#Microsoft Game Studios har idag skickat ut ett pressmeddelande där de tillkännager att #BioWares har gått guld #Mass Effect. Den entusiastiska utgivaren passar även på att lista det extragodis som kommer ingå i spelets samlarutgåva - två böcker och en DVD. Att spelet är klart redan nu tycks dock inte påverka lanseringsdatumet då det fortfarande är 23 november som gäller.

Microsoft Game Studios and BioWare Corp. announced today that the highly anticipated action role-playing game (RPG) “Mass Effect” has gone gold, and will also be offered in a limited collector’s edition.

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”
o A 36-page guide to the “Mass Effect” 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 “Mass Effect” art book titled “A Future Imagined”
o A 36-page collection of BioWare’s concept art for the game

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