but I suppose it's better than not playing Minecraft as Commander Shepard. Read more...

Minecraft is generally about exploring your very own world, hollowing it out, hoarding its resources, and building a utopia for yourself and your farm animals. That's about to change, though, with the expansion announced today.Read more...

‘Fess up, Mass Effect players: it was a big deal figuring out what your Shepard’s casual outfit was going to be, wasn’t it? Do you go with the fatigues/cargo pants look or the tunic-looking top? Yeah, that tunic always looked… weird. Honestly, a new limited-edition wave of Mass Effect outfits from Black Milk is a lot more stylish. Read more...

You might not be able to have conversations or go into combat with this papercraft version of Jack made by tankball, but you've gotta admit, it's pretty freakin' cool.Read more...

Sorry. I'm sure many of you spent a ton of time in Mass Effect's character creation, but I just gotta give it up to roguemumei's Commander Shepard cosplay here. They manage to combine lolita fashion with Mass Effect, and that's pretty amazing.Read more...

I have a terrible confession to make, I never got very far in Mass Effect. It's not because I dislike the game, it's the time I'd have to put in to get anywhere near completion.Read more...

OK. This is awesome. Matt Rhodes, one of the best concept artists in the business, has opened up the vaults and shared some of his work on the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series from before you'd seen a screenshot. Suffice to say, things are different.Read more...

Mass Effect's Mako gets a bad rap from many folks, but really, its heart was in the right place. That, and the fact it looked badass, means it still has its fans today, enough to go to the trouble of making a cool little remote-controlled version. The RC Mako team have built this little vehicle that, in addition to looking like the "real" armoured personnel carrier/tank, functions like one too, with a working BB gun mounted atop that rotating turret. You can see it in action below. RC Mako [Facebook]

Anatomic Latex is a store that specialises in, well, latex cosplay gear. For those sci-fi and comic book characters whose outfits can't be matched with cloth and fabric. You'd think that would be an in for a cheap and pervy cash-in, something more "fetish" than "cosplay", but surprisingly, these guys take their craft real serious, and it has stunning results. Example? Their Mass Effect costumes are some of the best I've ever seen. The EDI outfit has her mechanical panels and joints actually engraved in the latex, and just like on the "real" thing, the orange and yellow strips light up. Their Kasumi outfit is also a work of art. If you head to their site you can see more of their costumes, including more Mass Effect (Miranda, Asari), Tron and Batman. Anatonic Latex [Site, via Fashionably Geek]

Why would someone make a gif of a pizza Asari dancing on top of a pizza? You ask the wrong questions, my friend. The real question should be: what music would go best with this gif? Two picks from me. Let's start with the silly, almost too easy one: G I M M E P I Z Z A plus asari.gif. And then, since I'm a Drake fan, I had to go with Drake's "Practice." With the power of Gifsound, I encourage everyone to accompany this gif with a song of your choice in the comments. Have at it! (Via Obvious Winner, although the source seems to be the Kryptmotion Tumblr.)

It's not the first time we've seen an artist combine the two sci-fi universes, but it is the best time. These pieces by artist Zarnala aren't the only amazing works in her portfolio, either. There are dogs and cats in there that'll make your day. Zarnala [DeviantArt, via Uastis Again]