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Mass Effect 3’s ‘Fall of Earth’ Trailer Makes Me Homesick
Homesick for the Normandy, that is. The Mass Effect series is easily one of my favorites; the story, characters, powers, and world that BioWare has created are all incredibly impressive and I just can’t seem to get enough of it. I’m like a Mass Effect junkie at this point, but a proud one at that. With Mass Effect 3, the world, or in this case, worlds, that many of us have grown to love over the last two games have officially been plunged into war. I remember how difficult it was to take out a single reaper, requiring many of the galaxy’s races to come together to take it out, so the thought of hundreds of Reapers invading seems utterly hopeless. Fortunately, we have Commander Shepard, and he/she is capable of pretty much anything.
Mass Effect 3, the end of Shepard’s trilogy (though you can bet they’ll keep the brand going through spinoff’s and/or another series), is due out on March 6th, 2012. If there wasn’t already so many fantastic games waiting to jump into my open arms this year such a long wait would be painful, but we can make it together. Oh, and that one, two, punch maneuver Shepard uses when he freezes an enemy before shattering them with that nifty blade? Yeah, I can’t fucking wait to do that.
Epic’s Fortnite is heading for another crossover, this time with Universal Orlando and Halloween Horror Nights. The title’s annual Fortnitemares Halloween event will be coming to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort in a new scare zone, kicking off on August 28.
For those not in the know, Scare zones are themed, open air-areas where guests and actors roam around freely.
This is the first time Fortnite will be featured during the after-hours event, which will run from August 28 until November 1. Tickets and packages are on sale now at the official site.
Per the press release, guests will enter Freaky Fields, a Halloween-inspired living battleground that’s been “overcome with a threatening force.” From there, fans will meet up with the Battle Bus, featuring familiar Fortnitemares characters, including “a few new additions exclusive to Halloween Horror Nights.”
And of course, there will be Fortnitemares merchandise available for fans, including a graphic t-shirt, decal set, and an acrylic collectible piece.
Fortnitemares won’t be the only featured property at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. Killer Klowns from Outer Space will also be getting its own scare zone. Sinners, Stranger Things, Hellraiser and Evil Dead Burn will also be part of the event, though they will be relegated to their own specific houses.
And while it’s early yet, gamers can probably expect Fortnitemares to return to Fortnite this October.